Source: www.buzzfeed.com Canadian universities are now recognizing degrees from an underground school for the religious minority. Anisa Rawhani At each ring of his phone, Shakib Nasrullah and his family jumped. The caller ID was blocked, but…
Monthly Archives For July 2017
Mr. President: Baha’is Would Like A Word With You
Source: negah.org By Fariba Davoodi Mohajer Translation by Iran Press Watch “Mr. Rouhani- I returned to the same school that once expelled me to vote for you. If you are not able to guarantee our rights,…
At Least 11 Baha’i Businesses Sealed; 9 People Summoned
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA Reporting – The businesses of at least eleven Baha’is in Urumiyeh have been closed by the government’s Office of Public Property. At the same time at least nine…
Arrest of Two Baha’is in Kashan
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Recently two Baha’i residents of Kashan were detained by security forces and taken to the detention center of the Ministry of Intelligence. According to the report from the website…
Religious Discrimination Explicit in Iran’s Penal Code
Source: news.bahai.org 25 July 2017 BIC NEW YORK — A court in Yazd has recently sentenced a man convicted of the public murder of a Baha’i to just 11 years in prison and two years away from…
174 Years of Constructive Resilience
A living story of: “174 YEARS of CONSTRUCTIVE RESILIENCE” That will touch your heart and soul. By: Nasser Sedghi [Edited by: Anton Clark, Jen Cowley and Dr Taeed Quddusi] This article is intended to explore…
A Peaceful, Persistent Response to Injustice
Source: news.bahai.org 21 July 2017 BIC GENEVA — Thirty years ago, the Baha’i community of Iran embarked on a remarkable endeavor. Denied access to formal education by the country’s authorities after their numerous appeals, they set up…
Religion Question on Job Application Forms Is Key to Social Exclusion of Baha’is
Source: www.bbc.com Translation by Iran Press Watch The religion question on job application forms in Iran has become a major crisis for those citizens of the country whose religion is not recognized by the government. According…
Denial of Burial for 44 Baha’is in Tabriz
Source: Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Translation by Iran Press Watch The supervisors of the biggest cemetery in Tabriz, named Vadi Rahmat, from 2011 until now have denied burial in the cemetery to 44 Baha’is. According…
Closure of at Least 11 Baha’i-Owned Businesses in Ahvaz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency)- Indifferent to a recent verdict of the Administrative Bureau of Justice, the shops and businesses of at least 11 Baha’is who closed…
Answering Is Not Enough! Take Action!
Source: medium.com By Foaad Haghighi In a recent interview, Javad Larijani, Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights of the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said: “It turns out Iran’s sanctions were not…
Another Baha’i Sent to Gorgan Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Today, Shiva Rouhani, a Baha’i citizen residing in Gorgan who had previously been sentenced, surrendered herself to the Amir Abad prison in this city to execute her…
In the Last Two Days, at Least Six Baha’is Have Been Arrested in Iran
Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch July 05, 2017 According to reports from Iran, at least six Baha’is have been arrested in Gorgan, Kashan and Shiraz in the last two days. In Kashan, two Baha’is,…
Two More Baha’is Begin Prison Sentences in Gorgan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Parivash Shojaei and Rofia Pakzadan, two Baha’i residents of Gorgan, who had previously received sentences, surrendered themselves to the city’s Amir Abad Prison to execute…
The Hateful Schoolteacher and His Master
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR A schoolmaster in Iran has hit the headlines after making discriminatory comments on Twitter claiming that Baha’is, the country’s largest minority religion, do not have the right to education. The comments follow…
Forced Closure of Baha’i-Owned Optical Shops, Despite Orders by the Ministry of Health
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch Per HRANA (Human Rights Activist News Agency) in recent years there have been several reports published about Baha’i-owned optical shops being closed and sealed by the Iranian government, supposedly for…
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