The following updates were made available to Iran Press Watch on Sunday, May 3, 2009. As reported by Iran Press Watch (here), Mr. Ali Ehsani was arrested in Semnan on April 6. It is now…
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Report on Iran's Suppression and Persecution of Cyber-Journalists and Bloggers
Editor’s Note: On April 30, 2009, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center has published the following Press Release. NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) today released a report documenting and analyzing…
Religious Freedom in Iran Worsened
Editor’s Note: The following report was posted on WashingtonTV on May 1, 2009, at http://televisionwashington.com/floater_article1.aspx?lang=en&t=floater_censoredculture&id=10138: Religious freedom conditions in Iran have “worsened” during the past year, Dr. Richard Land, a commissioner with the United States…
It is the responsibility of all of us to defend the Baha’is with all our strength
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is deeply pleased to share a translation of this important essay by one of the best informed voices from Iran during the past half century. Mr. Farahi is one of…
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has just released its 2009 annual report. The report, which is the most comprehensive in the Commission’s decade-long life, recommends that President Obama designate Burma, Democratic People’s Republic…
Harassment of Baha’is in Semnan
Khabar Navard site reports the following: In a continuation of the harassment, aggravation and threats against the Baha’is of Semnan, as well as their friends in some cases, Mrs. Khadijeh Nabavi has been summoned to…
Remembering Iran’s 1980 National Spiritual Assembly
Following the Islamic revolution in 1979, the Baha’is of Iran, who had long been the victims of periodic outbreaks of violence, the later rounds of which had been instigated by the notorious SAVAK, were subjected…
Two New Disturbing Reports from Egypt
Editor’s Note: Even though Egypt is not within the scope of reporting of this site, Iran Press Watch decided to publish the following updates due to their significance. 1. April 29, 2009: “The Egyptian Parliament…
Update on the Baha’i Prisoners in Semnan
On Monday, April 27, 2009, Iran Press Watch reported that earlier in the day, Mr. Siyamak Iqani and Mrs. Susan Tebyanian-Jabbari were arrested in Semnan, a hotbed of anti-Baha’i activities. Further details have been reported…
Call for Prayers for Vahdat Dana
As reported previously on this site (http://www.iranpresswatch.org/2009/04/arrested-kss/), on Saturday, April 25, 2009, Mr. Vahdat Dana has been arrested. Iran Press Watch has learned through sources close to the situation that Mr. Dana is suffering from…
A Letter from Haleh Houshmandi
Editor’s Note: During the last two months, Iran Press Watch has reported extensively on the ordeals faced by Mrs. Haleh Houshmandi, but was very happy to celebrate her release two days ago. Iran Press Watch…
Iranian Identity and the Future of Iran
ACI stands for Association des Chercheurs Iraniens, or in Persian, Anjuman-i Pazhuhishgaran-I Iran [Association of Iranian Researchers]. This organization has recently conducted an interesting poll on the Internet. ACI invited Iranians to fill in a…
Baha'is Arrested in Karaj, Semnan and Shiraz
Iran Press Watch has learned of several disturbing developments throughout Iran in the past two days: Karaj At dawn on Sunday, April 26, 2009, several agents of Tehran’s branch of the Ministry of Intelligence along…
Letter from Tehran's Khademin to Iran’s Attorney General
Editor’s Note: In March 2009, the Baha’i administration in Iran obeyed the wishes of their imprisoned leaders (formerly known as the Yaran) and terminated all their activities and seized functioning. Several of these local groups…
Fourth Charge added against Imprisoned Baha'i Leaders
Iran Press Watch has learned through reliable sources close to the seven (7) imprisoned Baha’i leaders (formerly known as Yaran) that the families of the incarcerated Baha’is were allowed to meet with them today, Monday,…
Iran: A Faith on Trial
By Bernd Kaussler The Baha’is in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority, have faced intense persecution and discrimination ever since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The arrest of seven Baha’i leaders in 2008 and their…
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