Source: iranwire.com Fataneh Nabilzadeh, a Baha’i resident of the city of Mashhad, has been transferred to the city’s Central Prison in Vakilabad to start serving a one-year sentence. Intelligence Ministry agents arrested Nabilzadeh about five years…
Monthly Archives For July 2018
Zabihollah Raoufi, Elderly Baha’i Citizen, Sentenced to Prison and Exile
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Zabihollah Raoufi, a 69-year-old Baha’i from Sanandaj, has been sentenced by the Fourth Branch of the Kurdistan Appeal Court to one-year in prison in…
Baha’i Delegate to US Religious Freedom Conference: Pressure Iran
Source: www.voanews.com A Baha’i International Community representative who participated in a first-of-its-kind U.S. conference on religious freedom says she urged delegates to press Iran to stop mistreatment of its Baha’i minority. Speaking to VOA Persian…
Discrimination Or A Subtle And Slow But Steady Persecution Of Baha’is In Iran?
Source: www.forbes.com Recently, I was asked to consider the situation of the Baha’i religious minority group in Iran. I was warned that the persecution of the Baha’is differs from the cases that I have covered to…
The Forbidden University
Source: www.zeit.de First published in DIE ZEIT, 5th of July 2018 Mannheim, Germany Translated from German by Kiumars Yazdani Members of the Baha’i religion are banned from higher education in Iran. For thirty years they have been…
Fataneh Nabilzadeh, Baha’i citizen, Begins Prison Sentence
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Fataneh Nabilzadeh, a Baha’i citizen residing in Mashhad, has been transferred to the city’s central prison to begin serving her one-year sentence. According to HRANA…
Baha’i Student Dismissed from Kerman Azad University on Grounds of Religion
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRA News Agency: Hooman Imani, an undergraduate graphic design student, has been expelled from Kerman Azad University for being Baha’i. According to the HRA (Human Rights Activists in Iran)…
Baha’i Student Expelled From University On Grounds Of Religion
Source: www.iran-hrm.com Baha’i woman, Sogol Zabihi, 21 has been banned from continuing her undergraduate degree because of her Baha’i faith. The sophomore undergraduate student of graphics at Rasam University of Karaj, found that she could no longer…
Baha’i-Owned Business Shut down in Abadan
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, in Abadan, a Baha’i-owned business was shut down and sealed by security forces, and the proprietors’ business license revoked. As reported by HRANA,…
Plot to Seize Property of Saman Missaghi and Ongoing Arrest Issues
Source: shahrvandyar Mr. Saman Missaghi is a Baha’i citizen who traveled to Mahabad more than six months ago to sell his father’s apartment. He was confronted by a Revolutionary Guard, who was his tenant, who…
UN Human Rights Council – 38th Session and the Economic Strangulation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: BIC UN Human Rights Council – 38th Session, June 2018 Item 4: Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention GENEVA—27 June 2018 Mr. President, Today, we would like to speak about two countries…
Religious Minority of Baha’is in Yemen Relive Iranian Nightmare
Source: www.theglobepost.com By Daniel Mark Last updated Jul 11, 2018 The Houthi regime in Yemen claims that Baha’is are waging a “Satanic war” against Muslim Yemenis. The escalation of hateful rhetoric conjures up frightening memories of what Baha’is in…
Ten-Year Shutdown of Baha’i-Owned Business; Human Rights Commission Petition Denied by Court of Administrative Justice
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payam Vali, a Baha’i citizen whose optician business has been sealed by security agents for ten years, has had his most recent petition to…
Recently Released Documents Reveal Institutional Restrictions on Bahai Businesses in Sari
Source: Alliance for Rights of All Minorities-ARAM This document which appears on the letterhead of Mazandaran province and government of Sari is signed by Esmail Hosseinzadeh, a county supervisor. It states that all directing offices responsible…