Source: news.bahai.org NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community has learned about the killing of a Baha’i in Iran, under suspicious circumstances. A report received on 9 January indicated that Ahmad Fanaian was found dead, having…
Semnan
Demolition of the Largest Apple Orchard in Semnan Province and Eviction of 80 Families by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Date: September 17, 2016 As reported by the No to Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens Campaign, according to Iran Wire, Revolutionary Guards from Semnan Province demolished the largest…
Baha’i Victim of Land Confiscation by Iranian Government Speaks Out
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Complaints Ignored by Rouhani Administration Last year, 50 hectares (123.5 acres) of farm land were confiscated by the Iranian government from Ziaollah Motearefi, who had legally purchased the land, simply because he is a…
Pooya Tebyanian: a Baha’i Still in Solitary Confinement
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran” Campaign, referring to Baha’i News, Pooya Tebyanian, a Baha’i student who has been…
No Rest for the Dead: Iran’s Campaign Against Baha’i Cemeteries
Source: en.iranwire.com Friday 15 January 2016 Roland Elliott Brown In Iran, deceased members of the Baha’i faith cannot rest in peace, nor can a Baha’i’s relatives count on being allowed to grieve in peace. According to…
The Role of Baha’is in Semnan Province, Why Is 98% of the Population of Semnan Province Literate?
Source: www.pyknet.net Translation by Iran Press Watch The head of the Education Ministry in Semnan province announced that 98% of the population of Semnan is literate, and that the province of Semnan ranks first in terms…
Afshin Ighani Released at the End of His Sentence
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from the “NO to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran” campaign, Afshin Ighani, a Baha’i resident of Semnan in northern Iran, has been released…
Property of Semnan Baha’i Confiscated
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA (Human Rights Activists Association of Iran news agency), on 1 November 2015 security forces entered Afrasiab Khanjani’s glass warehouse with a warrant, confiscated his entire stock…
Confiscation of the Property of a Baha’i Citizen; A Political and Non-Religious Act
Source: didgahenow.com Ali Kalai, human rights activist Every human being should be revered, and so should his property, life, honor and reputation. This rule is the foundation of people’s lives in today’s world, people of different…
Susan Tebyaniyan Released From Prison at the End of Her Sentence
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Sen’s daily Susan Tebyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who has been serving a one-year sentence in Isfahan prison, was released from prison on November 2. She was charged with propaganda against the…
Confiscation of Baha’i’s Farmland in Semnan
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Fifty Hectares (125 acres) of farmland belonging to a 65 year old Baha’i in Semnan have been confiscated. The confiscation was ordered by individuals from the Agriculture…
Susan Tebyanian: I’ll Be Back in Jail in a Few Days
Source: en.iranwire.com/features/6184/ Wednesday 10 December 2014 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour When you hear Susan Tebyanian speak, it is not the type of voice you associate with a woman that could be swept off to prison at a second’s notice.…
Nasrin Sotoudeh Traveled to Semnan to Express Solidarity with Baha’is
Source: The Official Facebook Page of Nasrin Sotoudeh I had represented several Baha’is from the city of Semnan, and later on I also spent time in prison with some of them during my imprisonment. The story…
Details of the One-Year Prison Sentence of Susan Tebyanian
Source: cshr.org.uk/human-rights-portal/news/2822 Translation by Iran Press Watch November 6th 2014 Centre for Supporters of Human Rights By Nargis Tavasolian Susan Tebyanian, a Baha’i from Semnan, in 2005 wrote a letter directly to then-President Khatami, toward…
Sentence of Susan Tebyaniyan Confirmed
Source: http://wp.me/pNMoJ-293 The review court has confirmed the sentence of Susan Tebyaniyan, a Bahai from Semnan who was arrested on May 31, 2014. She was sentenced to one year in prison and the confiscation of all…
Harassment and Threats against Baha’is in Semnan, Followed by Destruction of Their Property
Source: cshr.org.uk/human-rights-portal Centre for Supporters of Human Rights* Human Rights Magazine – News Translation by Iran Press Watch Centre for Supporters of Human Rights, Narges Tavassolian: A number of credible sources have reported intensifying harassment and…
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