Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from “BahaiNews”, Baha’i businesses and shops in the province of Kerman remain sealed and closed after almost a year. According to this report, on 26and…
Monthly Archives For April 2016
These Students Surprised Me When I Thought I Could No Longer Be Surprised
Source: bangordailynews.com By Sandra Lynn Hutchison, Special to the BDN April 10, 2016 With a quarter-century of experience as a university professor behind me, I thought I could no longer be surprised by my students. I…
A Tumultuous Account by Delaram Akbari, a Baha’i Student Deprived of Education
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Delaram Akbari, a Baha’i citizen residing in Sari, a student of computer science at Ghodsieh University, was expelled from that university on January 4, 2016.…
A Cry from the Heart …
Source: www.noghtenazar.org Translation by Iran Press Watch There are some court judges who, based on mere hatred and prejudice against Baha’is, have signed the final verdict of twenty Baha’is without a glance at their files ‒…
Two Baha’i Students Expelled from Urmia University
Source: bahaicamp.com Sara Panahi and Navid Moghaddam have been expelled from the Payam-e Nour University’s campus in Urmia because of their belief in the Baha’i Faith. Miss Panahi was in the fifth term of a degree…
Yemen: Baha’i Adherent Faces Death Penalty
Source: www.hrw.org (Sanaa) – Yemeni authorities should drop all charges against a member of the Baha’i faith detained since December 2013, apparently for his religious beliefs. Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty for Hamed Kamal Muhammad…
Young Woman’s Quest for Higher Education Exposes Iran’s Discrimination Against Baha’is
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Rouhie Safajoo, a student banned from Iranian universities because of her Baha’i faith and arrested for her online activism, was released on March 27, 2016 on 500 million rials (about $16,500 USD) bail, nearly…
Iran: Open Letter Calls on Tehran to Stop Persecuting Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.ibtimes.co.uk By Brendan Cole With economic links between the West and Iran expected to become stronger in coming years, more than 50 business leaders and economists have signed a letter to the Islamic republic’s supreme leader…
Sorush Shadabi Still in Solitary Confinement
Source: BahaiNews1 According to a “Bahainews” report, Sorush Shadabi of Karaj, who was detained after the arrest of three other Baha’is, is still in Evin prison. According to the informed “BahaiNews” sources, this Bahai citizen has been in solitary confinement…
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