Source: www.jpost.com By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL The Islamic Republic of Iran’s antisemitic targeting its tiny Jewish population, Israel, Christians and Jews in the Diaspora, was cited in the report. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Monthly Archives For April 2020
US Urged To Sanction Those Who Violate Religious Freedom In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com The bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has singled out Iran and several other countries for criticism in its annual report released on Tuesday, April 28. Referring to the continuing violations of religious…
UN Urges for Immediate Release of Baha’i Prisoners in Yemen
Source: www.nytimes.com By The Associated Press CAIRO — A group of U.N. human rights experts urged Yemen’s Shiite rebels on Thursday to free all prisoners from the Baha’i religious minority, following an earlier decision by the rebels…
BIHE Instructor Payman Koushk Baghi Released From Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Payman Koushk Baghi, a Baha’i citizen who had been sent on leave from Evin Prison on 18 March, 2020 was informed of an order issued…
Remembering Two Baha’i Nurses Who Were Murdered Because of Their Faith
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education has repeatedly pointed to a serious shortage of physicians and nurses in Iran over the last several years. The shortage became even more glaring…
US Gov’t Agency Calls for Release of Baha’i Falsely Accused as Israeli Spy
Source: www.jpost.com BERLIN — The Washington-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged on Thursday that the Iranian regime allied Houthi authorities in Yemen comply with their March 25 public commitment to release Baha’i…
Expulsions and Forced Migration Deprive Iran of Baha’i Physicians
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Officials at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education have repeatedly pointed out the serious shortage of doctors and nurses in Iran over the past few years.…
Deprivation of Primary Care Services from Baha’i Health Care Professionals
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch Officials at the Ministry of Health have repeatedly expressed concern about Iran’s serious shortage of doctors and nurses over the past few years. This shortage has become…
Keeping Baha’i Prisoners, Iran Threatens the Entire Country’s Health
Source: religionnews.com Winston Nagan (RNS) — The ingenuity and adaptability of faith communities often go unreported. It’s been gratifying over the last many weeks to read story after story about the way people of faith have…
Baha’i Leader: Iran Keeping Up to 100 Baha’is in Prisons Under Virus Threat
Source: www.voanews.com By Michael Lipin WASHINGTON – An international organization representing Baha’is says it is extremely concerned about Iran’s ongoing detention of up to 100 Baha’is at risk of contracting the coronavirus in Iranian prisons. In…
Amidst Health Crisis, Iran Must Release Baha’is in Prison
Source: Baha’i International Community NEW YORK—11 April 2020—The Baha’i International Community is deeply concerned for the well-being of Baha’is that remain in prison in Iran. In recent weeks, the Iranian government has released a number…
Baha’i Prisoners in Yemen Must Be Released as Promised
Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—8 April 2020—Two weeks after the televised announcement made by Mahdi Al-Mashat, the Baha’i International Community is gravely concerned that the decision of the Supreme Political Council to unconditionally pardon Hamed…
41 Years of Arrest, Torture and Execution of Baha’i Doctors in Iran
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education has repeatedly pointed to a serious shortage of physicians and nurses in Iran over the past several years. The shortage became even more glaring…