Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au By Michael Day In the lead-up to Christmas, the United Nations General Assembly passed its 29th resolution since 1985 drawing attention to human rights violations in Iran. Among the groups persecuted, followers of the…
Monthly Archives For December 2016
IRAN: USCIRF Condemns Religious Freedom Violations against Baha’is
Source: www.uscirf.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The UN General Assembly on December 19 passed its 14th consecutive resolution which included a condemnation of the Iranian government’s actions against the Baha’i…
Bahá’í Temple of Santiago – Tourist Attraction, Spiritual Landmark
Source: impresa.elmercurio.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Open to the public since mid-October, the Bahá’í House of Worship for South America, located in the Andean foothills of the community of Peñalolén, attracts more and more visitors…
Rouhani Unveils Toothless Charter on Citizens’ Rights Without Path to Implementation
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Five months before his second term re-election bid, President Hassan Rouhani signed his government’s “Charter on Citizens’ Rights” on December 19, 2016. The announcement was touted as the fulfillment of a campaign pledge, but the…
A Paradise for Murderers
Source: news.gooya.com By Bijan Masumian Translation by Iran Press Watch The root of the repression and murder of religious minorities in Iran can be traced back to the spread of religious hatred by Muslim extremists who…
The Bahá’í International Community Joins Others Calling for the Release of Narges Mohammadi
Source: www.bic.org Geneva—14 December 2016—On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the Baha’i International Community joins many in calling for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, a human rights defender imprisoned in Iran. “On this…
UN General Assembly Rebukes Iran for Human Rights Record
Source: www.news.bahai.org NEW YORK — Today the international community firmly denounced a wide range of human rights violations in Iran. By a vote of 85 to 35 with 63 abstentions, the United Nations General Assembly approved…
Closure of Baha’i-Owned Shops in Iran Continues
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch The business place of Nosratollah Takapooy in the city of Bijar in Kurdestan province has been sealed by agents of the Office of Public Places. He has 56 years…
Elham Farahani Hospitalized
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org 15 December 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Last week, Elham Farahani, a Baha’i prisoner in the women’s ward of Evin Prison, was transferred to the hospital and operated upon after her arm was…
Refusal to Send Navid Khanjani to the Medical Examiner in Rajai Shahr Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – The Rajai Shahr prison authorities did not allow Navid Khanjani, human rights activist detained in this prison, to be transported to the medical; examiner yesterday, because of…
Inadequate Understanding of Human Rights in Iranian Society
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Mahmoud Sabahi Translation by Iran Press Watch Introduction: Human beings in Iran are “citicaptives” and not citizens! Attitudes and habits of social and political life in Iran, and the resistance that they display…
The Crush Continues: Rouhani and the Ban on Baha’i Education
Source: www.iranwire.com AIDA GHAJAR President Hassan Rouhani and his government have failed to ease pressure on Iran’s Baha’i community. In fact, in some cases, the persecution against Iran’s largest religious minority has intensified. Since Rouhani and…
Joint Letter in Support of the UNGA Resolution a/C.3/71/L.25 on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: www.hrw.org To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly Your Excellencies: We, the undersigned human rights organizations, welcome the decision of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee to pass…
Warning from Office of Public Places to Baha’i-owned businesses in Qorveh
Source: www.hadizareh.blogspot.com Thursday, 1 December 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch In the past few days the business premises of seven Baha’i citizens residing in the city of Qorveh were given warnings by the Office of…
After More Than 4 Years, Baha’i Shops Still Closed in Hamadan (Includes Fully Documented Report)
Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Bahainews website, after 4 years the shops of Baha’is in Hamadan remain closed by Iranian officials. According to a Bahainews report, on November 4, 2012,…
Mona Houshmand, a Baha’i Student, Expelled from University of Bojnord
Source: www.iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch More than two and a half months since announcing the file deficiencies of 129 Iranian Baha’i students and depriving them of higher education in September of…