Source: www.guengl.eu Amidst the global pandemic which has hit countries such as Iran particularly hard, and with Germany taking over the EU Council Presidency, the chair of the European Parliament’s delegation to Iran Cornelia Ernst (DIE LINKE, Germany)…
Source: irannewswire.org A 15-year-old elite Baha’i student in Karaj near Tehran, was banned from continuing his education due to his religious beliefs. According to the Human Rights News Agency, Adib Vali was not allowed to register for…
Source: bahai.ie As we in Ireland begin to be released from lockdown, the Iranian authorities are locking up dozens of Bahá’ís. More than 60 Irish people including politicians, medical professionals and society wide experts, have added…
Source: gouvernement.lu Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn has made the following statement regarding the situation of religious minorities in Iran and in Yemen: “According to press reports, judicial authorities across Iran have reopened…
Source: www.thenational.ae Iran-backed rebels promised to release six Bahai members in March but they remain behind bars Global figures are calling on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels to immediately release members of the Bahai community, who are…
Source: thewire.in In recent weeks, at least 71 individuals across the country have been arrested, summoned to court, tried, sentenced to jail or imprisoned – solely for their beliefs. New Delhi: Even as the pandemic has yet…
Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au By Dr Natalie Mobini In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, was sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of that city. If this sentence is confirmed at…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ The Fars Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Shahriar Atrian, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, without holding a court hearing. Mr. Atrian was previously…
Source: www.irishexaminer.com While many religious groups have suffered discrimination during the Islamic Republic’s 41-year rule of Iran, Bahá’ís are widely considered the most persecuted, writes Dr Brendan McNamara ON May 13, Simon Coveney, the Tánaiste and foreign…
Source: news.bahai.ca 20 Canadian Parliamentarians from all five political parties and both the House of Commons and the Senate, have signed an open letter calling for Iran to halt its persecution of Baha’is. The letter was…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – The Isfahan Court of Appeals upheld the six month prison sentence Mehrdad Mousavi, a Baha’i citizen living in Shahin-Shahr. Mr. Mousavi, in his initial hearing,…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Farug Izadinia, a researcher, translator and Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. Mr.…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the HRANA, the news arm of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Touraj Amini, a Baha’i researcher and author living in Karaj, was sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community…
Source: articleeighteen.com A human rights lawyer whose clients include jailed Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh says a recent change to the law in Iran “will facilitate the repression and punishment of Christian converts and others belonging to unrecognised…
