Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti On March 14, at least 26 Baha’i citizens in Shiraz were summoned to Branch 10 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, to answer charges, and are required to report to the Court within…
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Arrest of a Young Baha’i Couple in Qaemshahr
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a news release from IranWire, on Thursday, 23 January, a Baha’i couple living in Qaemshahr, Saman Shirvani and Faraneh Mansouri, who had been visiting friends,…
ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities Endorses Congressional Legislation in Support of Baha’is of Iran
Source: www.adl.org New York, NY, March 12, 2020. ADL’s Task Force on Middle East Minorities today endorsed H. Res. 823 condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority and the regime’s continued violation of the International Covenants…
The 1980 Cultural Revolution and Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran
Source: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Executive Summary The closure of Iranian universities in the spring of 1980, and the subsequent expulsion of hundreds of professors and students who were deemed to be at odds with…
Canadian MP Kelly Block Addresses New Discrimination Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: Baha’i Community of Canada Office of Public Affairs In Question Period on 26 February 2020, MP Kelly Block asks the Government of Canada to call upon the Iranian government to stop its exclusion of Baha’is…
The Hand of Iran Can Be Seen in the Persecution of 24 Yemeni Baha’is
Source: religionnews.com Nabil Elias (RNS) — When a major storm knocked out our electricity for a few hours recently in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I live with my family, I posted a brief complaint on Facebook.…
Iran’s Ongoing War Against Its Religious Minorities
Source: www.opendemocracy.net Iran celebrates the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution by continuing its ongoing war against religious minorities. Haidar Khezri On Monday, 3 February the Islamic Republic upheld death sentences for seven Sunni Kurds after some ten…
Plight of Iran’s Baha’is Highlighted at Congressional Town Hall Meeting
Source: www.bahai.us For many years, local delegations of Baha’is have developed relationships with members of Congress in collaboration with the U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs (OPA). These relationships serve not only to build national-level support…
Statement by Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on Discrimination Against Baha’is and Other Unrecognized Religious Groups in Iran
Source: www.auswaertiges-amt.de Commenting on current reports about a change to the Iranian ID application form, which now only allows for applications from members of religious communities recognised in Iran, Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights…
Iran: ID Card Rule Highlights Plight of Baha’i
Source: www.dw.com Baha’is are unable to legally register with the Iranian state because an “other religions” option has been removed from the identity card application. Their faith forbids them to lie about their affiliation. The removal…
Amnesty International’s Annual Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran
Source: humanrightsinir.org Human Rights in Iran – on Tuesday 18 Feb 2020, Amnesty international, published a report analyzing human rights abuses in Iran. In this report, in detail, it examines the status of followers of other religions,…
19 Baha’i Businesses in Sari Remain Sealed after 3 Years
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA News Agency, the Human Rights Activists news organization of Iran, in Sari the shops of 19 Baha’is citizens have been sealed for more than three years…
National ID Card as a New Tool to Oppress Minorities in Iran
Source: en.radiozamaneh.com According to several reports on social media, the National Identification Card in Iran is now only issued for the followers of one of the four recognized religions in Iran. The recent change in…
Court of Appeals: Four Baha’i Residents of Kerman Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA– Kerman Branch 1 of the Court of Appeals sentenced four Baha’i residents of Kerman, Amrollah Khaleghian, Ehsanollah Amirinia, Nima Rajabzadeh, and Arman Bandi Amirabad, to a total of…
After Eight Years, 28 Baha’i-Owned Business Remain Sealed in Hamadan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The shops of 28 Baha’i citizens in Hamadan remain sealed after about eight years. In 2012 the Hamadan Building Authority sealed 33 trade units belonging…
Call for The Support of Democratic Movement of the People of Iran – Berlin to Collectively Sign in Support of the Rights of Baha’i Citizens in Iran
Source: kayhan.london Monday, February 3, 2020 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and…
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