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…
Arrests
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…
Several Updates on the Baha’is of Iran
The following news items appeared on June 4, 2009, on the Persian site of the Baha’i International Community and are provided below in translation by Iran Press Watch. The source of each story is cited…
A Baha’i Kidnapped in Tehran
Iran Press Watch has received the following disturbing report from the Baha’is of Tehran: On Sunday, May 17, 2009, a phone call was received at the home of Mr. Shahram Hasim, one of the Baha’is…
Call for Prayers for Vahdat Dana
As reported previously on this site (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/04/arrested-kss/), on Saturday, April 25, 2009, Mr. Vahdat Dana has been arrested. Iran Press Watch has learned through sources close to the situation that Mr. Dana is suffering from…
Baha'is Arrested in Karaj, Semnan and Shiraz
Iran Press Watch has learned of several disturbing developments throughout Iran in the past two days: Karaj At dawn on Sunday, April 26, 2009, several agents of Tehran’s branch of the Ministry of Intelligence along…
Current Baha’i Prisoners in Iran
Periodically, Iran Press Watch publishes a list of Baha’i prisoners in Iran who remain incarcerated because of their religious belief. At the present time, there are 49 Baha’i prisoners throughout Iran. The Date of incarceration…
Recent Atrocities against the Baha’is of Shiraz
Editor’s Note: The Baha’is of Shiraz have kindly shared a report with Iran Press Watch about recent attacks perpetrated against them, which appears below in translation. Most of these events have previously been reported on…
Update on Arrested Baha’is in Hamadan
Further to Iran Press Watch’s recent reports on additional pressures brought upon the Baha’is of Hamadan, it has been learned that Sahba Khademi-Delju was incarcerated incommunicado for one week and released on bail and surety…