Source: www.uscirf.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2018 YEMEN: USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Baha’i USCIRF Chairman Mark calls sentence “unjust and a dangerous precedent for the treatment of religious minorities” in Yemen WASHINGTON, DC — The…
Monthly Archives For January 2018
Children’s Rights Activist Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA News Agency – Afshin Hayratian, children’s rights activist and former prisoner of conscience, was arrested on October 20, 2017 by security forces at his own house in Tehran. The Baha’i citizen has been…
Iran’s Secret Shunning of a Minority Faith
Source: www.bloomberg.com By Eli Lake The Baha’i have been excluded from basic civic functions like pensions and education. They’re publishing the proof. Usually the Iranian regime’s assault on its people’s dignity is measured in its political prisoners,…
Death sentence of Bahá’í follower in Yemen must be quashed – UN rights experts
Source: www.ohchr.org GENEVA (25 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto authorities in Sana’a to annul a death sentence handed down against a follower of the Baha’i faith, reiterating calls for…
Neda Eshraghi Expelled from Kashan National University due to Bahá’í Faith
Source: www.hra-news.org Date: 20 January 2018 Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Neda Eshraghi Boroujani, a computer science student at Kashan National University, was expelled from university this month due to being a…
Baha’i Transferred to Prison Upon Inquiring About Forced Closure of Premise
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Faramarz (Hooshang) Sabetrasekhi, a Baha’i citizen of Karaj, has been detained and transferred to prison. According to HRANA, the news organization of Human Rights Activists…
Archives Chronicle Decades of Baha’i Persecution in Iran
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—18 January 2018—In response to growing interest on the persecution of the Bahá’ís of Iran, a website was launched today by the Bahá’í International Community providing a glimpse into several decades of discriminatory treatment…
Business of Bahá’í Citizen in Shahriar under Forced Closure and Seal since November
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – The sports equipment retail business of Erfan Bahamin, a Bahá’í citizen residing in the city of Shahriar, was forcibly closed and sealed by the…
Baha’i Student Expelled at the Beginning of Final Exams, Barred from Continuing Education
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the “Not to Harass and Imprison the Baha’i Compatriots Campaign,” reports quoted from HARANA reveal that Sadaf Vojdani has been barred from continuing her studies due to…
Baha’i Prisoner Released in Sari upon Completion of Sentence While Shop Remains Sealed
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRA News Agency – Behzad Zabihi, a Baha’i citizen sentenced on charges of propaganda against the regime, has been released from Sari prison after the completion of his six-month…
Outcry over Appalling Death Sentence of Yemeni Baha’i
Source: news.bahai.org SANA’A, Yemen — Over 100 known activists, lawyers, and leaders of thought have raised their voices over the past week in protest of the ordered death sentence of Yemeni Baha’i Hamed bin Haydara, unjustly imprisoned…
Imprisoned Baha’i Teacher Told to Repent in Exchange for Furlough
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org The authorities of Evin Prison have told imprisoned Baha’i educator Azita Rafizadeh that she will only be considered for furlough if she apologizes for teaching online classes to members of her faith. “The prison authorities said…
Houthi Militias Rule in Favor of Executing Baha’i Detainee
Source: english.alarabiya.net By Islam Saif Houthi militia in Yemen have sentenced detainee Hammed bin Haidara to death on the backdrop of his Baha’i beliefs and decided to shut down all Baha’i quarters in the country. The…
The Continued Closure of the Baha’i Businesses; 90 Locations in Kerman, Sistan, and Baluchistan and East Azerbaijan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch The HRANA News Agency – The number of Baha’i-owned business under forced closure and seal by authorities in Kerman, Sistan, and Baluchistan and East Azerbaijan has reached 90. This…
Report on the Continuation of the Closure of the Baha’i Businesses in Karaj
Source: www.humanrightsiniran.com December 26, 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch The business of Farokh Bandi, a Baha’i citizen in Karaj, has been closed and sealed by authorities. According to Human Rights Watch in Iran, on October…
Baha’is-Owned Shops Sealed Off In Tabriz
Source: en.radiofarda.com At least sixteen businesses run by Baha’i citizens are sealed off in recent weeks in Tabriz, the largest city in northwestern Iran, reports say. In an interview with Radio Farda, the Baha’i International Community,…