Editor’s Note: Iran VNC has reported on the release of Ms. Jinous Sobhani, a Baha’i who had worked at the Tehran office of the Center for the Defense of Human Rights, run by Nobel Peace…
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Baha'i Youth Arrested in Semnan
The following report was posted on Iran Press News on Thursday, March 12, 2009: Following recent activities against the Baha’i citizens of Semnan, a Baha’i youth of 24 years age by the name of Pooya…
Persecution of Baha'is in Semnan Intensified
The following report was posted on Thursday, March 12, 2009, on Khabar Navard site: Following the intensification of persecution and harassment of the Baha’is of Semnan in December 2008 which has reached an unprecedented level,…
Letter from Brazilian Congressman on the Yaran
Brazilian Congressman Pompeo de Mattos recently released an open letter to the legal authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The statement signals yet another wave of support from governments from all corners of the…
Concern raised at UN Human Rights Council
The United States told the United Nations on March 12, 2009, that “some Muslim countries were using the concept of religious defamation to justify curbs on freedom of speech and civil dissent.” During Thursday’s debate,…
Iran's persecution of Baha'is is devastating
Iran’s Prosecutor General, Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi, has declared that the very expression of affiliation to the Bahá’í faith is illegal, writes Nazila Ghanea. Nazila Ghanea for the Telegraph (UK) What connects an academic, a blogger,…
Parliament Ready to Approve Budget Item to Combat Baha'is
Ayandeh Rouchan news agency is the mouthpiece of orthodoxy and fanaticism in Qom. On Sunday, March 8, 2009, it reported that Iran’s Parliament had finally passed the administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year…
Letter of Iran's Attorney-General to the Minister of Intelligence
Editor’s Note: The following letter is from Iran’s Attorney General, Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi, to the country’s Minister of Intelligence, Muhseni-Azheh’i. The letter is undated, but since it was published online on 19 February 2009, it…
Statement by more than 60 Prominent Academics
The statement of protest over the persecution of the Baha’is is now available in 10 languages. Arabic | Chinese | English | German | Greek | Persian | Portugese | Romanian | Russian | Spanish |…
Five Baha'is Released from Prison
Yesterday, Iran Press Watch reported that the Iranian authorities had agreed to release of five recently detained Baha’is: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/03/9-news/ Iran Press Watch is happy to share that it has learned through reliable channels that the following…
Baha'i Woman Arrested in Sari
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, Iran Press News reported: In a continuation of hostilities towards the Baha’is of Iran, a Baha’i woman in the town of Sari was arrested by agents of the Ministry of…
Prominent Academics Call for End of Persecutions
A prominent group of more than sixty professors and scholars who specialize in Middle Eastern and Iranian Studies have added their voices in protest over the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran and have asked…
Baha'i Administration in Iran Shuts Down
Editor’s Note: As announced by the Universal House of Justice and the Baha’i International Community, in light of recent objections by Ayatollah Qorban-Ali Dorri Najafabadi, Iran’s Attorney General, the rudimentary Baha’i administration that had been…
S.Res.71 introduced in U.S. Senate
Senate Resolution, S. Res. 71, a concurrent resolution to House Resolution, H. Res. 175, regarding the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, was introduced into the US Senate on March 9, 2009, by Senator Wyden…
News from Iran
Reliable sources have informed Iran Press Watch that yesterday, Monday, March 9, all the Yaran and other Baha’i prisoners were allowed to have their relatives visit them in prison. All Baha’i prisoners appeared in good…
Share Your Memories: 30 Years of Islamic Republic
With the emergence of the Islamic Republic, the situation of the Baha’i community in Iran went from bad to worse. Iran Press Watch is interested in learning how the past 30 years has impacted you…
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