Source: www.bic.org Geneva—22 January 2025—The Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest outrage against the Baha’is of Iran occurred early this morning when security forces arrested eleven Baha’i women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a…
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Ali Razini’s Campaign Against Baha’i Faith in Mashhad
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti During Ali Razini’s leadership of Mashhad’s Revolutionary Court from 1981 to 1985, the persecution of Baha’is took several systematic forms. Under his oversight, the court conducted rapid trials where defendants were…
Baha’i Man Begins Serving Seven-Year Sentence in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Sirus Zabihi Moghadam, a 64-year-old member of Baha’i religious minority, reported to Vakilabad Prison on Monday to begin serving a seven-year sentence on national security charges. The Mashhad Revolutionary Court convicted Moghadam of…
Iranian Baha’i Poet Faces Return to Evin Prison After Surgery
Source: www.iranintl.com Prominent Baha’i poet Mahvash Sabet, 71, may soon be sent back to Evin Prison in Tehran following open-heart surgery, sparking alarm among human rights organizations and activists. The Baha’i International Community has urged…
11 years to deny justice: Iranian court rejects legal compensation to family of murder victim killed for his Baha’i beliefs
Source: bic.org Geneva—21 November 2024—Eleven years ago Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i man in Iran, was brutally murdered in his car for being a member of Iran’s largest religious minority, the Baha’i Faith. He was shot…
Erased in the shadows: The persecution of Iran’s Baha’is
Source: www.genocidewatch.com Erased in the Shadows: The Targeted Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is Genocide Watch Report September 2024 By Sabrina Nelson Introduction Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, The Islamic Republic of Iran has had a…
Baha’i Citizen Matin Fahandej Saadi Arrested by Security Forces
Source: www.en-hrana.org On August 5, 34 years old Matin Fahandej Saadi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Kerman, was arrested by IRGC intelligence of the city and transferred to an unknown location. A source close to…
2024 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Source: www.uscirf.gov IRAN USCIRF–RECOMMENDED FOR COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) KEY FINDINGS In 2023, religious freedom conditions in Iran remained extremely poor. Protests against mandatory hijab laws and other restrictions on freedom of religion or…
10 POLITICAL PRISONERS EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH THE BAHAI COMMUNITY IN IRAN FACING INTENSE PRESSURE
Source: narges.foundation Our differences in political views and beliefs have never, do not, and will never obstruct our support for human rights. Silence in the face of oppression only emboldens the regime, making its actions…
Fifteen Baha’i Women Receive Total of 75 Years in Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org The Isfahan Revolutionary Court has sentenced 15 Baha’i women from Baharestan, Isfahan County, to a total of 75 years in prison along with other penalties. The sentenced individuals are Mojgan Pourshafe Ardestani, Nasrin…
Surge in Persecution of Baha’i Women in Iran
Source: www.iranintl.com Dozens of Baha’i women in Iran have been summoned to court facing baseless criminal charges amid an escalation in the persecution of the Baha’i community. Since early March, over 75% of the Baha’is summoned…
Excerpt from the Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.uscirf.gov In 2023, authorities conducted individual and mass arrests of Baha’is across Iran, taking them to undisclosed locations and imposing excessively long prison sentences. Iranian security officials beat and brutalized Baha’is during raids and…
Assault on Baha’i Rights in Iran: Fabricated Cases and Persecution
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran deploys a sinister tactic against the Baha’i religious minority—fabricating legal cases and relentless summonses, creating a web of oppression. Recent revelations expose the extent of government hostility, leaving Baha’is in…
The Fight for Freedom and Equality in Iran Rages On
Source: www.washingtontimes.com Women, ethnic minorities struggle for equal rights in Iran By Dr. Mitra Aliabouzar – Special to Higher Ground OPINION: A few days ago, I read an open letter from my former fellow inmate in Iran’s Evin…
Baha’i Community Congratulates Narges Mohammadi on the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—6 October 2023—The Baha’i International Community sends its sincere and joyful congratulations today to the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi. Ms. Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights and women’s rights activist…
USCIRF Report: Religious Freedom in Iran ‘Sharply’ Deteriorating
Source: thebaptistpaper.org Religious freedom and human rights conditions in Iran — which already were bleak — have “sharply deteriorated,” the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom reported in an update released Sept. 11. “State violence in Iran…
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