Source: www.washingtonpost.com By Roxana Saberi June 21 at 7:42 PM Roxana Saberi is an Iranian American journalist and author who was imprisoned in Iran for 100 days in 2009. The most valuable gift I ever received…
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Shaheen Rezaie Writes to Her Husband on the Ninth Anniversary of His Imprisonment
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HARNA News – Saeid Rezaie, one of the former members of the seven-management committee of the Baha’i community of Iran, currently incarcerated in Rejai-Shahr of Karaj, is commencing the…
Social Media Users’ Solidarity with the Bahá’ís During the Heated Presidential Election Campaign
Source: www.dw.com Translation by Iran Press Watch In between widespread election photos and posts, a group of Iranian social media users remembered a group of their compatriots whose most basic rights are not the topic of…
No Mother Can Be Deprived of Seeing Her Children Grow!
Source: goodtobemom.com Today is Mother’s Day! A day when we all can celebrate the unique and blessed station of motherhood in the company of our children and family. But there are two mothers in Iran…
U.S. Calls On Iran To Free Jailed Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.rferl.org The United States has condemned Iran’s imprisonment of leaders of the Baha’i religious minority and called on Tehran to release them and other prisoners of conscience. Seven Baha’i leaders were arrested by Iranian authorities…
Falsely Imprisoned Grandparents Wish to be with their Grandchildren
Source: medium.com By Sarv Mithaqiyan (a.k.a. Sodid) Religious freedom and practice are taken for granted in the USA. This is not true for countries like Iran. Soon after its inception in 1844, the Baha’i Faith provoked suspicion…
Whoever Wins Iran’s Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
Source: www.wsj.com By Kristina Arriaga May 11, 2017 4:11 p.m. ET What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious group? Given that every candidate was handpicked by Supreme…
Global Campaign Launches for Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders
Source: news.bahai.org 12 May 2017 NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, unjustly imprisoned now for nine years. The campaign,…
No Mercy for Iran’s Baha’i
What Their Repression Reveals About the Regime Source: www.foreignaffairs.com By Elliott Abrams Iran will elect a new president on May 19. But the real event will take place days before, on May 14, and it will…
A Century and a Half of Imprisonment; A look at the Conditions of 25 Bahá’í Prisoners in Tehran and Alborz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Bahá’ís in Iran are being deprived of basic human and civil rights due to their religious beliefs. Discrimination, othering, vengeance, prejudgment, hate-mongering, harassment and murder, as well…
“Not Another Year!”
Source: www.bic.org Release the Baha’i seven now Nine years ago, seven innocent men and women were rounded up by Iranian authorities and thrown into the infamous Evin prison solely because of their religious beliefs. The seven…
Terry Glavin: These Seven People Are Victims of Iran Because of Their Faith. Remember Their Names, Always
Source: www.ottawacitizen.com By Terry Glavin In the coming weeks, the Khomeinist regime in Iran will stage yet another sham presidential election and Canada’s Parliament will proceed with the fourth annual Iran Accountability Week. Every year, participating Canadian…
Distinguished Composer Casts Light on Prisoner’s Poems
Source: news.bahai.org OSLO, Norway — At a recent major international music festival, one composition stood out in particular for its portrayal of faith and spiritual transformation under great oppression. Well-known Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen was inspired…
US Leaders Tell Persecuted Believers: ‘You Are Not Alone’
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2017 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious freedom advocates at the United States capitol on Thursday sent a message of solidarity to all those imprisoned or tortured…
Baha’is Imprisoned in Iran for Religious Beliefs Singled Out for Cruel Treatment
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org A member of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i faith has expressed serious concerns about two imprisoned ailing family members who are being denied early release despite being legally eligible. The Intelligence Ministry is refusing to send…
Nowruz Holiday Action for Iranian Prisoners of Conscience
Source: Amnesty International The Iranian holiday Nowruz نوروز (“new day”) is an ancient holiday celebrated on the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere to welcome in the new year. On this Nowruz we…
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