By Dr. Christopher Buck The opposite of freedom of religion is the banning of religion. The Baha’i faith-community in Iran is a case in point. Iran has effectively banned the Baha’i religion by criminalizing it…
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Debunking the Myths: Conspiracy Theories
Vladimir Lenin once said that a lie told often enough becomes truth. If one takes a look at the way Bahá’ís have been viewed and treated by their adversaries, particularly Muslim clerics from Shaykh Fazlollah…
An Account of an Expelled Baha'i Student
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is grateful to have received the following account from a Baha’i young adult in Iran, whom we will only identify by his first name, Ali-Reza. This account is offered below…
Baha'is are British Spies!
Editor’s Note: Rasa News Agency continues to share the sentiments of the Iranian clerical establishment towards the Baha’is. In this case, a thoroughly discredited conspiracy theory that the Baha’i Faith was a creation of British…
'Because of Their Worldliness, Baha'is Resist the Qur'an'
Editor’s Note: Rasa News is a mouthpiece of fanaticism and deception against the Baha’is of Iran, and it would be a source of much entertainment if it weren’t so tragic. This latest news is true,…
Growth of the Faith and its Relation to Persecutions
This is a brief talk by the Hand of the Cause of God Dr. R. Muhajir. As it is appropriate to the theme of this site, Iran Press Watch is pleased to share this remarkable…
United Religions Initiative in Brazil
By Sam Cyrous The United Religions Initiative (URI) based in Brasília, the capital of Brazil, has sent two open letters asking for the immediate release of the Baha’is in Iran, one to the Brazilian Minister…
From Kerman to the Attorney General of Iran
Editor’s Note: On March 9, 2009, the coordinating group of the Baha’is in Kerman wrote the following letter to Ayatollah Dorri Najafabadi,the Attorney General of Iran, as its final act before dissolving itself on the…
Ebadi co-worker released on bail in Iran
Editor’s Note: Iran VNC has reported on the release of Ms. Jinous Sobhani, a Baha’i who had worked at the Tehran office of the Center for the Defense of Human Rights, run by Nobel Peace…
Baha'i Youth Arrested in Semnan
The following report was posted on Iran Press News on Thursday, March 12, 2009: Following recent activities against the Baha’i citizens of Semnan, a Baha’i youth of 24 years age by the name of Pooya…
Persecution of Baha'is in Semnan Intensified
The following report was posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009, on Khabar Navard site: Following the intensification of persecution and harassment of the Baha’is of Semnan in December 2008 which has reached an unprecedented level,…
Letter from Brazilian Congressman on the Yaran
Brazilian Congressman Pompeo de Mattos recently released an open letter to the legal authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The statement signals yet another wave of support from governments from all corners of the…
Concern raised at UN Human Rights Council
The United States told the United Nations on March 12, 2009, that “some Muslim countries were using the concept of religious defamation to justify curbs on freedom of speech and civil dissent.” During Thursday’s debate,…
Iran's persecution of Baha'is is devastating
Iran’s Prosecutor General, Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi, has declared that the very expression of affiliation to the Bahá’í faith is illegal, writes Nazila Ghanea. Nazila Ghanea for the Telegraph (UK) What connects an academic, a blogger,…
Parliament Ready to Approve Budget Item to Combat Baha'is
Ayandeh Rouchan news agency is the mouthpiece of orthodoxy and fanaticism in Qom. On Sunday, March 8, 2009, it reported that Iran’s Parliament had finally passed the administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year…
Letter of Iran's Attorney-General to the Minister of Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The following letter is from Iran’s Attorney General, Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi, to the country’s Minister of Intelligence, Muhseni-Azheh’i. The letter is undated, but since it was published online on 19 February 2009, it…
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