[shaheedoniran.org] 23/05/2014 Blog Political, social, or cultural circumstances produce challenging obstacles to implementing human rights commitments in every country. One such issue in Iran is that of the persecuted Baha’i minority. Adherents of the Baha’i…
[news.bahai.org.uk] 28 May 2014 By Esslemont The call came at an unprecedented commemorative meeting in Westminster Abbey, held on Tuesday 27 May, to mark the sixth anniversary of their imprisonment. The seven are each currently serving 20-year…
[treasuresofwonderment.com] by Mary Victoria The poet in prison. Some of her work has recently been smuggled out of Rajei Shahr. One poem reads: We did not realize what our silent smiles could do. And so in…
[shaheedoniran.org] by Dr. Ahmad Shaheed 13/03/2014 Latest Reports March 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented to the 25th Session of the Human…
[hra-news.org] Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 HRANA- Shahram Chiniyan-Miyandvab, a Baha’i prisoner in the Raja’i Shahr prison of Karaj, has been transferred to the dangerous prisoners ward. According to the HRANA News Agency, the Human Rights Activists News…
[foreignpolicyblogs.com] ISLAMIC AWAKENING by Reza Akhlaghi | on May 28th, 2014 Abdolhamid Masoumi-Tehrani is an Iranian Ayatollah based in Tehran, Iran. He is also a calligrapher and painter, who uses his art works to challenge openly Iran’s ruling…
[dailyherald.com] Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, is the breathtakingly beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, one of only seven temples of its type in the world. The temple, which was dedicated May…
[hra-news.org] Ayatollah Abdul-Hamid Masumi Tehrani, who recently made headlines worldwide due to his sympathy for the Baha’is of Iran, has been summoned to Iran’s special clerical court. According to the HRANA – the news organ…
On may 24, Shahab Dehghani, a Bahai from Tehran, turned himself in at Evin prison to begin serving his four-year sentence. He was first arrested on July 11, 2012, in raids that netted nearly 20…
On May 19, Saeid Rezaie , one of the seven Yaran who are now entering their seventh year in prison, was to be transferred from Raja’i Shahr prison to hospital. He is 57 years old and…
Adnan Rahmat-Panah has been sentenced to one year in prison, and the sentence has been confirmed by the review court. In early June it was reported that he had been held in limbo in Adel-Abad prison in…
Source: www.rahesabz.net Translation by Iran Press Watch 16 May 2014 Chapters from History and Glimmers of Hope Vahid Tizfahm This is a letter from Vahid Tizfahm to his son. Vahid Tizfahm is one the…
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 HRANA News Agency – A deprived Baha’i student’s complaint against the Ministry of Higher Education was rejected by the Court of Administrative Justice. Based…
Kyle Matthews, May 23, 2014 We have more to talk about (Reuters) Iran is often in the news because of its suspected nuclear weapons program. A nuclear Iran certainly poses a threat to international peace…
Behrouz Bahmani This government of Iran has been on a hunting expedition since 1979, with the express intention of essentially eradicating Bahá’ís from Iran. I don’t understand this, because every single Bahá’í I have ever met, or…
In an open letter sent to President Obama yesterday, members of Congress expressed grave concerns regarding the human rights and religious freedom situation in Iran and urged the President to ensure that human…
