Source: www.en-hrana.org Five days after tensions and the arrests of Baha’i activists, Afif Naimi is in detention and his whereabouts are unknown. Naimi suffers from heart disease which raises concerns about his condition. According to HRANA,…
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Two Baha’is Released, Three Others Still in Custody
Source: www.en-hrana.org Two detained Baha’is Niloofar Hosseini and Elhan Hashemi were released on bail in Shiraz, while three others, Misagh Manavipour, Hanan Hashemi and Bahyeh Manavipour are still in custody. On July 19, 2022, intelligence agents…
Imprisoned Baha’i Hanan Hashemi Pressured to Make Forced Confession
Source: www.en-hrana.org In a phone call, Imprisoned Baha’i individual Hanan Hashemi informed her family that she is under pressure by the interrogators to make a forced confession. She is currently at a detention facility belonging to…
70+ Activists Criticize Iran’s Detentions, Denial of Rights to Baha’i Community
Source: eaworldview.com UPDATE, AUG 10: More than 70 civil and human rights activists, university professors, and artists from Iran and abroad have issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s treatment of the Baha’i community, including the detention, harassment, and…
Iran Jails Bahai Faith Leaders and Demolishes Homes in Religious Crackdown
Source: thetimes.co.uk The authorities in Iran have launched a month-long crackdown on members of the Bahai faith, the country’s biggest minority religion, accusing believers of being spies for Israel. Despite a media blackout, pictures have been…
Iran launches major crackdown on Baha’i religious minority
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk The Baha’i religious minority in Iran is facing its worst crackdown in decades after Tehran carried out a flurry of home demolitions and arrested key leaders. Several hundred Iranian agents descended this week on…
UN Should Condemn Renewed Crackdown on Persecuted Baha’i Faith in Iran
Source: iranhumanrights.org August 5, 2022 – Increasing arbitrary arrests of members of the persecuted Baha’i faith in Iran, and an intensifying government-sponsored campaign of destruction and confiscation of their properties should be internationally condemned, said…
ADL Task Force on Middle East Minorities Condemns Raids in Iran Targeting Baha’i Community
Source: www.adl.org New York, NY, August 5, 2022 … ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Task Force on Middle East Minorities released the following statement in response to the intensified campaign by the Iranian regime targeting Iran’s Baha’i minority: “We condemn…
FCDO Minister Statement on Treatment of Baha’I in Iran
Source: www.gov.uk FCDO Minister Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon expresses concern following an increase in arrests and persecution. The UK is deeply concerned by increasing arrests of the Baha’i in Iran, including recent reports that the Iranian government…
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Religious Minorities in Iran
Source: www.uscirf.gov USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Religious Minorities in Iran Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s increased crackdown on religious minorities in the country. In…
An Incomplete List of Baha’is Targeted by Tehran in 24 Hours
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On Sunday, Ministry of Intelligence agents carried out coordinated raids on the homes of a number of Baha’is in different cities in Iran. Several of the targets were arrested during the searches. Among them…
Intelligence Ministry Pushes Conspiracy Theories as Mass Arrests of Baha’is Continue
Source: iranwire.com Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has issued a surreal statement in a bid to legitimize the ongoing mass arrests, imprisonments and property confiscations of Baha’is in Iran. More than 100 members of the peaceful religious minority…
Shock New Wave of Arrests and Raids of Baha’is in Developing Crisis
Source: iranwire.com Security agents raided and searched the homes of a number of Baha’i citizens across Iran yesterday, July 31, during which three members of the Baha’i community’s former leadership were also arrested. IranWire first reported…
Former Baha’i Leaders Arrested Again Alongside Others
Source: iranwire.com IranWire has learned that earlier today, 31 July, three members of the long-disbanded Yaran, or “friends” of the Baha’i community in Iran, who until 2008 helped to administer the community’s affairs, were detained. Mahvash…
Baha’i Students Barred from University in Latest Intake as Crackdown Intensifies
Source: iranwire.com On the evening of Wednesday, August 3, preliminary results of Iran’s nationwide university entrance exam were announced and Baha’i citizens were once again denied entry to higher education. According to a report published by…
Iran’s Persecution of Baháʼís Has Escalated Since June 2022
Source: www.europeantimes.news As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the “quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days of the Revolution in…
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