Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Marzieh Shamseddini, the mother of Mahboub Habibi, a Baha’i citizen detained at the Shiraz Intelligence Office’s detention center, known as “Building 100,” has written…
Prison Letter
Baha’i Scholar Depicts Harsh Realities of Iran Prison
Source: iranwire.com In a letter from Evin Prison, Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i psychologist, has painted a stark picture of life in confinement and challenged the Iranian government’s treatment of its citizens. The letter, Rahimian’s third correspondence…
Three Shared Experiences: A Letter From Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i Prisoner, to His Father
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Keyvan Rahimian, the Baha’i translator and psychologist who is currently serving his sentence in Evin Prison, has written a letter to his martyred father, Rahim Rahimian, on his…
Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i prisoner in Iran, expresses: ‘Our greatest hardship stems from being deprived of the opportunity to contribute to the development and advancement of our beloved country’
Source: www.bbc.com Rooja Asadi Translation by Iran Press Watch Keyvan Rahimian, a Baha’i citizen imprisoned in Iran, penned a letter addressed to his late wife from Evin prison, detailing the plight faced by his family…
Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet Started a Three-Day Hunger Strike in Protest of the Government’s Devastating Treatment of Baha’is in Iran.
Source: Golrokh Irani Translation by Iran Press Watch In protest against the government’s devastating treatment of Baha’is in Iran, we are going on a three-day hunger strike for the 9th, 10th, and 11th of December…
Fariba Kamalabadi’s Letter From Evin Prison in Response to the Wave of Suppression of Baha’is, “Our Story Is One”
Source: twitter.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the morning of Wednesday, November 8th, during a phone call with my husband, I found the opportunity to talk with my son-in-law’s mother, Mrs. Shoughangiz Sorourian, who…
A Cry for Justice: Baha’i Woman’s Letter from Evin Prison
Source: iranwire.com Fariba Kamalabadi, a 62-year-old Baha’i citizen, is presently serving a prison sentence in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. In a letter disclosed to IranWire by one of her relatives, she condemned the persecution of…
Azita Rafizadeh’s Letter to the Head of the Judiciary: The Concurrence of My Husband’s and My Imprisonment Will Harm My Child
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Azita Rafizadeh, an imprisoned Baha’i in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, wrote an open letter to Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani in which she raised the concurrence…
Open Letter of Baha’i Community Leader, Fariba Kamalabadi, from Evin Prison to Her Grandchild Bahar
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News- Fariba Kamalabadi, one of the members of the Yaran of Iran, Baha’i community leaders, was arrested in 2008 and sentenced to twenty years in prison. A short…
Bahá’í Leader Writes to Her Newborn Grandson from Prison
Source: www.bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the Bazdasht’s site, Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi1, one of the Yaran (a coordinating group of seven people who facilitated the administrative affairs of the Iranian…
Prison Poem: “Beyond Imagination”
Source: saeedrezaee.com By Saeid Rezaie Translation by Nasser Beyond imagination I stay in this cage For you to fly And be the resonating echo of my voice In a universe where no sound is ever heard * And this…
A Brief Letter About the Life and Patience of One Family: Farah Baghi at Yazd Prison
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Harana News- Farah Baghi, a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd since 10 February 2015, in a letter addressed to the Islamic Revolutionary Attorney of Yazd, talks about her family,…
Personal Letter Of “Sasan Haghiri”, an Imprisoned Baha’i Citizen
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch I am Sasan: my surname and my fame and distinction is also Haghiri [“humble” in English]. I am not able to write even a brief account of my life,…
Imprisoned Bahai Leader Expresses Gratitude to Nasrin Sotoudeh
Source: Work Right, Dissent Right (facebook group) By Saeid Rezaie (1) To the brave, honorable attorney, Nasrin Sotoudeh- Upon entering the eighth year of my twenty year sentence, with reference to what you expressed in your…
Imprisoned Baha’i Leader Writes to Oprah
Source: www.facebook.com Dear Ms. Oprah Winfrey- I am writing this letter to you at the beginning of the eighth year of my 20-year imprisonment. I saw your extraordinary performance in the movie “Selma”, and it moved…
Heartfelt Notes from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj
Source: fa.cfppiran.com By Vahid Tizfahm (1) Translation by Iran Press Watch Tribulations, yes! Hatred – never! Perseverance, for sure! Stagnation – never! I was born in this country. I was but a few years old…