Source: www.rferl.org June 08, 2016 UN human rights experts say Iranian officials are inciting hatred against members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority. A statement issued on June 8 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights…
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New Video: Time for Anti-Baha’i Discrimination to End in Iran
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org State Officials Launch New Wave of Verbal Attacks after Former President’s Daughter Visits Baha’i Prisoner June 07, 2016—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Impact Iran released an animated video today calling for an…
Iranian News Agency Publishes List of Baha’i Businesses in Zahedan to Incite Violence and Intimidation Against Them
There have been many strategies by clerics in Iran over the years to oppress the embattled Baha’i community of Iran, starting from the beginning of the Baha’i Faith in 1844, through the establishment of the…
Baha’i-Owned Business Shut down in Babolsar
Source: www.goldnews.biz Translation by Iran Press Watch Gold News: According to reports, in addition to the four Baha’i businesses that were sealed and shut down on the 28th of May – one of the Baha’i religious…
Kayvan Pakzadan Arrested by Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report by “BahaiNews”, this morning security agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Tehran arrested Kayvan Pakzadan. Based on this report, the security forces went…
Education as a Weapon in Iran and South Africa
Source: en.iranwire.com By Amy Fehilly BIHE students graduate in Iran. The university is forced to operate underground Education is usually seen as the key to better societies and better futures. But it can also be used as…
Re-Closure of Baha’i Businesses in Sari and Fereydunkenar
Source: BahaiNews 1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “BahaiNews” reports that on the morning of the 28th of May 2016, agents from the Office of Public Places once again shut down several Baha’i businesses in…
Baha’i Citizen Deprived of Education at an Institute of Higher Education
source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by “BahaiNews”, Faraz Karin Kani Seysan, a student of Civil Engineering, has been prevented from being able to continue his education because of his belief in…
Historic Significance of a Visit
Source: www.iran-emrooz.net By Mohammad Arasi Translation by Iran Press Watch The meeting of Faezah Hashemi, Sajedeh Arabsorkhi, Jila Bani Yaghoub, Mahsa Amrabadi and Nasrin Sotoudeh with one of the leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community: Fariba…
Women Prisoners Collectively Punished For Baha’i Leader’s Meeting with Faezeh Hashemi
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Inmates at the Women’s Ward in Evin Prison have been told that their furloughs (temporary leave) have been canceled and that they will no longer be able to send letters to relatives, a source…
Afif Naeimi Suffering from Bad Health
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Afif Naeimi, one of the leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, was transferred to the Tehran Heart Hospital yesterday. According to “BahaiNews”, Mr. Afif Naeimi,…
Extensive Shut down of Businesses of Baha’is in Urmia
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “BahaiNews” has reported, quoting informed sources, that agents of the Public Places Office in the city of Urmia have shut-down more than 28 Baha’i-owned businesses. According to…
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