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Iran Press Watch is an independent research entity documenting the struggle of the Iranian Baha'i Community to gain legitimate civil rights.

This site is not affiliated with any Baha'i institutions. This site confines its scope to “generally surveying the role of the Persian-language press as it pertains to the persecution of the Baha’is, including the translations of related articles.”

Iran Press Watch also provides these records in an archive accessible to the public for research and educational purposes.

03/05/2024

In 2023, authorities conducted individual and mass arrests of Baha’is across Iran, taking them to undisclosed locations and imposing excessively long prison sentences.

Iranian security officials beat and brutalized Baha’is during raids and searches of private homes.

In November, Iranian security forces arrested scores of Baha’is in cities including Hamadan, Mehrshahr, Yazd, Karaj, Alborz, and Tehran.

The government has targeted Baha’i women in particular, including 10 arrested in Isfahan in October.

Approximately two-thirds of Iranian Baha’i prisoners are women, including Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, members of Iran’s former Baha’i leadership (Yaran-e-Iran). Both are serving a decade in prison after having previously served an identical sentence in the early 2010s.

Authorities also targeted Baha’i cemeteries in Arak, Alborz, and Golestan. Local municipalities seized and confiscated Baha’i land, restricted Baha’i access to burial grounds, and declared intentions to sell Baha’i-owned property exclusively to Muslims.

Source: www.uscirf.gov In 2023, authorities conducted individual and mass arrests of Baha’is across Iran, taking them to undisclosed locations and imposing excessively long prison sentences. Iranian security officials beat and brutalized Baha’is during raids and…

26/04/2024

In the ruling issued on January 27, 2024, Khanjani was sentenced to ten years for “forming groups to act against national security” and one year for “propaganda against the regime.” She is also prohibited from joining political/civil/cultural groups and parties, with restrictions on social media activities for two years.

According to Article 134 of the Islamic Penal Code, the ten-year term for the first charge is enforceable.

Initially, the Revolutionary Court of Semnan had sentenced Khanjani to 11 years for the mentioned charges, along with five years for “propagating the Baha’i sect.” On appeal, the latter charge was dropped, as it was deemed inseparable from the charge of “forming groups to act against national security.” Additionally, a fine and a 15-year deprivation of social rights were annulled.

On May 29, 2023, security forces apprehended Khanjani at her Semnan residence. Following a search and confiscation of some belongings, she was later released on bond.

At the age of around 47, Khanjani is a Semnan resident and a mother of two.

Baha’is are subjected to violations of their religious rights, comprising 82% of reports on infringements against religious minorities, according to HRA’s 2023 annual report.

The Baha’i faith is not recognized as a legitimate religion by Iranian authorities, leading to systematic and longstanding violations of the rights of Baha’is in the country. This includes the denial of their fundamental right to practice their religion, which constitutes a clear breach of both Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The United Nations covenant holds that every person has the right to freedom of religion, freedom of converting religion, as well as freedom of expression, individually or collectively; openly or secretly.

Source: www.en-hrana.org The Semnan Court of Appeal has affirmed an eleven-year sentence and additional penalties for Baha’i citizen Shahdokht Khanjani. In the ruling issued on January 27, 2024, Khanjani was sentenced to ten years for…

26/04/2024

Norway based Victim’s Families for Transitional Justice has written to Javaid Rehman, Iran’s UN human rights rapporteur, about rights breaches at Khavaran Cemetery, Tehran.

The group has sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, urgently appealing for assistance in addressing the ongoing human rights violations against the families of political prisoners and victims of atrocities.

Recent reports have revealed a disturbing escalation of actions by Iranian authorities, including the destruction of graves belonging to Baha’i citizens and the excavation of a large number of new graves at Khavaran Cemetery.

“These actions constitute blatant violations of fundamental human rights, including the right to freedom of religion, mourning, and peaceful assembly. The families of victims are subjected to intimidation, harassment, and emotional anguish, further exacerbating their trauma and suffering,” the letter stated.

Security forces obstructed the presence of families of political prisoners executed in the 1980s and the 1988 massacre on Friday, March 15, denying them their right to mourn and remember their relatives. Witnesses reported instances of security personnel demanding national identification from individuals attempting to access the cemetery.

