Today’s series of news reports paint a troubling pattern of increased harassment in recent days for the Baha’i of communities of Hamadan, Semnan, Shiraz, Tehran and Yazd. A short overview: Mr. Afshin Ahsanian is arrested…
Shiraz
Serious Health Condition of an Imprisoned Baha’i
As previously reported by Iran Press Watch (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/03/arrested-shiraz/), a young Baha’i of Shiraz was arrested on March 18, 2009, under inexplicable circumstances. The following report was filed by Human Rights Activists of Iran in Persian…
Baha’i Youth Arrested in Shiraz
On Thursday, April 9, 2009, Iran Press News reported in Persian the following report which is offered below in translation by Iran Press Watch. This report was filed by the Religious Committee of Human Rights…
Baha’is Arrested in Shiraz
Editor’s Note: The following report was written by one of the Baha’is of Shiraz, who was aware that Mrs. Haleh Hooshmandi-Salehi was summoned by Iranian government authorities on Monday. They told her to go home…
Proclamation by Karaj Prisoners in Support of their Baha’i Countrymen
Subsequent to the arrest of the 54 Baha’i youth in Shiraz who were conducting humanitarian activities, but were arrested on the false charge of “activities against the State”, on 28 May 2006, the political prisoners…
Document Vindicating Baha’i Youth Prisoners in Shiraz
[On Thursday, 23 October 2008, the prestigious organization Human Rights Activists of Iran published the following report vindicating the position of the Baha’i youth presently incarcerated solely for providing educational and socio-economic assistance to the…