Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Bahainews website, after 4 years the shops of Baha’is in Hamadan remain closed by Iranian officials. According to a Bahainews report, on November 4, 2012,…

Source: Bahainews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to the Bahainews website, after 4 years the shops of Baha’is in Hamadan remain closed by Iranian officials. According to a Bahainews report, on November 4, 2012,…
Source: iranwire.com/features/6478/ Translation by Iran Press Watch Aida Ghajar Monday, September 1, 2014 Following the 1978 revolution and the rule of the clerics, opposition to Baha’is began in Iran. Arrests of members of local and National…
Source: iranwire.com By Aida Ghajar Translation by Iran Press Watch Persecution of Baha’is in Hamadan, : A letter to Mohamad Javad Larijani Mr. Sohrab Habibi, a member of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hamadan,…
According to the website Human Rights Activists in Iran, two Baha’i citizens of Hamedan, Sahba Khademi and Sorour Sorouryan, who had been charged with spreading the Baha’i Faith and propaganda against the regime, were sentenced…
Iran Press Watch has learned that a young Baha’i has been seized, possibly either arrested or kidnapped, in Hamadan. The source of this troubling news is Khabar Navard on Friday, April 10, 2009. Following is…
By Hamid Hamidi Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a talk given by Mr. Hamid Hamidi and Iran Press Watch welcomes comments and reactions to this seminal piece. Mr. Hamidi is a much-respected…
Editor’s Note: On 14 June 1981, seven members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hamadan – the body responsible for Baha’i activities in that locality – were executed by firing squad. These…
Baha’i World News Service issue of 14 Nov reported the following, under the heading, “Top judicial official orders review of verdict favoring Baha’is”: The head of the Judiciary in Iran, Ayatollah Shahroudi, intervened in an…