Source: www.facebook.com A note by Ali Afshari [1], Tuesday 12/1/15 Translation by Iran Press Watch Baha’i News Magazine (Modaaraa) – Recently an Iranian TV station has been showing a series called “The Mystery of the Shah”. Aside…
Monthly Archives For December 2015
Constructive Resilience: The Bahá’í Response to Oppression
Source: bahai-library.com by Michael Karlberg Abstract: Against the backdrop of dramatic struggles for social change in the twentieth century, characterized by non-violent opposition and civil disobedience, the Bahá’í community of Iran has pursued a distinctively non-adversarial approach to…
An “Englishman’s” Reply to the Supreme Leader
Source: en.iranwire.com Guest Blogger The Supreme Leader has cited many failings with Western lifestyles, many of which bare striking resemblance to happenings in Iran, writes satirical blogger Sharagim Zand. Greetings! My name is Michael and I’m…
Imprisonment of Both Parents of a Child for Their Promotion of Higher Education
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—1 December 2015—As part of an outrageous effort to block Baha’i youth from higher education, Iranian authorities have imprisoned the mother and are threatening to imprison the father of a six-year-old boy, depriving him…
No News of a Baha’i Citizen Two Weeks After His Arrest
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Two weeks after his arrest, there is still no news of the reasons for the arrest nor the whereabouts of the Baha’i citizen, Navid Aghdasi. Based on reports by HRANA (Human Rights…