Source: www.rferl.org Prominent Iranian human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison for more than three weeks to protest the risk that political prisoners in Iran face amid the…
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Senator Sharon Keogan Speaks up on Recent Upsurge in Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is
Source: www.youtube.com By Senator Sharon Keogan Some of you will know that the largest religious minority in Iran is the Baha’i faith and many of you around this country will know many Baha’is that live in…
Filmmaker Speaks Out on His Prison Sentence, Interrogations and Censorship
Source: iranwire.com Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof has faced harassment and intimidation for the last two years, following on from a one-year prison sentence handed down in September 2017. Authorities also banned him from joining political parties or…
Prominent Iranian Activists Speak Out Against Councilman’s Imprisonment
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org A group of prominent political and civil rights activists in Iran has issued a statement condemning the imprisonment of a councilman after he publicly denounced the arrests of two citizens for their religious beliefs,…
City Council Member In Iran Sentenced To One Year Prison For Defending Baha’is
Source: en.radiofarda.com A member of Shiraz city council in Iran was taken from his home to prison to serve a one-year sentence Sunday June 2, his wife said in a tweet. Mehdi Hajati was first arrested…
Their Problem Can Only Be Resolved by an Ad in the Newspaper
Source: Persian Media Production A note on the Mohammad Rasoulof film, “A Man of Integrity” By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch In May 2017, news spread on websites and in film media: “A…
Being a Baha’i Is Not a Crime
Source: www.peace-mark.org By Muhammad Moghimi Peace Mark Monthly – Our Baha’i compatriots avoid any political activity, and basically, the Baha’i community in Iran has had no administration since 1983. Therefore it is impossible for them to…
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)…
“Some Iranians Think Only a Tyrant can Save the Country”
Source: www.iranwire.com A new cartoon by IranWire colleague Mana Neyestani appears in two frames. The first frame, which features the text “Germany, 1930s,” refers to the persecution of the Jews under Hitler. The second frame, with…
Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Summoned to Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Ministry of Culture and Media / Passport Confiscated
Source: humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the website of Human Rights in Iran, film producer Kaveh Farnam has reported that the passport of Mohammad Rasoulof was confiscated upon his return to Iran on…
Iran’s Religious War against the Baha’i
Source: www.defenddemocracy.org By Tzvi Kahn 24th May 2017 – FDD Policy Brief May 14 marked the ninth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders for the crime of practicing their faith. This grim milestone reflects…
The Necessity to Transform Our Encounter with the Plight of Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com By Mohammad Heydari Translation by Iran Press Watch The “Baha’i problem” in Iran is one of the central predicaments for us. Baha’is are “the true Other ” to majority Shi’ites; how we deal with…
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Iranian Government Should Recognize Civil Rights of Baha’is
Source: news.gooya.com Translation by Iran Press Watch About 132 business units and shops belonging to Baha’i compatriots have been sealed and closed under false pretexts in Iran during the last month. Baha’is do not have a…
Courageous Cleric Divides Painting, Promotes Unity
Source: www.news.bahai.org In recent years, individuals and groups from within and outside of Iran have raised the call for justice, human rights, and a culture of inclusion in the country. Though more and more voices are…
Kissing Bashir’s Feet
Source: Mohammad Nourizad Translation by Iran Press Watch Earlier I had kissed feet of four-year-old Artin1. This time I kissed Bashir’s feet. Bashir is a six-year-old boy. Bashir, with his little age, soul, and body, is very…
Holocaust Survivor Tomi Reichental Calls for Protection for Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bahai.ie “As a Holocaust survivor I am calling on the people of Ireland and the international community to protect the Baha’i community in Iran. On June 8th a UN statement has revealed that their very existence may be…
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