Source: iranwire.com HANNAH SOMERVILLE The Iranian government’s abuse of millions of its own people on religious grounds has once again been brought to the fore by a new US State Department report. Drawing on multiple sources,…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
U.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Iran
Source: iranprimer.usip.org Original: June 10, 2020 Iran’s government has continued to imprison, harass and intimidate people based on religious beliefs, according to an annual State Department report on religious freedom released on June 10. At least 90…
Escalation in Persecution of Baha’is in Iran: Tried in Court and Imprisoned for Their Beliefs
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — The Iranian authorities have escalated their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 77 individuals across the country in recent weeks despite the present health crisis afflicting the country. Baha’is…
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is ramped up: threats to “uproot”, prison sentences and psychological pressures
Source: www.globenewswire.com Geneva, June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the face of an escalating health pandemic, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country…
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is Ramped Up
Source: BIC UN Office Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is ramped up: threats to “uproot”, prison sentences and psychological pressures.
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is Ramped Up: Threats to “uproot”, Prison Sentences and Psychological Pressures
Source: Baha’i International Community NEW YORK—8 June 2020—In the face of an escalating health pandemic, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their persecution of the Baha’is, targeting at least 71 individuals across the country in…
Yazdi Baha’i Amin Zolfaghari Arrested
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – Amin Zolfaghari, a Baha’i citizen living in Yazd, was arrested by security forces on Thursday, May 21st, and transferred to the city’s prison. Mr. Zolfaghari’s detention is…
Continued Suppression of Religious Freedom in Iran; No Release for Negin Ghedamian, Imprisoned Baha’i
Source: ir.voanews.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Negin Ghedamian, an imprisoned Baha’i citizen in Iran who was arrested in mid-December 2017 and is serving a five-year sentence in Evin Prison, is still jailed despite a recent…
Arrest of Mahboubeh Misaghian, Bahá’í Citizen of Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA News Agency – On Monday, June 1st Mahboubeh Misaghian (Dehghan), a Bahá’í citizen residing in Yazd, was arrested and transferred to an unknown location by security forces. At…
Detention of Iranian Baha’Is Mitra Bandi-Amir Abadi and Hiva Yazdan-Mehdi Abadi in Yazd
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA news agency, the news organ of the Iranian Association of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday, June 1, 2020, Mitra Bandi Amir-Abadi and Hiva Yazdan Mehdi-Abadi,…
Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report, May 2020
Source: iran-hrm.com While the Coronavirus has been ravaging in various provinces across Iran, the regime’s security and judicial apparatus have heightened their persecution of minorities and political and civil rights activists. In May, many prisoners who…