Source: www.newsweek.com By Moojan Momen and Jason Pack British Prime Minister David Cameron meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 24, 2014. Like other Western leaders, Cameron is leading…
Closure of Business
Business Leaders around the World Call for an End to Iran’s Closure of Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Letter to Khamenei Urges Respect for Economic Rights of Baha’is In a signed statement addressed to Iran’s supreme leader, 54 leading business people and economists from countries around the world asked Ayatollah Khamenei to stop the…
Closure of Baha’i Businesses Approaches One Year
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from “BahaiNews”, Baha’i businesses and shops in the province of Kerman remain sealed and closed after almost a year. According to this report, on 26and…
Iran: Open Letter Calls on Tehran to Stop Persecuting Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk By Brendan Cole With economic links between the West and Iran expected to become stronger in coming years, more than 50 business leaders and economists have signed a letter to the Islamic republic’s supreme leader…
The Government Shut down Two Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, quoting informed sources: The businesses of two Baha’i citizens who own an eyewear store were shut down. According to the “BahaiNews” report, agents from the…
Eighty Days Have Passed Since the Closure of Baha’i Businesses in Salman-Shahr (Motel Ghoo)
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a “BahaiNews” report based on reliable sources, eighty days have passed since the closure of four business places owned by Baha’i citizens, who have not been…
The Baha’i Blacklist: Iran’s Crackdown Continues
Source: en.iranwire.com By Aida Qajar Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has redoubled its efforts to crackdown on businesses run by Baha’is. In direct contradiction of government claims that it does not actively target Baha’is, Iran’s largest religious minority, IranWire has…
After Seven Months Several Baha’i Shops in Sari Still Sealed!
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i citizens” campaign’s report: Several Baha’i citizen’s shops in Sari were sealed in May- June of this year because…
Why is Iran’s Regime Afraid of a Baha’i Calendar?
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 07 December 2015 Firouz Farzani Anyone with an ear to the ground knows what the hardliners are up to – where they’re cracking down and who they’re arresting. But it’s not always easy to…
Remaining Businesses Owned by the City of Rafsanjan’s Baha’i Citizens Sealed
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by the No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Compatriots Campaign: several businesses owned by Baha’i citizens were shut down and sealed on November 14, 2015. With…
Fifteen Baha’is Businesses Were Closed in Mazandaran
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency- Fifteen shops belonging to Baha’is were simultaneously sealed and closed by Chambers of Commerce of three cities of Sari, Qaem Shahr and Tonekabon in the province…
Europeans Voice Concern About the Economic Oppression of Iranian Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BRUSSELS — Prominent Europeans, including members of parliament, are calling on Iran to end its economic repression of Baha’is. Among the most prominent of such expressions was one that came from the European Parliament…
The Government Shut Down Baha’i-Owned Businesses for Observing Religious Holy Days
Source: United for Iran How would you feel if the government shut down your business because you observed a religious holy day? #Bahai #Iran #stopshopclosings
Authorities Launch New Crackdown on Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 16 November 2015 Kian Sabeti On the morning of Sunday, November 15, Iranian Intelligence Ministry agents carried out the arrest of 20 Baha’is in Tehran, Isfahan and Mashhad. As part of a massive operation,…
32 Baha’i Businesses in Sari Shut Down for More Than 1700 Days
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday, 15 September, 2015 This year 32 commercial establishments belonging to Baha’is in the city of Sari have been shut down and sealed by the Government for more than…
Ten Day Notice to Vacate a Travel Agency for Being a Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch July 19 2015 According to reports provided to “BahaiNews”, pressure on Baha’i residents of Tehran and Karaj has recently intensified. According to a reliable source, security agents of Tehran…