The group requested an immediate and thorough investigation into the destruction of graves and the digging of new graves at Khavaran Cemetery and demanded that Iranian authorities cease all forms of harassment, intimidation, and obstruction against families of political prisoners and victims of atrocities.

Furthermore, the letter called for the protection of religious minorities, including the Baha’i community, and urged Rehman to pressure the Iranian government to respect its international obligations under human rights treaties and conventions, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Source: www.iranintl.com Norway based Victim’s Families for Transitional Justice has written to Javaid Rehman, Iran’s UN human rights rapporteur, about rights breaches at Khavaran Cemetery, Tehran. The group has sent a letter to the Special Rapporteur…

26/04/2024

Shabnam Tebyanian, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Semnan to six months imprisonment along with supplementary punishments. However, the prison term has been commuted to a fine.
Tebyanian was found guilty of “engaging in educational activities and propagating against Sharia Islam,” resulting in a two-year prohibition from affiliating with civil or political organizations and groups. Additionally, she has been mandated to attend “Cult Therapy” courses organized by the Islamic Development Organization.

The incident stems from Tebyanian’s arrest by security forces on August 21, 2023, in Semnan. During the arrest, her residence was searched, and some of her possessions were confiscated. She was subsequently released on bail in September 2023 pending further legal proceedings.

Shabnam Tebyanian, a mother of two and a Semnan resident, now faces financial penalties instead of imprisonment following the court’s decision.

Baha’is are subjected to violations of their religious rights, comprising 82% of reports on infringements against religious minorities, according to HRA’s 2023 annual report.

The Baha’i faith is not recognized as a legitimate religion by Iranian authorities, leading to systematic and longstanding violations of the rights of Baha’is in the country. This includes the denial of their fundamental right to practice their religion, which constitutes a clear breach of both Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The United Nations covenant holds that every person has the right to freedom of religion, freedom of converting religion, as well as freedom of expression, individually or collectively; openly or secretly.

Source: www.en-hrana.org Shabnam Tebyanian, a Baha’i citizen, has been sentenced by the Revolutionary Court of Semnan to six months imprisonment along with supplementary punishments. However, the prison term has been commuted to a fine. Tebyanian…

26/04/2024

Radio Farda has learned that the Semnan Revolutionary Court has sentenced Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen, to 16 years in prison.

Informed sources have informed Radio Farda that in the sentence handed down to this Baha’i citizen on Sunday, March 10, she was also deprived of social rights for 15 years, banned from membership in any political and social party and group for two years, and was sentenced to pay a fine and confiscation of property.

The first branch of the Semnan Revolutionary Court, headed by Ali Isari, has charged Anisa Fanaian with “forming a group with the aim of disrupting the country’s security”, “educational and propaganda activity”, and “propaganda against the regime”.

These charges were brought against Ms. Fanaian by security forces, while her relatives say the main reason for the sentence is her activities in support of underprivileged and deprived children.

Ms. Fanaian was arrested by the security forces in Semnan at the end of August this year and released on bail in the middle of September.

This Baha’i citizen and her husband have a history of security encounters and judicial convictions due to their religious beliefs.

The pressure of security and judicial institutions on Baha’i citizens in different cities of Iran continues unabated.

In this context, Shirin Kathiri, Fares Fanaian, and Homan Taef, Baha’i citizens living in Qaimshahr, have been summoned to the second branch of the Sari Revolutionary Court.

The Islamic Republic does not recognize the Baha’i faith, and judicial authorities have repeatedly labeled Baha’is as “spies and enemies,” issuing death sentences, arrests, prisons, and depriving them of education and business opportunities.

Source: www.radiofarda.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Radio Farda has learned that the Semnan Revolutionary Court has sentenced Anisa Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen, to 16 years in prison. Informed sources have informed Radio Farda that…

26/04/2024

Iran deploys a sinister tactic against the Baha’i religious minority—fabricating legal cases and relentless summonses, creating a web of oppression.

Recent revelations expose the extent of government hostility, leaving Baha’is in constant uncertainty.

