Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Iran has once again been condemned by the international community for its ongoing human rights violations. A United Nations General Assembly committee has expressed its serious concern about the country’s…
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Harsh Sentences for Three Young Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com After languishing in jail for six months, three Baha’i residents of Semnan have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison and six years of exile from their homes. On the morning…
Sima Behrouzi Sentenced to Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Sima Behrouzi Mehdi Abadi, a Baha’i resident in Yazd, has been sentenced to three month in prison by a Revolutionary Court. Her trial was…
Two Baha’is Imprisoned – Charged with Activity in Telegram Groups
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On Saturday, September 21, 2019, in the office of the Karaj revolutionary court, Peyman Dameshghi received his sentence to one year in prison for the charge of “propaganda against…
Iran Sentences Three Baha’is to 20 Years for Their Religious Beliefs
Source: iran-hrm.com The Revolutionary Court in Iran’s Semnan Province has sentenced three members of the Bahai religious minority to a total of 20 years in jail on national security charges. The Bahais, Ardeshir Fanaian, Yalda Firouzian…
USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iranian Official Responsible for Baha’i Persecution
Source: www.uscirf.gov USCIRF Supports Sanctions on Iranian Official Responsible for Baha’i Persecution WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes today’s announcement that the United States Treasury has sanctioned Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani for directing…
As the World Celebrates Bicentenary, Baha’is in Iran Experience Added Pressure
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—2 November 2019-Iranian authorities exerted heightened pressure on Baha’is around the country as people of various backgrounds across tens of thousands of localities around the globe celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Bab, the Prophet-Herald of…
Blatant Religious Discrimination and Brutality in Iranian Education
Source: www.radiofarda.com By Saeed Paivandi Translation by Iran Press Watch With the start of the new school year, once again, the media and social networks report on the continuing policy of banning Baha’i students from admission…
The Google Quantum Scientist Was Banned from Attending University in Iran
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti An Iranian Baha’i is part of the team behind Google’s newly-announced “discovery of the millennium” — the world’s first quantum computer. On 22 October, Google researchers announced that a computation that…
Fresh Crackdown on the Baha’is of Shiraz
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Intelligence agents raided the homes of 10 Baha’is on the morning of October 21, and arrested three of them. According to a report sent to IranWire, the raids took place simultaneously in Shiraz…
Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i Citizen, Has Been Released from Evin Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRA News Agency (HRANA) – Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i citizen, was released from Evin Prison today after completing her sentence. She was arrested by security forces in November 2015…
Three Baha’is Were Arrested in Shiraz
Source: www.en-hrana.org On October 21, 2019, three Baha’i citizens were arrested in Shiraz while their houses and several other Baha’i houses were searched and their personal belongings such as laptops, cell phones, and computers were confiscated.…
Imminent Ruling in Yemen Could Expand Sentence Against Entire Religious Community
Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—21 October 2019—On Tuesday, 22 October 2019, an appeals court in Sana’a, Yemen is expected to pronounce its ruling to uphold a verdict issued in January 2018 to dissolve Baha’i institutions…
Iran Policy Brief: Increased Persecution of Iran’s Baha’i Community in 2019
Source: www.uscirf.gov By Scott Weiner, Policy Analyst Background The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic authoritarian state that enforces a unique interpretation of Ja’afri Shi’a Islam. Individual Iranians, however, ascribe to a wide range of…
A Journey to Religious Freedom and Education
Source: www.icmc.net Geneva, 1 October 2019 – Imagine having to pack a few of your most precious belongings in haste before fleeing overnight across international borders. Holakou Rahmanian, a former Iranian refugee now resettled in the United…
Three Baha’is Were Sentenced to Three Years Imprisonment
Source: www.en-hrana.org Three Baha’i residents of Abadan and Ahvaz, Neda Sabeti (Azadi), Forough Farzaneh, and Noushin Afshar were each sentenced to a one-year prison term for the charge of “propaganda against the state” by the Revolutionary…
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