Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—4 April 2024—The United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran. The resolution passed by 24 votes, with…
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Update on Baha’i Ardeshir Fanaeian in Semnan Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Baha’i Ardeshir Fanaeian is currently serving a six-year prison term in Semnan prison. According to a source close to Fanaeian’s family, since his incarceration, prison officials have held him separated from other inmates…
Iran’s persecution of Baha’is branded ‘crime against humanity’
Source: www.aljazeera.com New report says minority group faces a ‘spectrum of abuses’, including arbitrary arrest and property confiscation. Iran’s persecution of its Baha’i minority has been branded “a crime against humanity”. Human Rights Watch alleged…
Human Rights Watch: Iran is committing “crime against humanity” regarding the Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—1 April 2024—A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, states that the Iranian government’s 45-year systematic repression of the Baha’i religious minority amounts to the crime…
“The Boot on My Neck” Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.hrw.org Summary Baha’is are the largest unrecognized religious minority in Iran. They have been the target of harsh, state-backed repression since their religion was established in the 19th century. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian…
In Iran, Bahai Minority Faces Persecution Even After Death
Stuart Williams Source: www.yahoo.com A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood –- evidence, Iran’s Bahais say, that their community is subjected to persecution even in death. Beneath…
Baha’is Face “extreme” and “persistent” Persecution in Iran: UN Special Rapporteur Releases Final Report
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—19 March 2024—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member States, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community at the Human Rights…
Negar Is Fasting but Is Not a Muslim. She’s Not Alone
Source: www.sbs.com.au The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan is underway and coincides this year with fasting for followers of the Baha’i faith. Most of the 15,000 Baha’is in Australia have migrated from Iran, where followers…
Families Urge Action On Violations At Iran’s Khavaran Cemetery
Source: www.iranintl.com Norway based Victim’s Families for Transitional Justice has written to Javaid Rehman, Iran’s UN human rights rapporteur, about rights breaches at Khavaran Cemetery, Tehran. The group has sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur…
Baha’i Citizen Shabnam Tebyanian Receives Sentence and Additional Penalties
Source: www.en-hrana.org Shabnam Tebyanian, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Semnan to six months imprisonment along with supplementary punishments. However, the prison term has been commuted to a fine. Tebyanian…
Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen, Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Radio Farda has learned that the Semnan Revolutionary Court has sentenced Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen, to 16 years in prison. Informed sources have informed Radio Farda that…
Assault on Baha’i Rights in Iran: Fabricated Cases and Persecution
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran deploys a sinister tactic against the Baha’i religious minority—fabricating legal cases and relentless summonses, creating a web of oppression. Recent revelations expose the extent of government hostility, leaving Baha’is in…
US Slams Iran for Destroying Graves of Minority Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com The United States has denounced the desecration of over 30 graves of the Baha’i religious minority in a Tehran cemetery, condemning the Islamic Republic’s persecution of the community. “We condemn the destruction of 30 graves…
Unprecedented and Inhumane: More Than 30 Baha’i New Graves Razed by Iranian Authorities
Source: www.bic.org Persian translation here GENEVA—5 March 2024—More than 30 new graves of deceased Baha’is at a Tehran mass grave have been razed by the Iranian authorities, with grave markers removed, and bulldozers used to flatten…
Baha’i Citizen Iman Rashidi Remains in Legal Limbo, Detained for Over 140 Days in Yazd Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org Iman Rashidi, a Baha’i citizen, continues to face a prolonged period of uncertainty as he remains incarcerated in Yazd Prison for over 140 days, according to a source close to Rashidi’s family who…
Two Iranian Baha’i Women Face New Charges After Release
Source: iranwire.com Two Iranian Baha’is, Roha Imani and Firoozeh Sultan Mohammadi, were summoned to face new charges following their release from custody in December 2023. Reports say the Fifth Investigation Branch of Kerman informed both…
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