Norway’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Oslo, Mohsen Bavafa, to express its concern for the human rights situation in Iran. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere also called on Iran to release…
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July 11th is Baha'i Rights Day
Baha’i Rights Day is dedicated to raise awareness about human rights abuses perpetrated against the Baha’i community. Decades have passed and the Baha’is in Iran and Egypt have not had a minute of rest from…
The Threat of Genocide to the Baha’is of Iran
The Sentinel Project has released a report highlighting the risk of genocide to Iranian Baha’is. The document, entitled “Preliminary Assessment: The Threat of Genocide to the Baha’is of Iran,” details background information, the preconditions for…
Fox 11 News: "Baha’i Leaders Await Trial in Iran"
Amidst the unrest over Iran’s presidential election, another life and death drama unfolded in Tehran. This involved a pending espionage trial for imprisoned leaders of Iran’s largest religious minority. (myFoxLA.com) Reporter Gigi Graciette interviews Iraj…
Azadi Monument: Architect's daughter shares her story
I am the daughter of Hossein Amanat, the architect of the Freedom Monument [Azadi Tower] in Tehran. I was born in London, England in 1979 right at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution. As such,…
IHRDC Condemns Iran's Abuse of Human Rights
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) condemns the Iranian regime’s abuse of the human rights of its citizens for merely exercising their fundamental rights to free expression and association. The Center has investigated and…
General Debate at UN Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require its attention and its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, under which it heard the President of…
Report on Violations of the Human Rights of Baha’is – March 21 to May 21, 2009
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone…
Amnesty International highlights Bahá’í persecution
The continuing persecution of Bahá’ís and other minorities in Iran has been highlighted in Amnesty International’s State of the World’s Human Rights 2009 report. The report, launched in London by Amnesty International’s Secretary General Irene…
A Baha’i Kidnapped in Tehran
Iran Press Watch has received the following disturbing report from the Baha’is of Tehran: On Sunday, May 17, 2009, a phone call was received at the home of Mr. Shahram Hasim, one of the Baha’is…
In Response to Signatories of "We are Ashamed"
Malieh Ahmadi is the mother of Haleh Rouhi – a Baha’i youth who has been imprisoned in Shiraz for the past 19 months for her humanitarian work. I am grateful and thankful! In the name…
What has befallen me?!
Editor’s Note: Fariba Kamalabadi (Taefi) is one of the seven former Baha’i leaders, previously known as the Yaran [“Friends” in Iran]. She has been imprisoned for over a year at the notorious Evin prison in…
24 Years Ago …
Editor’s Note: This is the story of Roofia Shahidi-Asdaghi. Her father, Mr. Ni’matu’llah Katibpur-Shahidi was arrested in Mashahd and transferred to the prison in Kashmar, where he was put to death with a firing squad…
Imprisoned In Iran For Religious Belief
In a report released this month, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan governmental body, described a deteriorating situation regarding religious freedom in Iran — particularly for Baha’is, Evangelical Christians, and Sufi Muslims.…
On Mofsed fel-Arz – Spreading Corruption on Earth
A year after the seven Baha’i leaders [Yaran, or “Friends”] in Iran were arrested and imprisoned, the government has yet to make any formal charges against them. Their families report being told, however, that they…
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister expresses concern over Yaran Detention
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement marking the anniversary of the arrest and detention last year of six Bahá’í leaders in Iran, who, with another arrested two months…
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