Editor’s Note: The following is a translation of an interview conducted by Ardavan Roozbeh, a reporter for Radio Zamaaneh, with Faris Ataian, whose father, Masoud Ataian, is one of the Baha’is illegally abducted and imprisoned…
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Life for Me was Slow Death!
By Kamal Yazdan-Panah Editor’s Note: The following is a translation by Iran Press Watch of a moving autobiography posted on the Baha’i World News Service (BWNS) online site. There are 16 associated documents, which are…
Attacks on Home and Office of Shirin Ebadi
Editor’s Note: Though the wave of attacks on the office and home of Ms. Ebadi is not directly related to the Baha’i community, however as this unfortunate turn of event represents a clear violation of…
A Book-dealer Arrested in Arak Accused of Being Baha'i
The following news report was posted in Persian on Peyke Iran and Pezchvake Iran online sites: According to reports received at our office, a cultural activist in Arak by the name of Kamran Jamshidi, the…
Expelled from School: The Case of Sina Haghighi
Editor’s Note: Sina Haghighi was a third year student in Kashan’s secondary school – the equivalent of the ninth grade in the West. The principle of the school summoned Sina on Tuesday, 2 December 2008,…
The Trial of Suhrab Habibi
Editor’s Note: On 14 June 1981, seven members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hamadan – the body responsible for Baha’i activities in that locality – were executed by firing squad. These…