Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof has revealed that he has been banned from making films in Iran and is not allowed to leave the country. “As soon as I arrived at Tehran’s international airport [on September 11,…
Monthly Archives For December 2017
Student Expelled from University for Being Baha’i
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Date 20 December, 2017 According to the reports by Baha’i Campaign, Paria Foroughi was expelled from the Azad University of Kashan due to her belief in Baha’i Faith. Ms.…
Yashar Rezvani, Baha’i Citizen of Tehran, Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Yahshar Rezvani, a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran, who was previously detained by the agents of Ministry of Intelligence in July of last year and…
Following Recent Arrests, U.S. Senate Condemns Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: publicaffairs.bahai.us December 22, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Phone: (202) 833-8990, Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON — Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 139, condemning the Iranian government’s state-sponsored persecution of its Baha’i minority as well as its…
Fariborz Baghi Released from Prison Upon Completion of Three-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 17 December 2017 Based on a report by the “No to Harassment & Imprisonment of Bahá’i Compatriots” campaign, Fariborz Baghi, a Bahá’í citizen from Yazd was released from prison upon completion of his…
For 30th time, UN General Assembly Censures Iran for Persecution of Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — On Tuesday 19 December 2017, the United Nations General Assembly called on Iran to end ongoing violations of human rights, including its persecution of members of the Baha’i Faith, the country’s largest…
Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release…
BIHE Educator Arrested and Transferred to Prison to Begin Five-Year Sentence
Source: www.bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Bahá’i citizen Negin Ghedamian was sent to prison for educating Bahá’i citizens. According to the “Not to Harass and imprison Bahá’i Compatriots campaign,” Negin Ghedamian, a Bahá’i citizen residing…
Forced Closure of At Least Nine Baha’i-Owned Business in Tabriz
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com Translation by Iran Press Watch 17 December, 2017 The businesses of at least nine Baha’is have been closed and sealed by the agents of the Office of Public Properties of Eastern Azerbaijan Province in…
Report on the Arrest of two Baha’i citizens in Isfahan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from HRANA, Human Rights Activists’ News Agency in Iran, Ms. Hiva Yazdan Mehdiabadi, a Baha’i resident of Yazd, was detained by security forces twenty days…
Fifth Forced Closure of Baha’i Business in the City of Tabriz
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch December 7, 2017 According to reports from the Baha’i Campaign, and as described by HRANA (Human Right Activists News Agency Iran), another Baha’i-owned has been forcibly closed and sealed.…
Is There New Hope for Baha’is as Third Leader is Released?
Source: www.iranwire.com By AIDA GHAJAR Iran’s Baha’i community is celebrating the release of Behrooz Tavakoli, one of the seven members of an informal leadership group called the Yaran (“the Friends”). Tavakoli is the third of the group to…
Third Member of Yaran Completes 10 Year Sentence
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Behrooz Tavakkoli, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran who were imprisoned due to religious beliefs, has completed his unjust 10-year prison sentence.…
Four Bahá’i Citizens Were Arrested in Kermanshah
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Kermanshah—Four Bahá’i residents of Kermanshah were detained by intelligence officials on December 2nd according to the “No to Harassment & Imprisonment of Bahá’i Compatriots” campaign. The detained residents, both…
Shahindokht Molaverdi: There Have Been Written Communications Regarding the Forced Closure Baha’i-Owned Businesses
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Shahindokht Molaverdi, Special Assistant to the Iranian President for Civil Rights, has reported that there have been written communications with the related authorities regarding the sealing of Bahá’í owned…
Iranian Lawmaker Defended Educational Rights of Baha’is Without Mentioning Them
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Mahmoud Sadeghi: No One Should be Deprived of Education for Having a Different Religion Mahmoud Sadeghi, a member of the Iranian Parliament representing Tehran, has recognized the right to…