Source: mafnews.net Translation by Sen’s daily Azarakhsh Mansouri and Majid Abdul-Motallebi, two Baha’is from Sanandaj, were detained at a prayer meeting in a private house on April 1, 2014, and interrogated for a few hours. They…
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A letter from a Baha’i Woman in Sari to the Prosecutor’s Office
Shahrivar 17, 1389 [September 8, 2010] HRA News – Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the City of Sari raided the house of a Baha’i family living in the city, verbally and physically assaulted…
Baha’is In Iran Await Justice For Demolished Homes, Graves
(9 Sep 2010 – Radio Free Europe) Ferdosieh Nikoumanesh remembers a time when she and her family couldlive in peace as practicing Baha’is in the Iranian city of Ivel, where more than 50 Baha’i homes…
Homes demolished in campaign to drive Baha'is out of Iranian village
(BWNS) GENEVA — Homes belonging to some 50 Baha’i families in a remote village in northern Iran have been demolished as part of a long-running campaign to expel them from the region. The action occurred…
Destruction of fifty Baha'i residences in the village of Ivel in Mazandaran
Thursday 3 Tir 1389 [24 Jun 2010] Baha’is of Ivel village [also written as Eival, or Evel] in Mazandaran, found out that the non-Baha’i citizens were preparing a local petition for the destruction, leveling and…
Baha'i leaders make second court appearance
7 February 2010 (BWNS) GENEVA — Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders appeared in court today in Iran for a second session of their trial. The session was once again closed, and family members were not permitted…
Another Baha'i Cemetery Desecrated
The cemetery of the Baha’is of Abadan and Khorramshahr, cities in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, was raided during Azar 1388 (early December 2009). The following are photos portraying the vast desecration of the cemetery’s…
Baha’i Cemetery Ruined for the 18th Time
On Sunday, September 20, 2009, the Committee of Human Rights Reporters posted the following news, which appears below in translation: From September 6 through September 10, using large trucks and bulldozers, a number of unknown…
Widespread Destruction of Baha’i Properties in Semnan
Editor’s Note: Semnan continues to be among the foremost anti-Baha’i hotbeds in Iran. Hardly a day passes that the Baha’is of that region are not subjected to another form of persecution, vandalism, and harm. This…
Arson of a Baha’i Business in Semnan
The following was posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009, by Human Rights Activists of Iran: Following a trend of attacks by unknown individuals on Baha’i-owned businesses in Semnan, another business was set on fire. A…
Arson in a Baha'i-Owned Automotive Store
At midnight on Tuesday June 30th 2009, unidentified men broke the glass storefront of the Mr. Peyman Shadman’s automotive supply store in Semnan and set the place on fire by throwing explosives inside. Mr. Shadman…
Cars of Two Baha'is Vandalized in Semnan
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, Human Rights Activists of Iran reported the following: On Thursday and Friday, April 23-24, 2009, automobiles of two Baha’i residents of Semnan were vandalized. These two residents were Nezamu’d-Din Fanaian…
Attacks on Baha’i Residence in Semnan
As reported many times by Iran Press Watch, the Baha’is of Semnan live under harsh and oppressive conditions instigated by the clerical establishment of that town. The latest incident against the Baha’is is reported by…
Graffiti on Baha’i Homes in Semnan
Semnan continues to be a hotbed of anti-Baha’i hostility. The following report was filed by Iran Press News on Sunday, March 15, 2009, and is presented below in translation by Iran Press Watch: On early…
Vandals Desecrate the Baha’i Cemetery in Semnan
Semnan – On 19 February 2009, the Baha’i cemetery in Semnan became the victim of a growing wave of violence that has swept across Iran, desecrating Baha’i burial places and terrorizing Baha’i families. Fifty tombstones…
Iranian Authorities Destroy Sufi Holy Site In Isfahan
Editor’s Note: At Iran Press Watch, we were saddened to learn that authorities in Iran have destroyed a Holy Site of the Sufi Order in that country. We strongly denounce desecration of such sacred edifices and…
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