Source: www.en-hrana.org On Tuesday, November 16, Baha’i citizen Shiva Khalili was arrested after being summoned and appearing at Branch 1 of the Public and Revolutionary Court of Babol. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human…
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Six Shops Belonging to Baha’i Citizens Sealed in Qaemshahr
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, November 8, 2021, six businesses own by Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr were sealed by the agents of the Places Administration. These businesses were…
Four Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 32 Months Imprisonment by Appeals Court
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Court of Appeals in Yazd Province recently sentenced Baha’i citizens Amin Zolfaghari, Mahboobeh Misaghian, Mitra Bandi Amirabadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi Abadi to a total of 32 months in prison. According to HRANA,…
Baha’i Citizen in Damavand Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Siavash Sobhanian, a Baha’i citizen living in Damavand, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison by the Revolutionary Court of this city. Mr. Sobhanian…
Eight Baha’i Citizens of Shiraz Sentenced to More Than 19 Years and 6 Months in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Eight Baha’i citizens of Shiraz, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Alieh Foroutan, Siamak Honarvar, Qassem Masoumi, Saeed Ettehad and Behrooz Farzandi Shiraz, were sentenced by the First Branch…
Baha’i Citizen Manijeh Azamian’s One Year Sentence Upheld by Court of Appeals
Source: www.en-hrana.org The court of appeals in Mazandaran Province recently upheld Baha’i citizen Manijeh Azamian’s one year prison sentence. According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, 52-year-old Azamian had previously been sentenced on…
Request for Retrial in Case of Confiscated Baha’i Properties in the Village of Ivel has been Rejected
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Bahais, Barred from Attending universities, (enduring) Forced Closure of their Businesses, Desecration of Baha’i Cemeteries; are which part of their civil right? Mohammad Hadi Erfanian Kaseb, Judiciary Lawyer for…
Statement on International Religious Freedom Day
Source: www.canada.ca From: Global Affairs Canada Statement October 27, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Today, Global Affairs Canada issued the following statement: “Worldwide, the right to practise, choose and change one’s religion or belief…
Resolution Condemning Iranian Persecution Against Baha’is Introduced in Congress
Source: finance.yahoo.com Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Monday, October 25th, House Resolution 744 (H.Res.744), condemning the state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran, was introduced in the United States House of Representatives. The…
Released Baha’i Citizen: Security Agents Mistook a Book Price Tag for Our Prophet’s Name
Source: iranwire.com Arsalan Yazdani, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, was recently released from prison after his sudden arrest by security agents on September 1 this year. The graphic designer has taken to Instagram to explain what happened –…
Iranian Baha’is Face Persecution: My Cousin’s Story
Source: oberlinreview.org I am a Baha’i, a member of a world religion whose adherents strive for unity, peace, and social transformation. Because of the ongoing persecution of 350,000 other Baha’is in Iran, including my family members,…
Intelligence Agents Swoop on a Baha’i Home in Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com IranWire understands that on Saturday, October 16, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Shiraz raided the home of a Baha’i citizen, Nora Momtazian (Abadi). Officers came with a warrant for the search, and…
Baha’i Citizen in Ghaemshahr Fired From Job Due to Pressure From IRGC Intelligence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Soheil Haghdoost, a Baha’i citizen living in Ghaemshahr, has been fired from his job at an ophthalmologist’s office due to pressure from the city’s IRGC…
Four Baha’is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Access Higher Education
Source: iranhumanrights.org The Baha’i faith community is one of the most severely persecuted religious minorities in Iran. Iran’s government is unabashed in its propagating of false narratives about the community and has for decades blocked Baha’is from…
Activists Deconstruct Baha’i “Errant Sect” Propaganda on Clubhouse
Source: iranwire.com “Misguided sect.” You may have heard the term used by the government of the Islamic Republic to discriminate against and restrict large sections of Iranian society, who are Baha’is, so that they are deprived…
New Evidence That Iran’s Denial of Higher Education to Baha’is Is Driven by Religious Prejudice
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—4 October 2021—Recent reports indicate that the Iranian government has affirmed and further entrenched its policy to bar members of the Baha’i Faith from university. Young Baha’is, who for decades have been denied…