Source: www.internationalaffairs.org.au By Dr Natalie Mobini In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Baha’i Fariba Ashtari Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Fariba Ashtari, a Baha’i citizen residing in Yazd, was sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Revolutionary Court of that city. If this sentence is confirmed at…
Prison Sentence Upheld for Baha’i Shahriar Atrian on Appeal
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA ‒ The Fars Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Shahriar Atrian, a Baha’i citizen living in Shiraz, without holding a court hearing. Mr. Atrian was previously…
Dr Brendan McNamara: No respite for Iran’s largest religious minority in time of coronavirus
Source: www.irishexaminer.com While many religious groups have suffered discrimination during the Islamic Republic’s 41-year rule of Iran, Bahá’ís are widely considered the most persecuted, writes Dr Brendan McNamara ON May 13, Simon Coveney, the Tánaiste and foreign…
Canadian Parliamentarians Address Open Letter Calling for Iran to Halt Persecution of Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.ca 20 Canadian Parliamentarians from all five political parties and both the House of Commons and the Senate, have signed an open letter calling for Iran to halt its persecution of Baha’is. The letter was…
Mehrdad Mousavi Kholanjani, Baha’i Citizen, Prison Sentence Upheld in Appeal Court
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA NEWS AGENCY – The Isfahan Court of Appeals upheld the six month prison sentence Mehrdad Mousavi, a Baha’i citizen living in Shahin-Shahr. Mr. Mousavi, in his initial hearing,…
Appeals Court: Faruq Izadinia, Baha’i Researcher and Translator, Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – Branch 36 of the Tehran Province Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Farug Izadinia, a researcher, translator and Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. Mr.…
Baha’i Researcher and Author, Touraj Amini, Sentenced to Prison and Exile
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the HRANA, the news arm of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, Touraj Amini, a Baha’i researcher and author living in Karaj, was sentenced by the Karaj Revolutionary…
Lengthy Prison Sentences for 30 Iranian Baha’is
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran’s Baha’is have seen an increase in persecution during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in Shiraz, the Baha’i International Community has reported. The group issued a statement about the increased pressures on Iran’s Baha’i community…
Law Change Threatens Further Repression of Iran’s Religious Minorities
Source: articleeighteen.com A human rights lawyer whose clients include jailed Christian convert Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh says a recent change to the law in Iran “will facilitate the repression and punishment of Christian converts and others belonging to unrecognised…
Persecution of Baha’is intensifies in Iran
Source: ARUNACHAL OBSERVER NEW DELHI, Jun 09 : Iranian authorities have intensified persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country in recent weeks in the face of escalating health pandemic. Reports…
Group claims persecution of Baha’i community
Source: Dominion Post, Wellington Iranian authorities have escalated persecution of the Baha’i community, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks, despite a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to a global organisation…
Persecution of Baha’is in Iran increases
Source: www.pressreader.com Iranian authorities have escalated persecution of the Baha’i community, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks, despite a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to a global organisation representing the…
Covid-19 Fears for 4 Baha’i Women in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Four Baha’i citizens serving sentences in Birjand Women’s Prison are at risk of contracting coronavirus. The four prisoners, Saghar Mohammadi, Sheida Abedi, Simin Mohammadi, and Maryam Mokhtari, returned to prison on Tuesday, May…
Rafsanjan: Arrest of 3 Baha’i Citizens, Homes Searched
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights in Iran, three Baha’i citizens living in the city of Rafsanjan were arrested by security forces and taken to an…
Iran Continues Harassing Minorities Says US Religious Freedom Report
Source: en.radiofarda.com In its annual report on religious freedoms, the United States has once again accused Iran of widespread violations of the rights of religious minorities, including Baha’i and Sunni citizens. The report has focused on the…
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