Source: bic.org Geneva—21 November 2024—Eleven years ago Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i man in Iran, was brutally murdered in his car for being a member of Iran’s largest religious minority, the Baha’i Faith. He was shot…
Baha’i Martyrs
Hormozgan Court Denies Compensation to Family of Murdered Baha’i Man, Highlights Discrimination in Iranian Legal System
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org HORMOZGAN PROVINCE: In a highly significant and deeply troubling ruling, Branch 1 of the Criminal Court of Hormozgan Province, presided over by Judges Rasoul Donya and Kazem Hosseinzadeh, has denied the family of…
‘I Wished My Mother a Speedy Execution, I Didn’t Want Her to Be Tortured’
Source: www.msn.com Mona Mahmoudi’s parents were among the first members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority to be executed under the Islamic Republic’s decades-long crackdown. When her mother, the country’s first female meteorologist, was arrested alongside seven others,…
Ten Women Iranian Prisoners Issue Statement as #Ourstoryisone Marks One Year
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 June 2024—In a significant statement, 10 Iranian women imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison have honored 10 Iranian Baha’i women imprisoned four decades earlier, in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. The statement echoes the #OurStoryIsOne…
Three Shared Experiences: A Letter From Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i Prisoner, to His Father
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Keyvan Rahimian, the Baha’i translator and psychologist who is currently serving his sentence in Evin Prison, has written a letter to his martyred father, Rahim Rahimian, on his…
A Husband Executed and Two Sons Jailed: The Life and Death of a Baha’i Woman
Source: iranwire.com Afagh Rahimian, the wife of Rahim Rahimian, a Baha’i executed in 1983, and mother to Keyvan and Kamran, passed away this week in Iran. Rahimian’s life was marked by the repeated persecution of…
From 17 to 57 years old – Mass Execution of Baha’i Women in June of 1983
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The hanging of these women is considered the only case of mass execution of Baha’i women and at the same time the last case of execution of Baha’i…
“OurStoryIsOne” Campaign on the 40-Year Anniversary of Execution of Ten Bahá’í Women
Source: www.rfi.fr Alireza Manafzadeh Translation by Iran Press Watch Sunday, June 18, 2023, marked 40 years since the execution of ten Bahá’í women. In the dark hours before dawn, the ten women were brought to…
Hashtag “OurStoryIsOne”: 40th Anniversary of the Execution of 10 Baha’i Women in Shiraz
Source: www.bbc.com By Mehrzad Fatuhi, Shahab Mirzaei Translation by Iran Press Watch The 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran gave the ruling clerics a great opportunity to vent their long-standing animosity against the…
Who Were the Perpetrators of the Mass Execution of 10 Baha’i Women in Shiraz?
Source: www.radiofarda.com Pooyan Mokari Translation by Iran Press Watch When the news came of the mass execution of 10 Baha’i women in June 1983 in Shiraz, it was widely understood that a number of individuals…
Bahai Community Marks Grim Anniversary in Iran
Source: www.dw.com Shabnam von Heim In 1983, Iran hanged 10 Bahai women in public. The Bahai International Community has launched a campaign to mark the anniversary and raise awareness about the oppression of Iran’s largest…
The Execution of Six Baha’i Men in June 1983; “Islam or the Hangman’s Noose?”
Source: www.radiofarda.com Pooyan Mokari Translation by Iran Press Watch All of these citizens were active in the administrative organization of the Baha’i community, and only one of them was not a member of the “local…
“I Endured Immense Suffering, but I Did Not Yield”: The Baha’i Woman Hanged for her Beliefs
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “A girl wearing a black coat and scarf, along with her glasses, was brought to us. It was Simin Saberi. As soon as she entered, we all stood up and gathered…
Shirin Dalvand: Her Love for Iran Ended at the Gallows
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Granny arranged bail for her granddaughter with difficulty, but she was happy that Shirin would be released in an hour. Rouhi, Shirin’s close friend, had been released on bail the day…
Zarrin Moghimi-Abyaneh: A Young Baha’i Woman Executed for Her Faith
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Tonight I come from Adelabad Prison, the home of free spirits and butterflies who have been consumed by the flames of affection; where inside its high and stony walls spirits greater…
Mahshid Niroomand: Baha’i Woman, 27, Hanged for Her Faith
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In June 1983, 10 Baha’i women and girls aged 17 to 56 were hanged in Shiraz because they had refused to renounce their faith. This event, reminiscent of medieval inquisitions, was…
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