Washington, 23 Dec. (Television Washington) – Last week, in continuation of widespread pressure on the Baha’is in Iran and repeated arrests in various locations of the country, four Baha’i women were arrested in the city…
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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.…
Khatami asked about treatment of Iranian Baha'is on Australia visit
Editor’s Note: Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami recently spoke at the Australian National University in Canberra. As he turned to the audience for questions, he was asked about Iran’s treatment of the Baha’is. The Sydney…
Moral Victory of Iranian Women 30 Years After
by Elahe Amane with Lys Anzia for the Women News Network – WNN WNN Iran Report – 30 years ago, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first female judge in Iranian history, was removed from her post…
Violations of the Rights of our Baha’i Countrymen
By Hamid Hamidi Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a talk given by Mr. Hamid Hamidi and Iran Press Watch welcomes comments and reactions to this seminal piece. Mr. Hamidi is a much-respected…
Baha'is, the Sole Targets of Conspiracism?
By Aram Anahid Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share this translation of a brilliant article published at http://www.iranian.com/main/2009/feb-21, under the title, “When Hate Triumphs over Justice, All are Victims”. In early February…
Eight Baha’i Women Arrested in Iran
Washington, 15 January (IranVNC)—Iran’s Law Enforcement Force [LEF] officials announced today that they had arrested eight Baha’i women on the Persian Gulf island of Kish. The women stand accused of proselytizing the Baha’i Faith, including…
Regime Disregards People's Rights
Fall Report by the Center for Defenders of Human Rights – 2009.01.14 Arash Motamed Editor’s Note: The following article appeared at Rooz online and is reposted here due to its importance for our readers’ information.…
Baha'is Call for Reopening of Human Rights Center in Iran
GENEVA, 23 December (BWNS)- The Baha’i International Community today expressed grave concern over the closing by the Iranian government of Shirin Ebadi’s Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran and called for its reopening. “The…
US Department of State on UN General Assembly calls on Iran to meet Human Rights obligations
The following is the text of the Press Statement published by Sean McCormack, Spokesman for the US Department of State in Washington, DC, and dated December 19, 2008: The United States welcomes UN General Assembly…
Activities of the Office of Student Unity
By Shirin Karimi (a reporter for Rooz News Agency) Bahareh Hedayat, a central committee member of the student group Office for Student Unity [i.e. ISU “Daftar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat”] and former head of the organization’s women’s…
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