IranWire’s interviews with members of the community highlight the fear of arrests and hindrance in burying their dead, showcasing an ongoing assault on their rights.

Baha’is interviewed by IranWire express that they cannot plan for their lives and careers due to the uncertainty surrounding who will be summoned or arrested tomorrow, whose homes will be searched, or whose businesses will be shut down.

A significant and increasing number of Baha’is are awaiting the implementation of sentences, even as many have been released on bail and are awaiting trial.

Roha Emani and Firozeh Sultan Mohammadi, two Baha’is women living in Kerman, were recently summoned to the Kerman Prosecutor’s Office and faced charges and interrogation over allegations of “Baha’i propaganda” and “educational activities against Sharia.”

Emani and Mohammadi were previously detained for 17 days in November last year and subsequently released on bail.

Korosh Rezvani, a Baha’is citizen of Bandar Abbas, was summoned to the Intelligence Department of the city and was later released following interrogation.

Rezvani is the son of Ataullah Rezvani, who was kidnapped and fatally shot in Bandar Abbas in August 2013.

Ataullah was a prominent Baha’i figure in Bandar Abbas who had received numerous threats from the intelligence department and the city’s Friday prayer leader office before his assassination.

Ten years have passed since Ataullah’s death, yet the case remains unsolved, with no identified perpetrator.

Furthermore, several Baha’i citizens in Hamadan were summoned and interrogated over the past few weeks.

The Baha’i International Community (BIC) has also reported the summoning and interrogation of 16 Baha’is from Isfahan.

The systematic persecution of the community reveals a chilling reality wherein the fundamental rights and freedoms of Baha’is are undermined.

“Baha’is are not only deprived of citizenship rights in Iran during their lifetime, but they are also deprived of human rights after death, and the deceased Baha’is and their families are harassed,” a Baha’i citizen told IranWire.

The particular incident refers to the misconduct of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery authorities in burying the deceased in the Baha’i cemetery in Tehran.

Over the past year, Behesht-e Zahra has refused to release the bodies of Baha’is and has only allowed Baha’is to bury their dead in their own cemetery of Khavaran for a hefty fee.

As this fee collection lacked legal grounds and was enforced under pressure from the Ministry of Intelligence, many families of the deceased have refused to comply.

The most recent reported incident was the authorities refusing to release the body of Esfandiar Ghazanfari to his family for burial in the Baha’i cemetery in Tehran, with the deceased’s body remaining in the morgue for over 20 days.

Finally, Artin Ghazanfari, the son of the deceased, revealed on his Instagram page that his father’s body was taken and buried in Khavaran cemetery on March 1.

Authorities have allegedly buried the bodies of Baha’is in mass grave sites of political prisoners executed in the 1980s. This was reportedly done without informing families or performing religious ceremonies over the past year.

Source: iranwire.com Kian Sabeti Iran deploys a sinister tactic against the Baha’i religious minority—fabricating legal cases and relentless summonses, creating a web of oppression. Recent revelations expose the extent of government hostility, leaving Baha’is in…

26/04/2024

The United States has denounced the desecration of over 30 graves of the Baha’i religious minority in a Tehran cemetery, condemning the Islamic Republic’s persecution of the community.

“We condemn the destruction of 30 graves by authorities at the Khavaran Cemetery near Tehran this week. Baha’is in Iran continue to face violations of funeral and burial rights,” the State Department Office of International Religious Freedom said on March 7.

“We have also seen the regime dramatically increase Baha’i property seizures and use sham trials to subject Baha’is to extended prison sentences. We will continue to use all available tools to confront the regime’s human rights abuses,” it added.

According to a statement issued by the Baha’i International Community (BIC) on March 5, the Islamic Republic’s authorities removed grave markers and used bulldozers to flatten the resting places, effectively erasing any evidence of the burials.

The government’s action follows a pattern spanning two years of forcibly burying deceased Baha’is at Khavaran Cemetery, denying families the right to conduct funeral rites, and not adhering to Baha’i burial customs.

Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Tehran’s Baha’i community owned an 80,000 square meter cemetery at Khavaran and a 1.5 million square meter cemetery property in the Kabirabad area of the capital.

