During recent years, there has been a systematic and organized effort in Iran to publish many polemics and attacks against the Baha’i community of that country. Much of this effort is funded lavishly by the…
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Baha’i Sentenced in Semnan
Mr. Ali Ehsani, 29-year old husband and father of two children, had previously been incarcerated incommunicado for 2 months. For past reports on this Baha’i resident of Semnan posted on Iran Press Watch kindly consult IPW1, IPW2, IPW3, and…
Ban Iranian Leaders from Canada
Editor’s Note: The following essay by Prof Payam Akhavan appeared on September 2, 2009, in National Post and is reproduced in part below for the readers for Iran Press Watch. By Payam Akhavan In the…
Lawyer spent 10 weeks in prison ‘for nothing’
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch has previously reported on the detention (IPW1) and release (IPW2) of Abdolfattah Soltani, one of the lead lawyers for the imprisoned former Baha’i leaders in Tehran. Today’s Los Angeles Times article…
They Hanged Her for Teaching Love
Editor’s Note: The following essay is reprinted from American Thinker and is by Amil Imani, a pro-democracy activist in the United States. Mr. Imani is a columist, literary traslator, novelist and essayist, who has been writing…
New Judiciary Chief Should Tackle Rights Abuse
Editor’s Note: The following call for action was posted on the site of Human Rights Watch on August 28, 2009. By Human Rights Watch (New York) -The new head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Ardishir…
Interrogation, Jail and Threatening in the Ministry of Science in response to Seeking the Human Right of Education
Editor’s Note: The following report was posted on the online site of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and appears below in an edited form. By: Committee of Human Rights Reporters Deprivation of education is…
Crops of Baha’i Farmer Set on Fire
Earlier today, the following news was reported by the online site of Human Rights Activists News Agency: Independent and reactionary elements have set on fire the harvest of a Baha’i. On August 20, 2009, the crops of Mirza Aqa…
Baha’i Sentenced in Sanandaj
Iran Press Watch has previously reported on the arrest of Mr. Zabiu’llah Raufi, a Baha’i resident of Sanandaj (IPW). Further details are provided by the online site of Human Rights Activists News Agency on Saturday,…
3 Baha’i Prisoners in Sari
Editor’s Note: The following report was posted on Friday, August 28, 2009, by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and appears below in translation: The trial of three Baha’i citizens by the names of Vesal…
University Matriculation
Editor’s Note: The following report was filed by the Committee of Human Rights Reporters and appears on their English page. It is reproduced below with minor adjustments for grammar, etc. Recent unrest in Iran and…
Interview with an Iranian Baha’i Student
Editor’s Note: Below is a summary of an interview with Mr. Vahed Kholusi, conducted by Talatum Information Dissemination Centre, in a translation by Iran Press Watch. Mr. Vahed Kholousi is an Iranian Baha’i student deprived…
Short Updates
The following news items were reported on the Persian page of Baha’i World News Service on August 26, 2009. Hamadan (BWNS1): Mrs. Mehrangiz Husayni, a resident of Hamadan, who was arrested last year on October…
Stop Persecuting the Baha'is of Iran: A Personal Plea
Editor’s Note: The following is a Letter to the Editor that Iran Press Watch has received from a concerned reader. Many readers may have experienced situations similar to those which are now occurring to the…
Deadly Fatwa: Iran’s 1988 Massacre
Press Release Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Releases Report on Iran’s 1988 Massacre of Thousands of Political Prisoners August 27, 2009 New Haven, Connecticut – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) today released a…
Most Shameful Sham Trial of 30 Years
Editor’s Note: Iran has a long and sad history of creating show-trials for the public consumption, though it appears that even the most gullible Iranians are no longer buying these show-trials and seeing through the…
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