On Saturday, August 22, 2009, Khabar Navard shared the following news, which appears below in translation: In continuation of widespread arrests of Baha’is throughout Iran, Mrs. Mehrangiz Husayni was arrested in Hamadan. According to a…
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3 Videos Nominated
Our good friends at the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights have posted the following announcement: A few months ago at Mideast Youth, we wrote about the Bitfilm Festival, whom we are a partner with, to give…
Narrative of an Arrest
Recently, Iran Press Watch reported the arrest of Mr. Anvar Moslemi ( IPW ). The following report and narrative is provided by Human Rights Activists News Agency, which provides more insight into the ongoing persecutions and harassments perpetrated…
Mother and Son Arrested
According to Television Washington online site, on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in the town of Sari, in northern Iran, arrested Mrs. Vesal Yusufi, a 38-year old resident of the…
Worrisome Situation of an Imprisoned Baha’i
The following is a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency which appears below in translation: Despite being arrested more than a month ago, there is no news about whereabouts of a Baha’i resident of…
A Profound Statement
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is grateful to several readers that pointed out the full text of the November 26, 2003, letter of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha’i community,…
Book Publication
Iran Press Watch is pleased to have learned of the online publication of a new book by Dr. Ali Tavangar entitled, Naqd va Pasukh bar Sih Kitab va Haqa’iqi az A’in Baha’i [critique and response…
A Statement with Far-reaching Implications
In the course of assembling records of persecutions perpetrated against the Baha’i community of Iran and their long and important history of resisting forces arrayed against them, Iran Press Watch has come across a statement…
Baha’i Woman Arrested in Sari
The following report was posted on the online site of Human Rights Activists News Agency, and appears below in translation: Security forces have raided and searched the home of a Baha’i resident of Sari, and subsequently arrested…
Tarikh Zuhuru’l-Haqq Published Electronically
Iran Press Watch is pleased to learn that the first two volumes of Mirza Asadu’llah Fadil Mazandarani’s magisterial history, titled Tarikh Zuhuru’l-Haqq, have been typed, edited and annotated by Adel Shafipour and published online. Mr.…
Baha'i Rights Website Redesigned!
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch was pleased to receive the following notice from the Mideast Youth organization, which we share below for the benefit of our readers. Heartfelt congratulations to the Mideast Youth group for another important…
Baha’i Children Prevented from Attending Schools
For the past 30 years, it has been the policy of the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran to strangle the Baha’i community of that country through various means, culturally, economically, and legally, including…
An Arrest in Semnan
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch regrets that due to the pressure of work it failed to report on an important development in Semnan, as reported through Mihan site on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. For the…
First National ID Issued for Baha’is in Egypt
Editor’s Note: The following report by Safaa Abdoun was published on Daily News Egypt and because of its implications for the entire area, including Iran, it is reposted here. Following years of legal battles and…
A Baha’i Home Searched
According to Baha’i World News Service, on July 29, 2009, the home of Mr. Nader Munzavi in Delijan, in the province of Makazi, was searched and his computer and Baha’i books were confiscated. Mr. Munzavi…
Baha’is on Temporary Leave from Prison
On separate reports, the Persian page of Baha’i World News Service has advised that Baha’i prisoners in Shiraz and Yazd have been given temporary leave from prison: Three Baha’i youth prisoners have been given a…
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