Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 IranWire Citizen Journalist An Iranian citizen journalist, who writes under a pseudonym to protect her identity, wrote the following article on the ground inside Iran.It all begins with a simple photograph on social…
Monthly Archives For February 2016
#NotACrime: New Kennardphillipps Mural Supports Baha’is
Source: en.iranwire.com Monday 29 February 2016 Natasha Bowler The #NotACrime campaign revealed its latest mural by renowned collaborative artists kennardphillipps last week with their provocative image — of a map of Iran in chains — on the wall of Village…
6-Year-Old’s Parents Imprisoned for Teaching at BIHE
Source: BahaiNews1 Peyman Koshkebaghi Bahá’í Citizen was arrested and transferred to an unknown place. “BaháíNews” reported Peyman Koshkebaghi was arrested in front of the eastern part of Evin Prison, while attempting to visit his spouse,…
In Her Last Semester, Arezoo Ighani Was Expelled from University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Arezoo Ighani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Miyandoab, has been expelled from Payam-e Noor Markazi University in Miyandoab, due to her belief in the Baha’i…
Verdict Against Seven Baha’i Citizens Without Their Presence in Court and Without Legal Representation
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Campaign to Stop Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens: Seven Baha’i residents of Isfahan, who had earlier been arrested by the security and intelligence authorities along…
Baha’i Education Rights Activsit Registers for Nationwide University Entry Exam While in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 The annual registration of Vahed Kholusi for the nationwide university entrance examination is a symbolic act by this education rights activists in protest against the 12 year long deprivation of this Iranian Baha’i…
UN Committee Calls on Iran to Stop Identifying Baha’i Schoolchildren
Source: Bahai International Community Geneva—15 February 2016—The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Iran to stop identifying Baha’i children in schools, and to stop intimidating and expelling them. In a…
The Government Shut down Two Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Isfahan
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, quoting informed sources: The businesses of two Baha’i citizens who own an eyewear store were shut down. According to the “BahaiNews” report, agents from the…
Human Rights in Iran Under Scrutiny in the European Parliament as Iranian FM Zarif Is to Meet EU Officials in Brussels
Source: ejpress.org Written by EJP Friday, 12 February 2016 15:55 BRUSSELS (EJP)—Bastiaan Belder, a Dutch Member of the European Parliament will host Monday an exchange of views on ‘’Human rights in Iran and the EU’s Policy of…
Another Baha’i Student Faces Expulsion and Contempt by Educational Officials
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Maedeh Khalili has been expelled from university because she is a Baha’i As reported by the “No to the Harassment of Baha’is” Campaign, Maedeh Khalili-Amiri, a Baha’i student in…
Eighty Days Have Passed Since the Closure of Baha’i Businesses in Salman-Shahr (Motel Ghoo)
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a “BahaiNews” report based on reliable sources, eighty days have passed since the closure of four business places owned by Baha’i citizens, who have not been…
Maghsoud Anvari Expelled from University
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Maghsoud Anvari, a Baha’i citizen, has been expelled from Shahid Bahonar University2. According to this Baha’i citizen’s account, he was expelled during the final exams of…
A Letter from the Heart, by Ava Sana’i, a Baha’i in the City of Gorgan
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by the “No to Oppression and Imprisonment of Our Fellow Iranian Baha’is” Campaign, twenty four Baha’i residents were sentenced to over a combined 193 years of imprisonment,…
Vandalism of a Boutique Owned by a Baha’i in Aqqala
Source: humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Sometime after midnight on 21 January 2016, a bridal boutique owned by Neda Abdian, a Baha’i citizen, in the town of Aqqala, 15 kilometers from Gurgan, was vandalized by…
Farah Baghi, a Baha’i Citizen, Released from Prison
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the “No to the harassment and imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens” campaign, Farah Baghi, a Baha’i citizen, was released from prison after serving her one-year sentence. Some time ago, on August…
Baha’i Citizen Kosro Dehghani Released from Prison
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Campaign to Stop the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’i Citizens, Khosro Dehghani, a Baha’i citizen, has been released upon completion of his prison term. Khosro Dehghani was…