Source: www.iranhrc.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Tuesday 10 March, 2015 Tribute to those who have contributed to the protection of human rights in Iran Faran Hesami, Winner of the Raha Sudwind Award Human rights award…
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Maziar Bahari’s Interview with CBC on the Persecution of the Baha’is of Iran
Source: www.cbc.ca Sunday March 15, 2015 The very place where the Baha’i faith was born has become the country where its people are the most persecuted. Founded in 19th century Persia, the Baha’i community promoted equality…
Top UN Officials Say Human Rights Violations in Iran Continue Unabated
Source: Baha’i World News Service 13 March 2015 GENEVA — Members of minority groups, including Baha’is, continue to face persecution and discrimination in Iran, despite promises by the government to the contrary, according to two…
Iran Must Release Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.kirk.senate.gov Thursday, Mar 12, 2015 By Senator Mark Mirk Today marks the seventh anniversary of Baha’i leader Mahvash Sabet’s wrongful imprisonment in Iran solely because of her faith. Mahvash, a wife and mother of two,…
Do Not Remain Silent amidst Violence, Discrimination and Persecution against Baha’is – a Collective Declaration
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – A group of human rights activists, political, social and civic writers and journalists in Iran addressed the…
Religious Representatives in Netherlands Respond to Iranian Cleric’s Call for Coexistence
Source: Bahai World News Service, http://news.bahai.org/story/1014 THE HAGUE — Fourteen representatives of faith organizations gathered here on 2 July to study the statement made by Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani last April on religious coexistence in Iran. Ayatollah Tehrani gifted an…
Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
The U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs (OPA) works to protect the rights of Baha’i communities facing persecution, most notably in Iran. Baha’is are allowed to practice their faith freely in most parts of the…
Senior Law Officers in Bangladesh Praise Courageous Symbolic Action for Coexistence
[Bahai World News Service] DHAKA, Bangladesh — Four leading jurists in Bangladesh have commended the action of a prominent Iranian religious leader who has called for coexistence of all religions, including Baha’is. Advocate Md. Abdus Salam Mondal, Deputy…
HUMAN RIGHTS YEAR
HUMAN RIGHTS YEAR HRANA – April 9, 2014 Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, a journalist and a political prisoner in Rejai Shahr Prison, Karaj, writes, “Let us designate 2014-15 (1) Human Rights Year, and let each of us…
Ayatollah Tehrani’s gift stirs global conversation on religious co-existence
[Baha’i World News] 25 April 2014 NEW YORK — The ground-breaking gift of a senior Iranian cleric to the worldwide Baha’i community is beginning to stir a global conversation about religious co-existence and freedom of religion.…
Bahá’ís: “Second-Class Citizens” in Iran
Source: www.bbc.co.uk Translation by Iran Press Watch Niki Mahjoub [Originally published by BBC Persian on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 at 16:59 GMT] One day in the middle of class, our religion teacher asked, “Children, have you…
In an unprecedented symbolic act senior cleric calls for religious co-existence in Iran
[Bahá’í World News Service] 7 April 2014 NEW YORK — In a symbolic and unprecedented move, Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani, a prominent Muslim cleric in Iran, announced today that he has gifted to the Baha’is of the world…
Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical – Special Year 2011
[HRANA, 6 Feb. 2012] In a report by the Human Rights Activists in Iran titled “Human Rights violations in Iran Yearly Statistical — special Year 2011,” the report identifies the persecution of the Baha’is in…
VIDEO: U.S. leaders, artists and activists defend Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders
[bahai.us, 21 Nov. 2011] On May 12, 2011, United States Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois hosted a reception to raise awareness about the seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran. [view the video here]
SBS News – Aussies rally for Bahai academics
The Aussies rally covered by SBS [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-z5gibmukc[/youtube]
Aussies rally for Baha'i academics
[World News Australia, 20 Oct. 2011] Students in Wollongong have joined a campaign protesting against educational discrimination in Iran. [Click here or on the image to see the video]
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