Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In the name of God, To the esteemed President of the Islamic Republic, I, Payam Vali, an Iranian Baha’i citizen, am writing this open letter to you in…
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Jail Time Reduced for Baha’i but False Charges Remain
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s judiciary has reduced the prison sentence of Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen incarcerated in Ghezelhasar prison, IranWire understands. Vali’s initial sentence of 16 years has been reduced to 9 years and 9…
Baha’i Enayatollah Naeimi Receives 15-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.en-hrana.org Enayatollah Naeimi, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 years to be enforced, by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. He was also fined and subjected to social deprivation.…
12 Baha’i -Owned Businesses Shut Down and Sealed in Sari and Shahr-e-Kord
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, April 19, 12 Businesses belonging to Baha’i citizens in Sari and Shahr-e-kord cities were shut down and sealed by the agents of…
Detained Baha’is Taken to Revolutionary Court as Deceased Buried Improperly
Source: iranwire.com The cases of four Baha’i citizens, Shadi Shahidzadeh, Valiullah Ghadamian, Mansour Amini and Ataullah Zafar, have been transferred to Tehran Revolutionary Court after two weeks of detention in the notorious Ward 209 of…
U.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Iran
Source: www.state.gov May 16, 2023 On May 15, the State Department released its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the Iranian government for the crackdown on protesters. “People across Iran,…
IRAN 2022 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic…
BIC Geneva: Campaign honors Bahá’í women executed in Iran 40 years ago and highlights principle of equality
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a chilling act of oppression: 10 Bahá’í women were hanged in a single night in…
BIC: The Archives of Bahá’í Persecution in Iran
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The intensification of attacks against the Bahá’í community of Iran in recent months is a manifestation of the ongoing persecution that has afflicted the Bahá’ís of that country since the…
The Arrest of Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i Citizen of Kerman
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023, Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i citizen living in Kerman was taken into custody when answering a summons to appear at the…
The Arrest of Hoshidar Zarei, Well-Known Judo Expert of the City of Shiraz and a Baha’i Citizen
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “Iranwire”, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 30 April 2023, Hoshidar Zarei, the former champion and well-known Judo trainer of the Fars Province, was intercepted by 30…
Enayatollah Naeimi Arrested After Court Hearing
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency- On May 6, 2023, Baha’is Citizen Enayatollah Naeimi was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location after a court hearing held by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. The…
Fariba Kamalabadi; Aspiring to serve Iran, Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch “They have always talked about many lost rights of the Baha’i community, such as the right to education and the right to work, but they have…
From Prison to Prison; the Story of Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Zhinoos Forootan Translation by Iran Press Watch From prison to prison is the story of the abuses endured by Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen who was born in prison, is currently in…
Baha’i Burial Rites Denied; Four Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Tehran
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports, on Tuesday, May 1, 2023, Ministry of Intelligence officials raided the four separate homes of Baha’i citizens residing in Tehran and arrested four individuals. At…
Updated: Fifth Improper Burial of a Baha’i by Iranian Officials
Source: iranwire.com Officials in Iran have buried another deceased Baha’i citizen without notifying the family or allowing for a Baha’i religious ceremony. The body of Maryam Moinipour, a 92-year-old Baha’i citizen who passed away in…
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