Source: Shirdel Firouzian’s facebook post Translation by Iran Press Watch Once, these companies were very active in Semnan. Suddenly, they closed all of these companies and we were ordered to stop working. because the milk,…
Closure of Business
Forced Closure of Baha’i-owned Businesses in Mazandaran: No One Takes Responsibility After Four Months
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch More than one hundred and twenty days after of the closure of dozens of businesses of Baha’is in Mazandaran province, provincial officials have shown no indication…
Business of Ehsanullah Shareghi, a Baha’i Resident of Karaj, Closed
Source: BahaiNews1 March 17, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a BahaiNews report, government agents have closed the business of Ehsanullah Shareghi, a Baha’i resident of the Gohardasht neighborhood of Karaj. Furthermore, they…
Government Closure of Another Baha’i Business In Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to BahaiNews, the personal business of Rezvanollah Babaian, a Baha’i resident of Mahdasht in Karaj, has been closed by government agents. All of the merchandise in the…
Thirty-Two European Parliamentarians Call for an End To “Economic Apartheid” Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: Baha’i International Community Brussels—15 March 2017—Calling Iran’s efforts to oppress Baha’i businesses a form of “economic apartheid,” 13 members of the European Parliament and 19 MPs from seven national parliaments have signed a statement…
Shop of Two Baha’is Sealed in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Baha’iNews, On March 9, 2017, a shop owned by two Baha’is was sealed and their business stock was confiscated by agents of the government. Based on…
Contradictory Statements by the Attorney General of Mazandaran Province Regarding the Forced Closure of Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Despite the passage of more than three months since the widespread closure of Baha’i businesses and shops in Mazandaran province, the provincial Attorney General, who is the…
Don’t Look Away from Iran’s Economical Apartheid
Source: www.di.se February 15, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Wednesday, Parliament recognizes the situation of the Baha’is, Iran’s largest and most seriously persecuted religious minority. Behind the scenes there is an ongoing economic apartheid…
A Baha’i’s Response to the Questions of the Commission of Article 90 of the Constitution
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch A Baha’i’s response to the Questions of the Commission of Article 90 of the Constitution1 HRANA – In the past few days, a representative of the Commission of Article…
Baha’i Shopkeeper Working Outside of His Closed Shop for the past Four Months
Source: iranwire PHOTO OF THE DAY: a member of the religious minority Baha’i community whose business is shut down by the government has been working outside of his closed shop for the past four months. From Morteza…
Interview with Baha’i Shopkeeper About Forced Closure of Her Store
Source: Manoto TV Translation by Iran Press Watch Manoto TV Journalist: This is a store belonging to a Baha’i citizen in Sari. His store has been sealed because he closed it on his religious holiday,…
Seizure of Assets of 10 Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Karaj
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, government officials visited the sealed business premises of ten Baha’is, and confiscated all appliances and goods last week. BahaiNews stated, based on an…
Pressure Against Baha’i Business Owners to Obtain an Extrajudicial Pledge in Mazandaran Province
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a BahaiNews report, following the repeated closure of Baha’i citizens’ businesses in recent months, the Office of Public Places in Mazandaran province has extrajudicially demanded that Baha’i…
UN General Assembly Rebukes Iran for Human Rights Record
Source: www.news.bahai.org NEW YORK — Today the international community firmly denounced a wide range of human rights violations in Iran. By a vote of 85 to 35 with 63 abstentions, the United Nations General Assembly approved…
Closure of Baha’i-Owned Shops in Iran Continues
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch The business place of Nosratollah Takapooy in the city of Bijar in Kurdestan province has been sealed by agents of the Office of Public Places. He has 56 years…
Warning from Office of Public Places to Baha’i-owned businesses in Qorveh
Source: www.hadizareh.blogspot.com Thursday, 1 December 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch In the past few days the business premises of seven Baha’i citizens residing in the city of Qorveh were given warnings by the Office of…
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