Source: www.amnesty.org Iran’s persecuted Baha’i minority are suffering escalated attacks on their human rights. Since 31 July 2022, the authorities have raided dozens of Baha’i houses, detained at least 30 people, and subjected many more to…
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Amnesty International’s Annual Report on Iran
Source: www.amnesty.org IRAN 2016/2017 The authorities heavily suppressed the rights to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and religious belief, arresting and imprisoning peaceful critics and others after grossly unfair trials before Revolutionary Courts. Torture and…
Amnesty Int'l Calls for Urgent Action in Support of Imprisoned Baha'i Leaders
The seven members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority are scheduled for trial on 11 July. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. The detainees’ families were told in May that they were now facing…
Amnesty International highlights Bahá’í persecution
The continuing persecution of Bahá’ís and other minorities in Iran has been highlighted in Amnesty International’s State of the World’s Human Rights 2009 report. The report, launched in London by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene…
Human Rights Violations during the Emergence of the IRI
Editor’s Note: The Amnesty International report published in February 1980 is an important document covering the situation of human rights during the emergence of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This was the only time since…
Swift International Reaction to Pending Trial
NEW YORK, 15 February (BWNS) – International reaction to news that Iran may soon put on trial seven Baha’i leaders for espionage and other charges came swiftly last week as governments, parliamentary leaders and human…
What is There to Celebrate?
By Shahrzad Arshadi Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to publish the following learned essay by one of its readers, Shahrzad Arshadi. This eloquent and informative essay was first disseminated on 11 February 2009…
Amnesty International Urgent Action
Amnesty International has launched an urgent action update exclusively devoted to the latest news about the Baha’i leaders in Iran. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, Arabic, English…
Amnesty's Current Concerns in Iran
Editor’s Note: The following important statement was published by the prestigious Amnesty International on 5 February 2009. Since it directly bears on the purpose of this site, it is shared for our readers’ information. Iran: Human…
Baha'i International Community deplores destruction of Khavaran cemetery
GENEVA, 30 January (BWNS) – The destruction earlier this month of a cemetery in Iran used for the mass burial of hundreds killed in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution in 1979 is an outrageous…
Latest Status of 3 Imprisoned Youth
On Sunday, 21 September 2008, Human Rights Activists in Iran filed the following report (http://www.hrairan.com/Archive_87/1066.html): Raha Sabet, Heleh Rouhi and Sasan Taqva were accused of forming illegal groups and promoting interests contrary to the Islamic…
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