Both properties were confiscated in the 1980s by the new Islamic Republic, and at least 15,000 graves were demolished at Khavaran.

The government has intensified its crackdown on members of the Baha’i faith, imprisoning dozens of them on spurious charges over the past year, denying them access to higher education and livelihoods, and confiscating or destroying personal properties.

Source: iranwire.com The United States has denounced the desecration of over 30 graves of the Baha’i religious minority in a Tehran cemetery, condemning the Islamic Republic’s persecution of the community. “We condemn the destruction of 30 graves…

26/04/2024

Two Iranian Baha’is, Roha Imani and Firoozeh Sultan Mohammadi, were summoned to face new charges following their release from custody in December 2023.

Reports say the Fifth Investigation Branch of Kerman informed both women on February 20 that they are accused of “promotion of the Baha’i faith” and activities deemed inconsistent with the Islamic Sharia law.

Imani and Mohammadi were initially arrested at their homes in Kerman on December 4, 2023, and held in solitary confinement for 17 days before being released on bail.

In the past year, many Baha’is, predominantly women, have been subjected to arrests and imprisonment.

Source: iranwire.com Two Iranian Baha’is, Roha Imani and Firoozeh Sultan Mohammadi, were summoned to face new charges following their release from custody in December 2023. Reports say the Fifth Investigation Branch of Kerman informed both…

26/04/2024

GENEVA—19 March 2024—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member States, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community at the Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday.

Delivering his final report(link is external) on 18 March, Javaid Rehman told Council members: “I am extremely distressed and shocked at the continuing, persistent persecution, arbitrary arrests, and harassment of members of the Baha’i community,” adding later that “tragically, the Baha’i minority is facing extreme persecution, targeting, and repression. … I’ve warned the authorities to immediately stop these crimes … for which they will be held accountable.”

The Special Rapporteur said in his report that Baha’is “continue to be the targets of discriminatory legislation and persistent persecution” because they are unrecognized by the Islamic Republic constitution.

Dr. Rehman’s written report, which he presented to the Council, documented in detail the widespread persecution against the Baha’is in Iran.

“For over four decades, members of the Baha’i faith, as the largest non-Muslim and constitutionally non-recognized religious minority, have suffered from the most egregious forms of human rights violations, including executions, persecution, deprivation of property rights, desecration and destruction of cemeteries, violence and arbitrary arrests, denial of educational rights, closures of businesses, hate propaganda and social injustices, and inequalities in all fields of public and private life.”

In his oral report to the Council(link is external), Dr. Rehman also referred to the recent bulldozing and desecration of more than 30 new graves of Iranian Baha’is at a mass grave site in Tehran. The Baha’i International Community (BIC) reported the destructions earlier this month, calling them “unprecedented and inhumane,” and denouncing the Iranian government’s attempt to “cleanse” the memory of the deceased Baha’is from Iranian society.

Referring to the same incident Simin Fahandej, BIC Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, said in her statement, delivered at the Human Rights Council(link is external): “These were human beings, each with a lived story of tremendous suffering and persecution for their faith … Among them was an elderly woman whose husband was executed for being a Baha’i, her sons banned from universities, also for their faith, and then both imprisoned for years, resulting in her raising their young children.”

“Today, we ask the Iranian government, what threats do the dead pose to society? How do you justify your acts, in your conscience, knowing that even in death you do not leave Baha’is in peace, imposing brutality on them even in their grief? There is no religious or cultural norm that would ever support this kind of cruelty,” Ms. Fahandej added.

The Special Rapporteur’s report headlined a charged session of the Human Rights Council during which several UN Member States mentioned the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and called on the Iranian government to end discriminatory practices and to collaborate with UN human rights mechanisms.

Belgium(link is external) said it is “appalled by the human rights violations against, and persistent discrimination of, minorities in Iran, including the Baha’i community.”

Canada(link is external) said it is “alarmed by the range and severity of human rights violations carried out by the Iranian authorities,” citing the persecution and discrimination of Baha’is and other minorities.

Luxembourg(link is external) in its statement called on the Iranian authorities to “respect and fully protect the human rights of all,” and to “end the culture of impunity” and to “fully collaborate with the Special Rapporteur, particularly by affording him unhindered access to the country,” and it insisted that the Iranian government should “cease intimidation, aggression and arbitrary arrests suffered by … members of the Baha’i community.”

