[RAHANA 14 Sep. 2011] Four instructors of the Baha’i Distant Education University have been arrested after being summoned.
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Open letter of Natoli Derakhshan to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
[EDU RIGHT, 18 Sep 2011] 18 September 2011 ( 27 Shahrivar 1390 ) Association for Freedom of Education – Natoli Derakhshan, a poet and a Baha’i, in an open letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme…
Baha'i Scholars Await Trial in Iran
Eight members of the Bahai’i religious minority are awaiting trial in Iran, after organizing the Baha’i Institute for Education, a place where dismissed professors teach Baha’i youth as volunteers. The Iranian government recognizes the Baha’i community…
State Department Releases Annual Report on Religious Freedom
[VOA 14 Sep 2011] The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that Iran is…
Lawyer arrested ahead of trial of Baha'i educators
[BWNS, 16 Sep 2011] GENEVA — As a number of Baha’is in Iran await trial for providing higher education to youth barred from university, the Baha’i International Community has been distressed to learn of the arrest…
Statement by the Spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran
EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 6 September 2011 A 347/11 The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement yesterday:…
Board And UJS (Union of Jewish Students ) Speak Out For Bahá’ís In Iran
The Board of Deputies and the Union of Jewish Students (UJS) are united in their condemnation of the arrest and detention of eleven senior Bahá’í educationalists in Iran. All eleven worked for the Bahá’í Institute for…
Seven Baha’i Citizens in Prison Limbo for 88 Days
[RAHANA 19 Aug. 2011] Seven Baha’i citizens who were arrested in connection to the Baha’i distant education university have been held in prison limbo for 3 months.
Iranian University doors closed for Baha'i Professors, administrators and students
The Baha’i Community of Canada provided content, in form of a postcard, for those who wish to contact the Minister of Science, Research and Technology of Iran’s Islamic Republic regarding the recent crack down on…
Report on Summonses and Interrogations of Baha’is Linked to BIHE
Source: fa.iranpresswatch.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Rahana- Iran Human Right News Agency The ongoing summonses and interrogations of Baha’is associated with BIHE – the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education – displays but one of the…
Open letter to Iran calls for an end to oppression of students
[BWNS 27. Aug 2011] NEW YORK — In an open letter to Iran’s minister for higher education, the Baha’i International Community is calling for an end to “the unjust and oppressive practices” that bar Baha’is and…
"Can You Solve This?" Campaign for the Right of Education in Iran
VOICE YOUR SUPPORT There are situations in life where people exposed to injustice cannot cope on their own. Young people in Iran are in this situation and they urgently need our support. The right to…
Jewish groups urge release of Baha’i academics in Iran
(thejc.com, By Marcus Dysch, August 17, 2011) Iran’s detention of 11 Baha’i academics has been condemned by the Board of Deputies and Union of Jewish Students. British Jews have repeatedly raised concerns about the treatment of Iran’s…
Family's flight for justice continues
(Dubbo Weekender, 06.08.2011) On May 22 this year, Farhad Sedghi, the brother f well-known local businessman Nasser Sedghi, was arrested in his home country Iran — another victim of thirty year campaign of religious persecution…
Statement by “Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination” Objecting to the Sentence of Mr. Sama Nourani
(edu-right.net) After more than three decades, the trend in the confrontation of the [Iranian] authorities with social and civil activists continues intensively. This trend is not new and, as the most progressive social force in Iran,…
Relative of Australian Baha’i facing “conspiracy” charges for teaching accountancy
The brother of an Australian member of the Baha’i Faith is among 11 Baha’is reportedly charged in Iran for delivering higher education to young Baha’is banned from university because of their religion. Among those understood…
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