Source: Centre for Supporters of Human Rights Translation by Iran Press Watch In a letter addressed to the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, attorney and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shirin Ebadi,…
Monthly Archives For April 2019
Houthi Detention of Baha’i Leader Hamed bin Haydara
Source: U.S. Department of State Press Statement Morgan Ortagus Department Spokesperson Washington, DC April 22, 2019 We are deeply concerned about credible reports that the Houthis continue to severely mistreat, arbitrarily detain, and torture Baha’is…
Exile of Zabihollah Raoufi, an Elderly Baha’i
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Sunday April 14, 2019, Zabihollah Raoufi, an elderly Baha’i citizen from Sanandaj, went to Hormozgan Province to begin his time in exile. This Baha’i…
Their Problem Can Only Be Resolved by an Ad in the Newspaper
Source: Persian Media Production A note on the Mohammad Rasoulof film, “A Man of Integrity” By Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch In May 2017, news spread on websites and in film media: “A…
175 Years of Persecution, a History of the Babis & Baha’is of Iran
Source: oneworld-publications.com By Payam Akhavan McGill University History tells us as much about the past as it does about the present. An account of bygone ages is not merely a retrieval of objective facts, but also their…
Being a Baha’i Is Not a Crime
Source: www.peace-mark.org By Muhammad Moghimi Peace Mark Monthly – Our Baha’i compatriots avoid any political activity, and basically, the Baha’i community in Iran has had no administration since 1983. Therefore it is impossible for them to…
Isfahan City Council Member Barred From Meetings For Six Months
Source: en.radiofarda.com A member of Isfahan’s city council in Iran has been barred from attending council meetings for six months, for a social media comment he posted in support of a defender of the embattled Baha’i…
Court of Appeals: Three Baha’is Sentenced to Prison in Shiraz
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Three Baha’is living in Shiraz – Mahboub Habibi, Pejman Shahriari and Kourosh Rouhani – have been sentenced to 6 months, 6 months, and 3 months…
Baha’i Moin Mohammadi Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Moin Mohammadi, a Baha’i citizen living in Yazd, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. He was arrested on his way to work…
Jinous Sobhani, a Baha’i Living in Tehran, and Former Secretary for the Center for Human Rights Activists Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Jinous Sobhani, a Baha’i resident of Tehran, was arrested at her home some hours ago, and detained in an unknown location by security forces. It…