Moldova(link is external) added that the “minorities continue to be subject to institutionalized discrimination and frequently to systematic persecution, including the situation of the Baha’i community … remains of grave concern.

And the United Kingdom(link is external) said Baha’is “face daily discrimination, whether accessing education, jobs, or places to worship … [and] arbitrarily detained, forced from their lands, and denied burial rights.”

Australia also called on Iran’s government to end its persecution against “Kurds, Baluchis, Arabs, and members of the Baha’i Faith.”

The Special Rapporteur’s written report also cited “at least 70 Baha’is” who are in detention or serving prison sentences—with another 1,200 facing court proceedings or “harsh and lengthy prison sentences.”

The homes of almost 100 Baha’is families have been searched and ransacked since October 2023, Dr. Rehman said in his report, and during property confiscations the authorities have seized cash, bank cards, jewelry, property deeds, identity documents and passports, electronic devices, and sacred books.

Armed agents have also intimidated Baha’is through physical violence, verbal harassments and aggression, and even threats at gunpoint, the report said.

Dr. Rehman’s report was his last after six years as Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “I remain hopeful that the mandate [of the Special Rapporteur] would continue to be the voice of millions of Iranians,” he told the Council, acknowledging the many Iranians “who are targeted, victimized, and abused, and whose fundamental rights are violated persistently and with impunity.”

“As I end my six-years mandate, I would like to sincerely thank the Iranian people for their bravery, courage, resilience, as well as for their support and positive engagement with my mandate,” he added.

And in a separate statement, the BIC’s Ms. Fahandej thanks Dr. Rehman for his dedication to human rights.

“The global Baha’i community extends its deep thanks and appreciation to Dr. Javaid Rehman for his years of service as Special Rapporteur and for his tireless efforts for the Baha’is community and his repeated calls to the Iranian government to end the harassment of Baha’is, and indeed all Iranians who seek equal rights,” Ms. Fahandej said. “We echo his hopes of a future Iran that no longer needs a UN human rights special rapporteur and that its government recognizes and upholds the rights of all.”

Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—19 March 2024—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member States, highlighted the “extreme” persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community at the Human Rights…

26/04/2024

A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood –- evidence, Iran’s Bahais say, that their community is subjected to persecution even in death.

Beneath the ground in the Khavaran cemetery in the southeastern outskirts of Tehran lie the remains of at least 30 and potentially up to 45 recently-deceased Bahais, according to the Bahai International Community (BIC).

But their resting places are no longer marked by headstones, plaques and flowers, as they once were, because, said the BIC, this month Iranian authorities destroyed them and then levelled the site with a bulldozer.

The desecration of the graves represents a new attack against Iran’s biggest non-Muslim religious minority which has, according to its representatives, been subjected to systematic persecution and discrimination since the foundation of the Islamic republic in 1979.

The alleged destruction has been condemned by the United States, which has also criticised the ongoing persecution of the Bahais, as have United Nations officials.

Unlike other minorities, Bahais do not have their faith recognised by Iran’s constitution and have no reserved seats in parliament. They are unable to access the country’s higher education and they suffer harassment ranging from raids against their businesses to confiscation of assets and arrest.

Even death does not bring an end to the persecution, the BIC says.

According to the community, following the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, the authorities confiscated two Bahai-owned burial sites and now forcibly bury their dead in Khavaran.

The cemetery is the site of a mass grave where political prisoners executed in 1988 are buried.

“They want to put pressure on the Bahai community in every way possible,” Simin Fahandej, the BIC representative to the United Nations, told AFP.

“These people have faced persecution all their lives, were deprived of the right to go to university, and now their graves are levelled.”

The US State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom said it condemned the “destruction” of the graves at the cemetery, adding that Bahais “in Iran continue to face violations of funeral and burial rights”.

– ‘Going after the dead’ –

The razing of the graves comes at a time of intensified repression of the Bahai community in Iran, which representatives believe is still hundreds of thousands strong.

