Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to Baha’i News, Mahsa Sha’erzadeh, a Baha’i citizen of Ramhormoz in Khuzestan province, was expelled from Payam-i-Noor University because of her belief in the Baha’i Faith. According…
Monthly Archives For March 2017
Sima Kiani, Baha’i Citizen Residing in Ray, Arrested
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by BahaiNews, Sima Kiani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Shahr-e Ray, was arrested this morning at her home by security agents. Based on the BahaiNews report,…
Pooya Azami Expelled from University Because of His Belief in the Baha’i Faith
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Based on a report from Baha’i News, Pooya Azami Aghje, a resident of Tehran, was expelled from the Islamic Azad University of Roudehen because of his belief in…
Kayvan Pakzadan Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch As reported by BahaiNews, Kayvan Pakzadan, who was detained earlier by Security Officers in Tehran, was issued a five-year prison sentence via his lawyer. According to BahaiNews, earlier…
March 2017 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: iransr.org 07/03/2017 Dr. Jahangir’s Work, Reports The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 31/19. The report communicates developments in the human rights situation of the Islamic Republic of Iran…
Judiciary Refusing to Release Ailing Baha’i Leader Imprisoned in Iran for Nine Years
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Behrouz Tavakkoli, an elderly former Baha’i community leader who has spent nearly nine years in prison for his faith, is legally eligible for early release, but his requests for a case review are being…
He Couldn’t Get Higher Education in Iran — Now He’s Running an Ed Tech Startup
Source: money.cnn.com By by Sara Ashley O’Brien @saraashleyo In Baha’i faith, education is of utmost importance. So it makes sense that Shakib Zabihian, a Baha’i programmer who fled religious persecution in Iran in 2013, is behind an…
Contradictory Statements by the Attorney General of Mazandaran Province Regarding the Forced Closure of Baha’i Businesses
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Despite the passage of more than three months since the widespread closure of Baha’i businesses and shops in Mazandaran province, the provincial Attorney General, who is the…
Conversation with Student Expelled from University for Being Baha’i
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Because of her Baha’i beliefs, Shaghayegh Karamnezhad is one of the six students who have been expelled from Rudehen University this month. Exactly two weeks prior to her…
Plot to Destroy Baha’i Homes in Roshankooh in Mazandaran
Source: www.hra-news.org February 22, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA- The majority of the residents of the village of Roshankooh in the province of Mazandaran are Baha’is. This fact has been the cause of discrimination…
Don’t Look Away from Iran’s Economical Apartheid
Source: www.di.se February 15, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, Wednesday, Parliament recognizes the situation of the Baha’is, Iran’s largest and most seriously persecuted religious minority. Behind the scenes there is an ongoing economic apartheid…