Source: www.bic.org Persian translation here GENEVA—16 October 2023—A major feature of the #OurStoryIsOne campaign—a global movement to commemorate the 1983 execution of 10 Baha’i women in Shiraz, Iran, and to link their story to millions of Iranian…
Source: Narges Mohammadi On June 16th, a 29-year-old Baha’i woman entered the women’s ward after enduring 48 days of confinement in the secure cells of ward 209.Her charge was attempting to bury her grandmother.Shadi Shahidzadeh…
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Tehran Court of Appeal has maintained the original rulings against Baha’i citizens, Mahvash Sabet (Shahriari) and Fariba Kamalabadi, confirming their 20-year prison terms. Initially, both women were sentenced to ten years, along…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Akhtar was a gentle and patient young woman. She was always by herself. Whenever her cellmates were absorbed in conversation, she left the cell, walked along the bars or prayed. Nobody…
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The hanging of these women is considered the only case of mass execution of Baha’i women and at the same time the last case of execution of Baha’i…
Source: www.rfi.fr Alireza Manafzadeh Translation by Iran Press Watch Sunday, June 18, 2023, marked 40 years since the execution of ten Bahá’í women. In the dark hours before dawn, the ten women were brought to…
Source: www.bbc.com By Mehrzad Fatuhi, Shahab Mirzaei Translation by Iran Press Watch The 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran gave the ruling clerics a great opportunity to vent their long-standing animosity against the…
Source: www.radiofarda.com Pooyan Mokari Translation by Iran Press Watch When the news came of the mass execution of 10 Baha’i women in June 1983 in Shiraz, it was widely understood that a number of individuals…
Source: www.dw.com Shabnam von Heim In 1983, Iran hanged 10 Bahai women in public. The Bahai International Community has launched a campaign to mark the anniversary and raise awareness about the oppression of Iran’s largest…
Source: www.radiofarda.com Pooyan Mokari Translation by Iran Press Watch All of these citizens were active in the administrative organization of the Baha’i community, and only one of them was not a member of the “local…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “A girl wearing a black coat and scarf, along with her glasses, was brought to us. It was Simin Saberi. As soon as she entered, we all stood up and gathered…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Granny arranged bail for her granddaughter with difficulty, but she was happy that Shirin would be released in an hour. Rouhi, Shirin’s close friend, had been released on bail the day…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “Tonight I come from Adelabad Prison, the home of free spirits and butterflies who have been consumed by the flames of affection; where inside its high and stony walls spirits greater…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti “The news that my family, all three of them, have been executed together, was like my head had suddenly been hit with a sledgehammer. I could not eat for days. My…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In June 1983, 10 Baha’i women and girls aged 17 to 56 were hanged in Shiraz because they had refused to renounce their faith. This event, reminiscent of medieval inquisitions, was…
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti In the face of unimaginable tragedy, Nusrat Ghofrani Yaldaei, a Baha’i woman from Shiraz, demonstrated unwavering strength and faith. Her story is one of love, persecution, and sacrifice, highlighting the courage…
