Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch According to HRANA (Human Rights Activist News Agency in Iran), more than 96 Baha’i-owned shops in Mazandaran Province remain sealed, since a series of forced closures by police and…
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US Leaders Tell Persecuted Believers: ‘You Are Not Alone’
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2017 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious freedom advocates at the United States capitol on Thursday sent a message of solidarity to all those imprisoned or tortured…
Authorities Silent About Closing 102 Baha’i Shops in Mazandaran
Source: www.hra-news.org Translation by Iran Press Watch HRANA – After more than three weeks since the closure of 93 Baha’i-owned shops in Mazandaran province, in addition to the closure of 9 Baha’i-owned in Tonekabon over several…
Excerpts from Speech by Attorney for Yaran Recalling Their Arrest and Imprisonment
Source: Ain-i Baha’i TV Translation by Iran Press Watch Portions of the speech by the attorney for the seven former leaders of the Baha’i community ‒ the “Yaran [Friends] of Iran” ‒ Ms. Mahnaz Parakand, recalling…
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Video Message in Support of the Seven Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.youtube.com Translation by Iran Press Watch By Nasrin Sotoudeh ‒ attorney and human rights activist Anniversary of the seventh year of the imprisonment of the leaders of the Baha’i Community ‒ the Yaran (“Friends”…
My Innocent Mother Is in Jail
Source: www.bahai.org.au By Vargha Taefi (1) MELBOURNE, 15 MAY 2015 My mother, Fariba Kamalabadi, is an educational psychologist and is a warm, compassionate, spiritual and intelligent person. She is now serving a jail sentence of 20 years…
Next court date for Iranian Yaran: 22 Khordad [12 June 2010]
Next court date for Iranian Yaran: 22 Khordad [12 June 2010] (KabarNavard) Some dates always stick to one’s mind, even if you try to forget them. One of these dates, which has been marked lately…
Timeline of the Imprisonment of the Yaran
The following provides an overview of the months since the initial imprisonment in March and May 2008 of the seven Iranian Baha’is, known as the Yaran (‘Friends’), who had previously functioned as an adhoc coordinating…
Current Condition of the Seven Detained Baha’i Leaders
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch is pleased to share the following background information on the situation of the incarcerated Baha’is in Iran, and provide an update on the condition of the seven leading Baha’is who…