Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share this informed and learned editorial by Dr. Momen and invites other readers to comment or share their own essays. Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the…
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Baha’is Need Justice! (Part 1)
By Majid Naficy Editor’s Note: Naficy is a well-known Iranian poet and writer. Recently he was asked to sign the famous letter “We are Ashamed”, but he refused. However, he has written the following brilliant…
Trial of Iranian Baha’i Leaders: A No Win Situation for the Islamic Republic
By Bijan Masumian The news coming out of Iran indicates that at some time in the future, the Islamic Republic government intends to put the seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community on trial. The…
Looting of Baha'i homes in Egypt
While the Iranian Baha’is continue to endure gross human rights abuses, another crisis is deepening for the Baha’is in the Middle East. After the recent victory for the Egyptian Baha’is in reinstating their civil rights…
Setting out towards eternity by your hand is preferable!
Editor’s Note: While Iran Press Watch has the strict policy of providing links or sources for all the stories it publishes, we are reluctant to divulge the identity of the author of this report as it will place lives…
Baha’u’llah’s Words on Billboards in Isfahan
In Isfahan, a couple of billboards now display the words of Baha’u’llah, Prophet-founder of the Baha’i Faith, from the “Hidden Words”. On one it says, “In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the…
Persecution of Christians in Iran
Editor’s Note: The Baha’i case is an outstanding example of the moral and intellectual corruption of the Iranian Islamic government. Readers should, however, be made aware that other groups such as women, Kurds, and Christians…
Two Mistakes of the Islamic Republic of Iran
By Shahla Firouz For the past thirty years, the Islamic Republic has made innumerable mistakes and glaring errors in dealing with the Baha’i community. Some of these errors include summary executions, harassment and imprisonment, confiscation…
The Right of Baha’is to Education in the Past Year
Editor’s Note: An annual report on violations of the right of Baha’is in Iran to education was posted in Iran Press News (reference at the end) which appears below in translation. Kindly note that this…
The Baha’is of Iran and Contact with Foreign Nations
By Mehdi Khalaji Editor’s Note: Mehdi Khalaji is a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute and focuses on the role of politics in contemporary Shi’ite clericalism in Iran and Iraq. From 1986 to 2000 he…
Canada's House of Commons Passes Resolution on Baha'is
Ottawa, Ontario, 31 March 2009 (CBNS) — After a 90 minute debate, Monday evening 30 March 2009, Canada’s House of Commons adopted a strongly worded motion condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and calling…
Memories: 30 Years of Islamic Republic
We recently invited our readers to share a short note describing a significant aspect of their memories of the years during and after the revolution. We are sharing selected stories here and will continue publishing…
Update on two Baha’i Prisoners in Mashhad
Iran Press News reported the following on Saturday, March 28, 2009: Two Baha’i citizens by names of Jalayer Vahdat and Sima Eshraqi were arrested on January 26, 2009, in Mashhad and as of this writing…
Why the Ideals of the Iranian Revolution were Condemned to Failure
by Dr. Nader Saiedi Recently Gooya News published an article by Naser Mostashar. The article quotes three lines of the letter written by the International Baha’i Community that was addressed to the Iranian attorney general,…
Open Letter on Behalf of Shirin Ebadi, Now in Danger in Tehran
Editor’s Note: Peace activists have called on the Iranian government to ensure the safety of Shirin Ebadi, the epicenter of human rights activism in Iran, and the lawyer for the seven Baha’i leaders soon to…
Baha’is of Tehran to Iran’s Attorney General
Editor’s Note: As various ad hoc Baha’i coordinating bodies in Iran end their activities in conformity with the wishes of the Yaran [“Friends”] as confirmed by the Universal House of Justice, some are writing to…
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