Source: en.radiofarda.com The bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has singled out Iran and several other countries for criticism in its annual report released on Tuesday, April 28. Referring to the continuing violations of religious…
Source: www.nytimes.com By The Associated Press CAIRO — A group of U.N. human rights experts urged Yemen’s Shiite rebels on Thursday to free all prisoners from the Baha’i religious minority, following an earlier decision by the rebels…
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payman Koushk Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who had been sent on leave from Evin Prison on 18 March, 2020 was informed of an order issued…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education has repeatedly pointed to a serious shortage of physicians and nurses in Iran over the last several years. The shortage became even more glaring…
Source: www.jpost.com BERLIN — The Washington-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged on Thursday that the Iranian regime allied Houthi authorities in Yemen comply with their March 25 public commitment to release Baha’i…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Officials at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education have repeatedly pointed out the serious shortage of doctors and nurses in Iran over the past few years.…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Officials at the Ministry of Health have repeatedly expressed concern about Iran’s serious shortage of doctors and nurses over the past few years. This shortage has become…
Source: religionnews.com Winston Nagan (RNS) — The ingenuity and adaptability of faith communities often go unreported. It’s been gratifying over the last many weeks to read story after story about the way people of faith have…
Source: www.voanews.com By Michael Lipin WASHINGTON – An international organization representing Baha’is says it is extremely concerned about Iran’s ongoing detention of up to 100 Baha’is at risk of contracting the coronavirus in Iranian prisons. In…
Source: Baha’i International Community NEW YORK—11 April 2020—The Baha’i International Community is deeply concerned for the well-being of Baha’is that remain in prison in Iran. In recent weeks, the Iranian government has released a number…
Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—8 April 2020—Two weeks after the televised announcement made by Mahdi Al-Mashat, the Baha’i International Community is gravely concerned that the decision of the Supreme Political Council to unconditionally pardon Hamed…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education has repeatedly pointed to a serious shortage of physicians and nurses in Iran over the past several years. The shortage became even more glaring…
Source: www.amnesty.org The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release hundreds of prisoners of conscience amid grave fears over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran’s prisons. The authorities should take measures to protect the health…
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—23 March 2020—Despite a significant humanitarian crisis and mounting health concerns in Yemen, an appeals court in Sana’a yesterday upheld a religiously-motivated death sentence against Hamed bin Haydara, a Baha’i imprisoned since 2013. After…
Source: www.en-hrana.org On March 14, 2020, 30 Baha’i citizens were summoned to Branch 10 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz. Their summon was related to a case that was opened back in 2016 by the Intelligence…
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Kian Sabeti Based on a report received by Iranwire, the authorities at Semnan Prison have denied a furlough to Behnam Eskandarian, a Baha’i prisoners at Semnan. Following the extensive…
