Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to an exclusive report in “BahaiNews”, the business of a Baha’i citizen named Payam Vali still remains closed after eight years. “BahaiNews” reports that despite numerous attempts…
Monthly Archives For July 2016
Four Years Have Passed Since Iranian Baha’i Azizullah Samandari Was Imprisoned
Source: bazdasht.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports from Bazdasht, 7 July 2016 was the fourth anniversary of Mr. Azizullah Samandari’s imprisonment. On 7 July 2012, at 12 noon, security agents under the guise…
Appeals Court Sessions for Baha’is, Who Were Sentenced to Prison for a Collective 193 Years, Were Concluded in Just a Few Minutes
Source: hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency: On June 27, 24 Baha’is from Golestan Province who were collectively sentenced to a total of 193 years in prison, were summoned to the Third Branch…
From Iran to Harlem: Fighting Discrimination With Street Art
Source: www.villagevoice.com By Anita Abedian Street artist Erik Burke stands in front of his mural at the Harriet Tubman School in Harlem. On a recent summer day in East Harlem, Alexander Keto stood on a ladder…
A Quiet Genocide
Source: vimeo By Shapour Daneshmand I was recently invited by Steve Gonzales, Associate Prof. of Law at Arizona Summit Law School, to speak to an audience of lawyers at the Arizona Summit Law School on the…
Baha’i Citizen’s Garage Sealed in Rafsanjan
Source: BahaiNews1 According to “BahaiNews”, the garage attached to the home of Mr. Majid Payandeh, a Baha’i citizen in Rafsanjan, has been sealed. According to this report, Mr. Payandeh’s business had also been sealed some…
Afshin Seyyed-Ahmad Has Been Transferred to Prison to Serve a Three-Year Sentence
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch 28. June 2016 Based on a report from “BahaiNews”, Afshin Seyyed-Ahmad was transferred to prison today at noon, after going to Evin court. As reported by “BahaiNews”, this…
Are Human Rights in Iran Getting Worse for Baha’is?
Source: muftah.org Zackery M. Heern, Ahmed Shaheed Faezeh Hashemi meets with Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi last month. May 14, 2016 marked the eight-year anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran. Their names are Fariba Kamalabadi,…
Muin Mohammadi Deprived of Education for Being a Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Muin Mohammadi, a Baha’i citizen of Mashhad, was barred from continuing his education, despite completing his graduate studies and successfully gaining admission to a post…
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