Source: en.radiofarda.com They go from cemetery to cemetery, looking for unmarked graves. Wherever there is one, they squat over it, hoping that their children might be resting in peace down there. They mark the tombs with…
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Destruction of Baha’i Tombs in Yazd
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Ostanwire- Some reports indicate the destruction of a number of Baha’i graves in Yazd’s Golestan Javid (Baha’i cemetery). Tombstones in this cemetery have been demolished by stones and blocks…
An Significant and Tragic Event; Exhumation a Baha’i Woman
Source: www.hra-News.org By Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari Translation by Iran Press Watch The Peace Line Monthly – By now, most regular consumers of media have been exposed to recent reports exhumation of Baha’i woman was exhumed (apparently overnight)…
Violation of Baha’i Citizenship Rights Disgusting and Disgraceful
Source: www.zeitoons.com Translation by Iran Press watch Letter from a number of progressive Muslims condemning the violation of Baha’i rights Zeitoon – A group of progressive Muslims has strongly condemned the “desecration and excavation of the…
Exhuming the Grave and Removing the Body of a Deceased Baha’i in Gilavand
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The body of a Baha’i citizen, Shamsi Aghdasi Azamian, from Gilavand, a suburb of the city of Damavand, on October 24, was exhumed by unknown individuals several…
An Autopsy of the Persecution of the Dead in Contemporary Iran – From the Bab to Khavaran
Source: BBC Persian By: Mehrdad Amanat, Historical Researcher Translation by Iran Press Watch In an article for the Op-Ed page, in reference to recently published reports of the destruction of mass graves, historian Mehrdad Amanat looks…
Bahá’í Cemetery in Kerman Sealed Days Before Naw-Ruz
Source: bahaicamp.com According to a report by the “No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Bahá’í Compatriots Campaign”, the Bahá’í cemetery of Kerman (known as the Eternal Garden), has been sealed. No specific reason has been provided…
As Vandals Trash a Jewish Cemetery, an Iranian Recalls the Persecution of the Bahá’í
Source: observer.com Violence aimed at minority cemeteries is a disturbing call for ethnic purification By Negar Mottahedeh Recent attacks on Jewish cemeteries and religious centers in the United States is shoring up the darkest of my…
Seizure and Destruction of the Baha’i Cemetery in Southern Khorasan
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Within the last two weeks, government forces in Southern Khorasan have walled off the Baha’i cemetery and destroyed its mortuary. According to a report on the website of…
Once More, Baha’i Cemetery Gate Demolished
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch 29th October 2016 According to Gold News: The Municipal office of Ardestan has demolished the gate of the Baha’i Cemetery. Ardestan is part of Isfahan Province, and is situated…
Baha’i Cemetery in Urumia Demolished Second Time
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by “BahaiNews” dated October 1, 2016, the Baha’i cemetery in Urumia has been demolished for the second time, and trees there were set on…
No Rest for the Dead: Iran’s Campaign Against Baha’i Cemeteries
Source: en.iranwire.com Friday 15 January 2016 Roland Elliott Brown In Iran, deceased members of the Baha’i faith cannot rest in peace, nor can a Baha’i’s relatives count on being allowed to grieve in peace. According to…
Building Khavaran Cultural Centre on Ruins of Baha’i Cemetery!
Source: www.facebook.com By Shadi Sadri Translated by Iran Press Watch Bringing parallel lines together It is the academic year of 1995-1996. I am in my last year of studying law and preparing for my post graduate…
Trees Cut at Baha’i Cemetery in Orumiyeh
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No Campaign” No to Abuse and Imprisonment of Baha’i Residents, as reported by Human Rights Activists, unidentified elements have cut down twenty year old trees…
My Grandfather Passed Away in Adel-Abad Prison
Source: www.tribunezamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Parisa Sabet I don’t quite recollect “Golestan Javeed,” the old Baha’i cemetery of Shiraz, which has been recently razed to the ground. I only know that my paternal grandfather,…
Rest in Peace: Iran Destroys Baha’i Cemetery
Source: www.internationalpolicydigest.org/2014/11/20/rest-in-peace-iran-destroys-bahai-cemetery/ by Elham Mahdavy November 20, 2014 “Foul, unclean, and rootless sect.” These are the words used by the commander of the government’s Revolutionary Guard in Shiraz, Iran to justify the destruction of much of a Baha’i cemetery in…
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