On Saturday, August 22, 2009, Khabar Navard shared the following news, which appears below in translation: In a continuation of the widespread arrests of Baha’is throughout Iran, on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at 12:30 pm,…
Arrests
Baha’i Arrested in Sanandaj
Committee of Human Rights Reporters reported on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, the following arrest – the article appears below in translation: On August 9, 2009, armed with a search order, agents of the information office…
Baha’i Imprisoned in Hamadan
On Saturday, August 22, 2009, Khabar Navard shared the following news, which appears below in translation: In continuation of widespread arrests of Baha’is throughout Iran, Mrs. Mehrangiz Husayni was arrested in Hamadan. According to a…
Narrative of an Arrest
Recently, Iran Press Watch reported the arrest of Mr. Anvar Moslemi ( IPW ). The following report and narrative is provided by Human Rights Activists News Agency, which provides more insight into the ongoing persecutions and harassments perpetrated…
Mother and Son Arrested
According to Television Washington online site, on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in the town of Sari, in northern Iran, arrested Mrs. Vesal Yusufi, a 38-year old resident of the…
Worrisome Situation of an Imprisoned Baha’i
The following is a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency which appears below in translation: Despite being arrested more than a month ago, there is no news about whereabouts of a Baha’i resident of…
Baha’i Woman Arrested in Sari
The following report was posted on the online site of Human Rights Activists News Agency, and appears below in translation: Security forces have raided and searched the home of a Baha’i resident of Sari, and subsequently arrested…
An Arrest in Semnan
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch regrets that due to the pressure of work it failed to report on an important development in Semnan, as reported through Mihan site on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. For the…
Baha’is on Temporary Leave from Prison
On separate reports, the Persian page of Baha’i World News Service has advised that Baha’i prisoners in Shiraz and Yazd have been given temporary leave from prison: Three Baha’i youth prisoners have been given a…
A Baha’i Sentenced to Imprisonment
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency, the Revolutionary Court of Semnan has convicted a Baha’i resident to 18 months imprisonment. According to the court ruling, Mrs. Susan Tebyanian[-Jabbari], a Baha’i resident of Semnan was…
Baha’i Arrested in Sari
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency, on Tuesday, August 4, Anvar Moslemi (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/3934), one of the Baha’is of Sari, was arrested at his house and taken to an unknown location. On that day, a…
A Baha’i Woman and her Son Arrested in Mazandran
Security forces in the city of Sari detained a mother and her son from one of the villages surrounding this city. In the afternoon of July 28, nine Intelligence agents raided the residence of…
Iran Commences Post Election Violence Trial
News concerning inclusion of Baha’is in upcoming trials of protesters continues to be vague and unconfirmed. The following reports hint at inclusion of Baha’is in these trials, but Iran Press Watch is not aware of further details.…
Fariba Kamalabadi
Mrs. Kamalabadi is one of the seven former Baha’i leaders who continues to languish in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on false and fabricated charges. She was arrested in May 2008. Several items of interest related…
Update on the Baha’is of Iran
The Persian page of Baha’i World News Service (BWNS) has provided several updates on Wednesday, July 23, 2009, which appear below in translation by Iran Press Watch. Shiraz: Temporary leave of two Baha’i youth prisoners…
Justice, not Shame!
Editor’s Note: Dr. Naficy is a well-known Iranian poet, writer, and human rights and political activist. In April of this year, he wrote a brilliant essay, which Iran Press Watch was pleased to share extracts…
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