Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the U.S. has just launched a video contest to raise awareness about the plight of Baha’is in Iran trying to gain access to higher education. The contest is open to everyone and you can learn more about it by visiting http://www.youtube.com/group/bahaistudentsiran

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Human Rights Activists of Iran has published a short report on the recent desecration of the Baha’i cemetery in Darzicola: http://hiranian.org/Archive_87/1140.html. You can access a translation here

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The following piece was published in the opinion section of the Ohlone, CA, community college paper: Education denied to the Baha’i minority in Iran

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The following opinion piece was published in Virginia’s James Madison University’s The Breeze: Religious Persecution Persists in Iran

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An Iranian inspector who examined the 2006 arrests of a group of young Baha’is in Shiraz, Iran, filed a confidential report dated June 2008 confirming what Baha’is have said all along: that their activities were strictly humanitarian in nature and did not involve the “illegal” teaching of the Baha’i Faith. Continue Reading »

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over human rights violations in Iran against Baha’is, other minorities, women and juveniles.  Read more

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Tehran University was the host for a conference held on Tuesday, 14 October 2008, on the subject, “Iran and British Colonialism”. This conference was organized by the Institute for Political Studies and Research, a Tehran-based organization with strong ties to Iran’s theocracy. A number of well-known figures spoke at this gathering. Continue Reading »

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On Monday, 13 October 2008, Human Rights Activists of Iran published the following account by Arash Shahsavandi, a Baha’i student expelled from his university on account of his religion: http://www.hrairan.com/Archive_87/1114.html.  An English translation of the report can be found here

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Hasan Zerehi, the editor-in-chief of Shahrvand, a Persian weekly published in Toronto, Canada, wrote an essay which was posted on October 1: http://fa.sharvand.com/. It was also posted on Asre-Nou: http://asre-nou.net/.  An English translation is available here

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The online service Iran-Emrooz posted the following story on October 3: “Imprisoned for being Baha’i.”  You can access a translation of the story here

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On October 6, Human Rights Activists in Iran published the following letter by a Baha’i student: http://www.hrairan.com/Archive_87/1095.html.  You can access a translation of the letter here

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Voice of America aired the following piece which includes a detailed reference to the persecution experienced by the Baha’is in Iran over the past year: Iran’s Abuse Of Religious Liberty

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NEW YORK, October 3, 2008 (BWNS) — As the new academic year got under way, young Baha’is in Iran again found the door to higher education closed. Continue Reading »

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A number of news agencies are reporting that the two Iranian Christians being held on charges of apostasy have been released.  BosNewsLife has put out the following story: Iran releases Iranian converts

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