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Indian News Channel Focuses on Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
The Indian news channel NewsX recently aired an extensive report about the Baha’is of Iran. The program discusses the trial of the Baha’i 7 (Yaran), the systematic incitement against Baha’is in...
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Five More Baha’is Arrested in Iran
This week, Iranian authorities rounded up five more Baha’is for alleged connections to the Ashoura protests (December 27, 2009). Some of the arrested are related to other Baha’is currently detained in...
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Human Rights Watch Issues a Statement on the Violation of Baha’i Rights in Iran
Human Rights Watch has issued a statement about the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran, following the arrest of 13 Baha’is in Iran for alleged connection the Ashoura protests (January 27, 2009)....
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Dorsa Sobhani, a Baha’i Activist, Arrested Today in Iran
Dorsa Sobhani, a member of the 1 Million Signature Campaign, was arrested this morning in Sari, northern Iran. The 1 Million Signature Campaign aims to collect a million signatures to a petition to...
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Interview With a Baha’i Education Right Activist in Iran
In an interview with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hessam Mishaghi, spokesperson for the Right to Education Committee, most of whose members are in prison right now, spoke of...
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Baha’i Activist Dorsa Sobhani Barred from Visitations in Evin Prison
Dorsa Sobhani, a Baha’i and women’s rights activist, is banned from receiving visits from her family and lawyer, the Committee for Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) disclosed this week. The visit by...
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New Baha’i Rights Illustration!
We’re proud to present to you a new Baha’i rights illustration that aims to highlight some of the human rights abuses Baha’is are subjected to in the Middle East: arson, unjustified incarceration and...
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The Importance of Raising Awareness about the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Below is a great op-ed that appeared in a Malaysian newspaper about the prolonged persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran. The writer, a Malaysian Baha’i, points out that the persecution of Baha’is...
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Iran: Four Baha’is arrested in November in Nour
Over the past month sources from Iran have reported about the arrest of four Baha’is, residents of the northern city Nour, and raids on three homes in the town. The first raid took place on the evening...
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A Trio of Arrests In Iran
Iranian human rights organization HRANA reports a small wave of arrests in Iran this week. On Monday, Nura Samitra Fallah, a Baha’i from Shiraz, was summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence and...
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