Source: iranwire.com As the Iranian authorities move to confiscate properties belonging to six Baha’is in the province of Semnan, a fresh wave of attacks on businesses is being unleashed on the Baha’is of Iran. The Baha’i International Community (BIC)…
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—25 August 2021—A fresh wave of economic strangulation is being unleashed against the Baha’is in Iran, as the Iranian authorities move to confiscate properties belonging to six Baha’is in the province of Semnan.…
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—20 August 2021—A campaign—calling on Iran’s government to end 40 years of government-sponsored hate speech against the country’s Baha’is—has reached over 88 million people as it trended around the world. The Baha’i International…
Source: iranwire.com ASHKAN KHOSROPOUR The “Iran Without Hate” social media campaign, in Persian and in English, was to address discrimination against Iran’s Baha’i community and to help reduce this discrimination in Iran. A Twitter storm with the #StopHatePropaganda…
Source: www.uscirf.gov Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today strongly condemned the destruction of Baha’i homes in the town of Roshan Kuh in Mazandaran Province, Iran. “We strongly condemn Iran’s destruction of…
Source: canopyforum.org Kristina Arriaga Offering a cup of tea to a stranger is universally viewed as an act of hospitality. Except if you are a Baha’i in Iran, where this kindness can result in torture, imprisonment,…
Source: iranwire.com On Monday, August 3, the homes of at least three Baha’i families in northern Iran were torn down without warning by state forces. Police and municipal agents demolished the homes of the Sabetian, Derakhshan and Enayati families in…
Source: www.en-hrana.org Baha’i citizen Sanaz Notghi was sentenced to 5 years and 8 months in prison by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on a charge of “membership in an illegal Baha’i organization” and to eight months in…
Source: www.amnesty.org.au Following the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, members of the Baha’i Faith – the largest religious minority in the country – have been subjected to a relentless campaign of systematic persecution. This persecution…
Source: news.bahai.ca For two hours on July 15th, one of the trending issues on Twitter in Canada was a campaign to stop anti-Bahá’í hate propaganda in Iran. During that time, more than 36,000 social media messages…
Source: www.sbs.com Baha’is are the most persecuted religious minority in Iran, according to the United Nations. Australia’s Baha’i community is urgently trying to raise the alarm as members of the religious minority are targeted by…
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch A hate campaign against Baha’is, by the Islamic Republic of Iran government officials, and encouragement of individuals and institutions that fuel this campaign, has led to a wide range…
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch At the invitation of the Baha’i International Community and human rights activists, a campaign was launched combat hatred and lies against Baha’is in Iran. On the evening of…
Source: irannewswire.org Seven Iranian Bahais were sentenced to prison by the Tehran Appeals and Yazd Revolutionary Courts in the past two days. Yazd Four Iranian Bahais were sentenced to a total of 13 years of prison…
Source: www.celebritykind.com Nehal Dalgliesh Hollywood stars are using their voices and platforms to highlight the message behind the hashtag #StopHatePropaganda. The hashtag was created to generate a Twitter storm on July 15th to raise awareness about…
Source: iranwire.com A Twitter storm today, under the hashtag of #StopHatePropaganda and running from 5pm to 7pm GMT, 9.30pm to 11.30pm Tehran time, aims to draw global attention to a 40-year campaign of hate speech conducted by the…
