HRA News: Hooman Hoorbod, an 18 year old Bahai cititizen was arrested by police forces in Sari. According to the committee of human rights reporters, on Wednesday 23rd of Tir (July 14th), Hooman Hoorbod, an…
Arrests
Arrest of two Baha'i citizens in order to carry out their court order
Thursday 24 Tir 1389 at 17:42 [15 July 2010] Hrana News – Two Baha’i citizens, residing in Mashad, have been arrested in order to carry out their court order for prison term. As noted by…
A Bahai has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.
HRA News: Peyman Kashfi Najaf Abaday, a Baha’i resident of Tehran who was arrested by Ministry of Information and released on bail, is sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Arrest and implementation of a sentence against a Baha'i
Thursday 10 Tir 1389 [1 Jul 2010] at 10:13 AM Hrana news – Susan Tebyanian, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, was called before the Executive Circle of the Revolutionary Court , arrested on the spot…
Arrest of Sara Mahboobi, one of the students deprived of education
Thursday 03 Tir 1389 [24 Jun 2010] at 18:32 [6:32 PM] Hrana News- Sara Mahboobi, a university student who had been deprived of her right to a university education residing in Sari, was arrested this…
A Baha’i, Majid Eslami, Arrested in Yazd
A Baha’i, Majid Eslami, Arrested in Yazd AHANA – On April 29, agents from the Intelligence Ministry in Yazd entered the house of Majid Eslami, one of the city’s Baha’i residents, and arrested him after…
Dorsa Sobhani was prevented from meeting with her family.
Dorsa Sobhani was prevented from meeting with her family. Friday, 20 Farvardin, 1389, 6:29am [9 April 2010] HARNA – On Thursday afternoon, 19 of Farvardin [8 April 2010], the authorities in Evin Prison prevented the…
Next trial session in Iran for Baha'is set for tomorrow
Next trial session in Iran for Baha’is set for tomorrow 9 April 2010 (BWNS) GENEVA — A third session of the court proceedings against seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders is scheduled for tomorrow in Tehran.…
Dorsa Sobhani's father threatened, interrogated, beaten and reviled to force him to hand over his daughter
Dorsa Sobhani’s father threatened, interrogated, beaten and reviled to force him to hand over his daughter [Editor: On the 2nd of March, 6 security officers showed up at Dorsa’s home. They searched her home and…
Iqan Shahidi and Sama Noorani, two Baha'i university students deprived of the right to enroll at University, arrested; and the home of Dorsa Sobhan, a Women's Rights activist, attacked.
Iqan Shahidi and Sama Noorani, two Baha’i university students deprived of the right to enroll at University, arrested; and the home of Dorsa Sobhan, a Women’s Rights activist, attacked. Sent by Web Blog Writers Against…
Resistance, Resilience and the Role of Narrative: Lessons from the Experiences of Iranian Bahá’í Women Prisoners
ENQUIRE, Issue 3, June 2009 Resistance, Resilience and the Role of Narrative: Lessons from the Experiences of Iranian Bahá’í Women Prisoners Donna Hakimian Women and Gender Studies Institute University of Toronto [email protected] Abstract This paper…
CHRR Member Navid Khanjani Arrested
3 March 2010 Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) – Student and civil activist Navid Khanjani was arrested at his home in Isfahan on March 2, 2010. According to reports, around 11:30pm, six security forces…
Several Baha'is arrested after Ashura are released
Several Baha’is arrested after Ashura are released Three imprisoned Baha’is have been freed on bail from Evin prison. Harana News service – Ibrahim Shadmehr, Zavosh Shadmehr and Farid Rohani have been freed on bail from…
Complete lack of news about an imprisoned Baha'i citizen
Complete lack of news about an imprisoned Baha’i As reported by Harana, no information is available about Lua Khanjani, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, who was arrested along with her husband, Babak Mobash-sher, on 13th of…
First session of trial of two Baha'is
First session of trial of two Baha’is Rahana, Tuesday 4 Esfand 1388 [23 February 2010] The trial hearing for Taraneh Ghanooni and Naghmeh Ghanooni was held today – it lasted ten minutes. Rahana: In the…
The Baha’i Community, Human Rights, and the Construction of a New Iranian Identity A Lecture by Dr. Akhavan in Chicago
[Editor: Dr. Payam Akhavan is a Founder and Board Member of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre: Payam Akhavan, LL.B., LL.M, S.J.D. (Professor, McGill University Faculty of Law): Payam Akhavan is Professor of International Law at McGill…