At midnight on Tuesday June 30th 2009, unidentified men broke the glass storefront of the Mr. Peyman Shadman’s automotive supply store in Semnan and set the place on fire by throwing explosives inside. Mr. Shadman…
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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…
Worrisome prison conditions for Yaran
Further to our earlier report, Kavian S. Milani on the Newnegah site offered the following on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, based on reports he has received from Iran and promised to offer further details in…
Update on the Situation of the Yaran
On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, Human Rights Activists in Iran provided an alarming update on the situation of the former Baha’i leaders, known as Yaran, which appears below in translation: After more than a year…
Crimes charges against Iran sought
Payam Akhavan, a former UN war crimes prosecutor at The Hague, co-founder of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, and Baha’i, is working on a petition to send to the UN Security Council and The Hague.…
Allegations of Baha'i involvement in BBC
In an attempt to distract the public from Iran’s real issues, anti-Baha’i propaganda is once again flourishing. Baha’is have previously been scapegoated for political conflicts and are a recurring element in Iranian conspiracy theories about…
Baha'is Speak Out on Iran Elections on NPR
NPR recently interviewed Farhad Sabetan, spokesman of the Baha’i International Community, on the involvement of Iranian Baha’is in their country’s politics, specifically in relation to last week’s election. Members of the Baha’i faith, Iran’s largest…
Chants of "Baha'is, We will Support You" in Tehran's Streets
An election procession in support of several Iranian presidential candidates chanted in support of various religious minorities, including the Baha’is. At this time of intensifying persecution of the Baha’i community throughout Iran, such public expressions…
Roxana Saberi advocates for Iran’s “prisoners of conscience”
Editor’s Note: In an article published in The Washington Post on June 11, 2009, journalist Roxana Saberi describes meeting Baha’is in Tehran’s Evin Prison among many other ‘prisoners of conscience’ “I also got to know…
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…
Baha’is of Semnan Prevented to Bury their Dead
The Persian site of the Baha’i International Community reported on June 4, 2009, the following which appears in translation: Mrs. Maryam Shiraliyan (Subhani), a Baha’i of Semnan, passed away on May 20, 2009. However, governmental…
Semnan: A microcosm of Iran
Without mincing words, the story of Semnan is a chilling tale of organized, religiously motivated action against Baha’is. There is a subset of the population which is different only in belief; well-wishers of the nation,…
Why Focus on Women's Rights?
The issue of women’s rights is a major issue in this election and this marks the first time that reform of women’s rights has been addressed so specifically and in such detail in an election.…
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…
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