Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA– This report presents a statistical and analytical review of actions taken by security and judicial authorities against the Baha’i community in Iran. It is based on the collection, analysis, and documentation of…
Persecution of Baha’is
Appeals Court Upholds 38 Years and 11 Months of Imprisonment for Six Baha’i Women
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA– The prison sentences of six Baha’i women residing in Hamedan, have been fully upheld by Branch 11 of the Hamedan Appeals Court. In the initial stage, they had been sentenced by the…
Unpacking “The Bahá’í Question”: 46 Years of Institutionalised, State-Sponsored Persecution Against the Bahá’ís in Iran
Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au In the years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian government executed more than 200 Bahá’ís, members of the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. It then pivoted to a systematic policy signed by…
Iran Escalates Persecution of Baha’i Citizens: Women Bear the Brunt
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Islamic Republic intensified its persecution of Baha’i citizens over the past Persian year, with women facing particularly harsh treatment. Official data reveals that 246 Baha’is – 142 women and 104…
Baha’i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #35-2024
Source: iranbahaipersecution.bic.org News Bulletin #35-24 Iran 13 DECEMBER – 20 DECEMBER 2024 [This bulletin documents only the most significant acts of persecution and human rights abuses which the BIC has noted during the reporting period. …
Iran blocks prominent Baha’i human rights expert from chairing UN Forum on Minority Issues
Source: iranwire.com The United Nations Forum on Minority Issues – running 28-29 November in Geneva, as part of the current UN Human Rights Council session – has drawn controversy and criticism from UN member states after Diane…
Iranian Baha’is Face Arrests, Bans, and Discrimination Despite Pezeshkian’s Promises
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s calls for national unity and equal rights at the UN General Assembly stand at odds with the ongoing systematic persecution of religious minorities in Iran. During his…
Baha’is Under Siege in Iran: Persecution Amidst Regional Tensions
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Amidst the escalating geopolitical tensions, the Islamic Republic’s unabating persecution of Baha’is persists. Security crackdowns, judicial harassment, and systematic hate-mongering have long been hallmarks of the Islamic Republic’s 45-year campaign against…
Will Promises Affect the Bitter Reality: Iran’s President Pezeshkian to address United Nations amid escalating Baha’i persecution
Source: www.bic.org New York—23 September 2024—When Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian arrives at the United Nations, he will travel on the waves of promises and appeals he has made to the Iranian people over the…
Concerns Rise Among Minorities Over Pezeshkian’s Commitment to Rights
Source: iranwire.com The election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the President of Iran, despite his promises to champion minority rights, has been met with mixed reactions among minority groups. While his rhetoric offers hope to some,…
Baha’i Women Under Attack in Iran: Authorities Escalate Arrests and Summonses
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—7 May 2024—A surge in attacks on Baha’i women across Iran has seen dozens of women summoned to court in recent weeks, facing baseless criminal charges and years in prison, separating them from…
Iran’s persecution of Baha’is branded ‘crime against humanity’
Source: www.aljazeera.com New report says minority group faces a ‘spectrum of abuses’, including arbitrary arrest and property confiscation. Iran’s persecution of its Baha’i minority has been branded “a crime against humanity”. Human Rights Watch alleged…
Human Rights Watch: Iran is committing “crime against humanity” regarding the Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—1 April 2024—A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, states that the Iranian government’s 45-year systematic repression of the Baha’i religious minority amounts to the crime…
“The Boot on My Neck” Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.hrw.org Summary Baha’is are the largest unrecognized religious minority in Iran. They have been the target of harsh, state-backed repression since their religion was established in the 19th century. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian…
In Iran, Bahai Minority Faces Persecution Even After Death
Stuart Williams Source: www.yahoo.com A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood –- evidence, Iran’s Bahais say, that their community is subjected to persecution even in death. Beneath…
Baha’is Face “extreme” and “persistent” Persecution in Iran: UN Special Rapporteur Releases Final Report
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—19 March 2024—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member States, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community at the Human Rights…
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