Source: www.bbc.com November 16, 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch A UN Committee has urged the Iranian Government to end “arbitrary arrests” and “enforced disappearances”, and has expressed serious concern regarding severe restrictions on freedom of…
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Iranian President Rouhani Calls for End to Religious Sectarianism While His Government Continues to Persecute Baha’is
Source: www.bic.org United Nations—22 September 2016—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s call today for an end to religious sectarianism ignored Iran’s own intense persecution of its largest religious minority, thus undermining the very point he was trying to…
Civil Rights in The Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: www.fidh.org 10 September, 2016 By Abdolkarim Lahiji1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Prologue – Ms. Bani Dugal, Principal Representative of the Baha’i International Community at the United Nations, on 6 September 2016, in a letter…
Parliamentarians From 50 Countries Call for Greater Religious Freedom
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—23 September 2015 Concerned about increasing restrictions on religious freedom worldwide, parliamentarians from more than 50 countries have pledged to pursue efforts to strengthen and promote freedom of religion or belief in their…