Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch has received a number of expressions of gratitude by members of the Baha’i community to the open letter “We are Ashamed” (see http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/02/we-are-ashamed/). A selection of these expressions will be…
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A Response to “We Are Ashamed” Letter
Editor’s Note: Following is a translation of an open letter from a group of Iranian Baha’is in response to the open letter from a group of Iranian human rights activists and intellectuals, known as “We…
Anti-Baha’i Methodology
Editor’s Note: In our continual effort to acquaint our readers with the calamity that is the mindset of Iran’s ruling clerical establishment, Iran Press Watch wishes to provide a translation of the following report published…
Freedom of Women is the Standard for Societal Liberties
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch was pleased to note this statement published in Iran Press News by the Women’s Coalition Camp in Sanandaj and commissioned a translation of it for our readers. Preamble Below is…
My Expulsion from University
By Sina Dana Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch was saddened to learn of the recent expulsion of three Baha’i university students (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/03/expulsion-3-sahand/), and has hastened to publish below in translation an account shared by one…
Murder with Impunity
The following is a video showing commentaries about the persecution of the Baha’is. We would also like to draw your attention to the creative work of the Mideast Youth network, who are using cartoons to…
Language of Violence and the Violence against Language
Dr. Nader Saiedi Recently Iran’s attorney general, Dorri Najafabadi, has made different statements about the trial of the seven Baha’is. Although these statements all contradict each other, there is a common point running through them…
BWNS on Baha'is letter to Najafabadi
NEW YORK, 6 March (BWNS) – The Baha’i International Community has issued an open letter to Iran’s prosecutor general outlining the tragic history of the persecution of Baha’is in that country, explaining their innocence in…
Baha'is send letter to Iran's chief prosecutor
by Barney Leith The Baha’i International Community has addressed a powerful letter to Iran’s Prosecutor General, Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi. The letter refutes the spurious accusations and allegations that have been made in recent days against…
Expulsion of Three Baha'i Students from Sahand University
On Wednesday, 4 March 2009, Gooya and Iran Press News reported: Three students at the medical school of Sahand University were expelled on the grounds that they were Baha’is. Yesterday, March 3, three students at…
Dear Dad!
Editor’s Note: On January 30, 2009, Iran Press Watch published an account by Abdollah Shahbazi (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/01/condemn-publication/) in which Shahbazi brought to public notice the fact that the names and particulars of many Baha’is of Shiraz…
How Ironic!
On 25 February 2009, Aftab News reported that Ayatollah Makarem-Shirazi, one of the most powerful religious leaders in Iran today, had said: “Why is that when a few Baha’i spies are arrested in Iran, the…
Outcry from India against Injustice
Editor’s Note: This letter is another significant indication of international outcry against injustice perpetrated against the Baha’i community of Iran. This open letter was signed by a number of distinguished individuals, whose name appears at…
An Interactive Timeline
Our friends at the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights have released an interactive timeline of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. It “documents violations that have been perpetrated against Baha’is in the past 30…
The Only Crime of the Leaders of the Baha’i Community in Iran is that “They Are Baha’is!”
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share the following essay (translated from Persian), and welcomes discussions and follow-up analysis by interested readers. Over nine months have passed since the unexplainable, unreasonable and inhumane…
Parliamentary Committee Demands Release of Imprisoned Baha’is
The Canadian Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights has adopted a strongly worded motion demanding the immediate release of the seven Baha’i leaders held now for more than nine months without formal charges and no access…
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