Source: www.richmond-news.com Susan Mottahedeh Richmond News | August 28, 2015 09:52 AM Jinous Nourinejad’s father disappeared in 1980 during religious and political conflicts in Iran. Jinous…
Monthly Archives For August 2015
Iranian Tenor Escaped Persecution on Way to Stardom
Source: www.timesheraldonline.com By Andrew Gilbert Correspondent | POSTED: 08/25/15 For any young tenor, reaching the hallowed stage of Italy’s La Scala is an exceptional accomplishment. But for Ramtin Ghazavi, the journey from Iran to Milan is a story…
Building Khavaran Cultural Centre on Ruins of Baha’i Cemetery!
Source: www.facebook.com By Shadi Sadri Translated by Iran Press Watch Bringing parallel lines together It is the academic year of 1995-1996. I am in my last year of studying law and preparing for my post graduate…
August 21st: The Anniversary of the Arrest of a Group of Elected Baha’i Officials
Source: Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society Translation by Iran Press Watch Thirty-five years ago, on a day like this Kambiz Sadegh Zadeh and ten other elected Baha’i officials were arrested. On his personal Facebook…
Trees Cut at Baha’i Cemetery in Orumiyeh
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “No Campaign” No to Abuse and Imprisonment of Baha’i Residents, as reported by Human Rights Activists, unidentified elements have cut down twenty year old trees…
Shi’ite Clerics and The “Problem” of Baha’ism
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Maryam Dadgar According to the International Qur’an News Agency, Hojjatoleslam Seyed Abolfazl Razavi Ardekani, the temporary Imam (Friday prayer leader) of Shiraz, at the commemoration of the first…
“Why are they Hiding the Truth?”: The Murder of Ataollah Rezvani
Source: en.iranwire.com Tuesday 25 August 2015 Mahrokh Gholamhosseinpour It has been two years since the unexplained murder of Ataollah Rezvani, a 52-year-old Baha’i citizen of Bandar Abbas. According to forensic investigations, “the victim did not show any…
A Heartfelt Note from Masoud Bastani after the Release of Kamran Rahimian
Source: www.facebook.com/bahainews1 “BahaiNews” released a heartfelt letter from Masoud Bastani, a journalist, human rights activist and former political prisoner who was the cellmate of Kamran Rahimian. The text is below: Welcome friend; a friend in my…
BIHE Educator Back to Prison After Medical Furlough
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Sen’s daily Amanollah Mostaghim one of the imprisoned staff members of the Bahai Open University (BIHE) in Iran, was returned to Raja’i Shahr prison on the morning of August 18. Mr. Mostaqim,…
Australian Senator Speaks out against Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bahai.org.au ADELAIDE, 21 AUG 2015 A South Australian senator has spoken out in Federal Parliament against the “longstanding and continued state-sponsored persecution” of members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran. Senator Penny Wright, a member of…
Field of Faith: Baha’i Community Wins Space to Worship
Source: m.phnompenhpost.com 14 Aug, 2015 The design for Cambodia’s first Baha’i temple has now been unveiled. For the country’s 12,000 believers, it’s a proud moment of recognition for their message of peace It’s 530am and a trail…
Seeking Justice in Iran
Source: www.examiner.com The boy’s letter to the Iranian court last February was less than 500 words long and nearly two centuries old. Writing on behalf of his mother, 12 year-old Farid Kashani sent a letter to…
50 Iranian Women You Should Know: Tahereh Qurratu’l-Ayn
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 17 August 2015 IranWire Global and Iranian history are both closely intertwined with the lives and destinies of prominent figures. Every one of them has laid a brick on history’s wall, sometimes paying the…
Letter from an Expelled Baha’i Student
Source: hra-news.org Date: August 14, 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA New Agency – Dorsa Gholizadeh, an architecture student at Roozbehan University in Sari, was summoned to the news organ of the Ministry of Information…
What Sin Has Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani Committed?
Source: radiofarhang.nu By Heshmatullah Tabarzadi1 10th August 2015 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Khanjani is an 83 year old gentleman incarcerated in Hall number 21 of Evin prison. In truth, is there any government except that…
Hamadan Court Has Sentenced Ten Baha’is to Imprisonment and Exile
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews” and based on judicial authorities’ assertion, on July 29th 2015 ten Baha’i citizens were sentenced to imprisonment and exile. Again according to a reliable source, ten…