By Iraj Kamalabadi Iraj Kamalabadi is a Baha’i living in California and is the brother of Fariba Kamalabadi, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. Nava Taeifi was born in November 2013, while her grandmother was…
Yaran
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Jamaloddin Khanjani’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Nika Khanjani Nika Khanjani is a Baha’i living in Canada and the niece of Jamaloddin Khanjani, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. Almost six years have passed with my uncle, Jamaloddin Khanjani, imprisoned…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Vahid Tizfahm’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Ferdos Nikoumanesh Ferdos Nikoumanesh is a Baha’i living in Virginia and the sister-in-law of Vahid Tizfahm, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother-in-law, Vahid, is now…
Letter from Yaran Addressed to Muhammad Javad Larijani
JARAS (The Green Path Movement) (1) Circulation Date: May 7, 2014 Letter from the members of the former ad hoc committee of the Baha’i community of Iran (YARAN – 2) addressed to Muhammad Javad Larijani…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Saeid Rezaie’s Plight as a Bahá’í in Iran
By Azadeh Rohanian Perry Azadeh Rohanian Perry is a Bahá’í living in the United States and is the sister-in-law of Saeid Rezaie, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. It was 4:00 a.m. in the summer of…
The Imprisonment of the Yaran: Mahvash Sabet’s Plight as a Bahá’í in Iran
By Bijan Masumian Bijan Masumian is a Bahá’í living in Texas and the cousin of Mahvash Sabet, a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My cousin, Mahvash Sabet, is now in the women’s ward of Evin Prison,…
Petitioning The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
Urge Iran to release the seven Bahai leaders unjustly imprisoned since 2008 serving a twenty-year sentence by signing this petition.
A Baha’i Grandfather’s Letter from Prison to his Granddaughter
Source: noghtenazar.org Translation by Iran Press Watch In the name of God, the Most Glorious of the Glorious! A letter to my first grandchild, Noura, who was born three days ago in Canada From Behrouz Tavakoli…
Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha'i who was murdered because of his popularity
[dw.de, 27 Aug 2013] The cousin of Ataollah Rezvani, a Baha’i citizen who was murdered, has spoken with Deutsche Welle*, saying: “He was very much loved; the people of Bandar Abbas, whether Muslim or non-Muslim,…
The Plight of Iran's Baha'is
[pbs.org 1 June 2012] by KAMIAR ALAEI * * Arash and Kamiar Alaei, physicians specializing in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, were found guilty in 2009 of “cooperating with an enemy government” and sentenced…
Canada Remains Concerned by Iran’s Continued Persecution of Bahá’ís and Other Religious Minorities
May 14, 2012 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada remains deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing, persistent and pervasive persecution of religious minorities. “Today, on the fourth anniversary of the…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and House of Commons mark anniversaries of Baha’i arrests
[bahainews.ca, 15 May 2012] Ottawa, Ontario, 15 May 2012 (CBNS) — As seven Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year of incarceration, arrested and sentenced solely because of their religious faith, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
Film Review: A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS from Education Under Fire on Vimeo.
[educationunderfire.com] The story of Roxana Saberi’s time in prison with Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, two, of The Yaran (“the Friends”), sentenced to 20 years in prison simply for helping administer the needs of the Baha’i community in…
Persecution intensifies as former Baha’i leaders mark anniversary behind bars
[BWNS, 14 May 2012] GENEVA — Iran’s former Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists. The seven prisoners each face the bleak prospect of…
On anniversary of arrests, Canadian MPs highlight Iran’s human rights violations
[BWNS, 16 May 2012] OTTAWA — In a wide-ranging debate that took place on the fourth anniversary of the arrest of imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders, members of the Canadian Parliament voiced their grave concern about worsening…
Iran's seven Baha'i leaders: 10,000 days in prison
[BWNS 29 March 2012] NEW YORK — Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran’s seven former Baha’i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have been deprived of the…
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