Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran carried out a chilling act of oppression: 10 Bahá’í women were hanged in a single night in…
Monthly Archives For May 2023
BIC: The Archives of Bahá’í Persecution in Iran
Source: news.bahai.org BIC GENEVA — The intensification of attacks against the Bahá’í community of Iran in recent months is a manifestation of the ongoing persecution that has afflicted the Bahá’ís of that country since the…
The Arrest of Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i Citizen of Kerman
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch On the morning of Sunday, April 30, 2023, Milad Mastouri, a Baha’i citizen living in Kerman was taken into custody when answering a summons to appear at the…
The Arrest of Hoshidar Zarei, Well-Known Judo Expert of the City of Shiraz and a Baha’i Citizen
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “Iranwire”, at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday 30 April 2023, Hoshidar Zarei, the former champion and well-known Judo trainer of the Fars Province, was intercepted by 30…
Enayatollah Naeimi Arrested After Court Hearing
Source: www.en-hrana.org HRANA, Human Rights Activists News Agency- On May 6, 2023, Baha’is Citizen Enayatollah Naeimi was arrested and taken to an undisclosed location after a court hearing held by the Isfahan Revolutionary Court. The…
Fariba Kamalabadi; Aspiring to serve Iran, Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Translation by Iran Press Watch “They have always talked about many lost rights of the Baha’i community, such as the right to education and the right to work, but they have…
From Prison to Prison; the Story of Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i Citizen
Source: www.radiozamaneh.com By Zhinoos Forootan Translation by Iran Press Watch From prison to prison is the story of the abuses endured by Ardeshir Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen who was born in prison, is currently in…
Baha’i Burial Rites Denied; Four Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Tehran
Source: iranwire.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to reports, on Tuesday, May 1, 2023, Ministry of Intelligence officials raided the four separate homes of Baha’i citizens residing in Tehran and arrested four individuals. At…
Updated: Fifth Improper Burial of a Baha’i by Iranian Officials
Source: iranwire.com Officials in Iran have buried another deceased Baha’i citizen without notifying the family or allowing for a Baha’i religious ceremony. The body of Maryam Moinipour, a 92-year-old Baha’i citizen who passed away in…
Baha’is Forcibly Buried in Khavaran Cemetery in Tehran and Four Arrested in Connection With the Cemetery
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—4 May 2023—The Baha’i International Community is deeply distressed that, in the midst of widespread suffering of Iranians, an agent of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence, Masoud Momeni, is continuing to forcibly bury more…
The Baha’i Psychologist Who Pioneered Women’s Development in Iran
Source: iranwire.com By Kian Sabeti Iranians of all backgrounds have together built Iran, regardless of their personal opinions, religion, or ethnicity. In a series of reports, IranWire looks at prominent personalities from Iran’s ethnic and…
Iran Arrests Another Baha’i Community Leader
Source: www.iranintl.com Afif Naimi, one of the former leaders of Iran’s persecuted Baha’i community, was arrested by security forces on Saturday. Baha’i activists say Naimi was spending a holiday with his family and relatives in…
Khavaran Cemetery: a Symbol of Repression against Baha’is, Mass Executions
Source: iranwire.com The name of Khavaran, a cemetery southwest of Tehran, has long been associated with the criminal history of the Islamic Republic. Many victims of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners, whose bodies were…