Senior community figures Mahvash Sabet, a 71-year-old poet, and Fariba Kamalabadi, 61, were both arrested in July 2022 and are serving 10-year jail sentences.

Both were previously jailed by the authorities in the last two decades.

“We have also seen the regime dramatically increase Bahai property seizures and use sham trials to subject Bahais to extended prison sentences,” said the US State Department.

At least 70 Bahais are currently in detention or are serving prison sentences, while an additional 1,200 are facing court proceedings or have been sentenced to prison sentences, according to the United Nations.

The Bahai faith is a relatively young monotheistic religion with spiritual roots dating back to the early 19th century in Iran.

Members have repeatedly faced charges of being agents of Iran’s arch-foe Israel, which activists say are without any foundation.

The Bahais have a spiritual centre in the Israeli port city of Haifa, but its history dates back to well before the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.

“The fact that they are going after the dead shows that they are motivated by religious persecution and not by a perceived threat to national security or society,” said Fahandej.

Repression of the Bahais, 200 of whom were executed in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution, has varied in strength over the last four-and-a-half decades but has been in one of its most intense phases in recent years, community members and observers say.

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva this week he was “extremely distressed and shocked at the persistent persecution, arbitrary arrests and harassment of members of the Bahai community”.

Fahandej said it was not clear what had prompted the current crackdown but noted it came as the authorities seek to stamp out dissent of all kinds in the wake of the nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022.

“The treatment of the Bahais is very much connected with the overall situation of human rights in the country,” she said.

Stuart Williams Source: www.yahoo.com A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood –- evidence, Iran’s Bahais say, that their community is subjected to persecution even in death. Beneath…

26/04/2024

“The Boot on My Neck” Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran

Source: www.hrw.org Summary Baha’is are the largest unrecognized religious minority in Iran. They have been the target of harsh, state-backed repression since their religion was established in the 19th century. After the 1979 revolution, Iranian…

26/04/2024

GENEVA—1 April 2024—A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, states that the Iranian government’s 45-year systematic repression of the Baha’i religious minority amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution under international criminal law.

The new 49-page report, titled “The Boot on My Neck: Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran,” documents in incredible detail the discriminatory laws, policies and practices used by the Iranian government to violate the fundamental human rights of Baha’is in the country. Human Rights Watch said that Baha’is face abuses in almost every aspect of life, from arbitrary arrests and imprisonment by government agencies, to property confiscations, denial of access to education and employment, and even the blocking of dignified burials in line with Baha’i burial rites.

“Iranian authorities deprive Baha’is of their fundamental rights in every aspect of their lives, not due to their actions, but simply for belonging to a faith group,” said Michael Page, Middle East and North Africa deputy director at Human Rights Watch, at a pre-launch event of the report. “It is critically important to increase international pressure on Iran to end this crime against humanity.”

Human Rights Watch conducted exhaustive research and extensive documentation in preparing its report, using as one of its main sources the Baha’i International Community’s (BIC) Archives of Baha’i Persecution in Iran website, which has published almost 12,000 documents related to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. Government policies and court documents were used as well as interviews with Baha’is, in Persian, both inside and outside Iran, between May 2022 and March 2023.

Human Rights Watch said in its report that the Islamic Republic has codified its repression of Baha’is into law and policy and sustains their enforcement through security and judicial authorities. The report also details discussions between Human Rights Watch researchers and Iranian Baha’is, some named and some whose identities were withheld for security reasons, and all of whom detail lifelong efforts by Iranian authorities to disrupt or destroy every aspect of their lives.

“The Baha’i International Community deeply appreciates the publication of this exceptional report and the powerful evidence it puts forth,” said Simin Fahandej, BIC Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. “The report brings together years of research and documentation regarding the systematic persecution of the Baha’is in Iran and draws clear attention to Iran’s flagrant disregard for its human rights obligations under international law and treaties. Our sincere hope is that the world will hold the Iranian government accountable for the longstanding injustices perpetrated against the Baha’i community, and that Iran takes all necessary legal and policy steps to end this systematic persecution.”

Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—1 April 2024—A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, states that the Iranian government’s 45-year systematic repression of the Baha’i religious minority amounts to the crime…

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