These days, wherever you go, you hear about change. There was even a sign at the little café selling soup, which read, “Store is now operating under new management”. Everyone you see wants to bring…
Essays
They keep complaining…
By Samandar, a Baha’i in Iran Once upon a time I was in prison. One day the investigator summoned me and kept asking me all sorts of questions. I responded, “If I answer your questions,…
Persecution of Baha'i and Christians in Iran
by Dr. Wahied Wahdat-Hagh The systematic persecution of Bahais in Iran intensified in the month of April. Again and again individual Bahais are being arbitrarily arrested. They are sometimes released against a substantial amount of…
It is the responsibility of all of us to defend the Baha’is with all our strength
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is deeply pleased to share a translation of this important essay by one of the best informed voices from Iran during the past half century. Mr. Farahi is one of…
Iran: A Faith on Trial
By Bernd Kaussler The Baha’is in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have faced intense persecution and discrimination ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The arrest of seven Baha’i leaders in 2008 and their…
Baha’is Need Justice! (Part 3 – final segment)
By Dr. Majid Naficy 6. The Azalis and the Baha’is At the age of 24, Ali-Muhammad Shirazi in 1844 declared himself to be the Bab, which means he was the gate to the Promised One…
Why Suppress the Baha’is?
By Dr. Hossein Bagher-Zadeh Editor’s Note: Dr. Bagher-Zadeh is a learned Iranian intellectual, a human rights activists and a regular contributor to the online journal Iranian.com, where this essay first appeared. He is a spokesperson…
Baha’is Need Justice! (Part 2)
By Dr. Majid Naficy Editor’s Note: The following is part 2 of Dr. Naficy’s cogent article, translated by Iran Press Watch. Author’s Biography: Before Dr. Naficy’s article is presented, we offer the following brief biography…
A Show-Trial of Seven Leading Baha’is of Iran
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share this informed and learned editorial by Dr. Momen and invites other readers to comment or share their own essays. Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the…
Baha’is Need Justice! (Part 1)
By Majid Naficy Editor’s Note: Naficy is a well-known Iranian poet and writer. Recently he was asked to sign the famous letter “We are Ashamed”, but he refused. However, he has written the following brilliant…
Two Mistakes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
By Shahla Firouz For the past thirty years, the Islamic Republic has made innumerable mistakes and glaring errors in dealing with the Baha’i community. Some of these errors include summary executions, harassment and imprisonment, confiscation…
The Baha’is of Iran and Contact with Foreign Nations
By Mehdi Khalaji Editor’s Note: Mehdi Khalaji is a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute and focuses on the role of politics in contemporary Shi’ite clericalism in Iran and Iraq. From 1986 to 2000 he…
Why the Ideals of the Iranian Revolution were Condemned to Failure
by Dr. Nader Saiedi Recently Gooya News published an article by Naser Mostashar. The article quotes three lines of the letter written by the International Baha’i Community that was addressed to the Iranian attorney general,…
I really do not understand!
by Hassan Yousefi Eshakavari Editor’s Note: Hassan Yousefi Eshakavari is a trained cleric, but because of his progressive and non-orthodox views was divested of his robe of office (khal-i libas). He was also jailed by…
Iran: Where you can have an Opinion but are not Free to Express It
Editor’s Note: The following essay by European Foundation for Democracy was published on Monday, March 16, 2009, and is reprinted here for our readers’ benefit. Iran: Where you can have an Opinion but are not…
Criminalizing the Baha'i Religion
By Dr. Christopher Buck The opposite of freedom of religion is the banning of religion. The Baha’i faith-community in Iran is a case in point. Iran has effectively banned the Baha’i religion by criminalizing it…
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