Religions & Faiths
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Lawyer of Lisa Tabianian, Imprisoned Bahai Citizen: Supreme Court’s Reversal of Acquittal Was ‘Illegal and Unjust’
The defense lawyer of Lisa Tabianian, a Bahai citizen imprisoned in Iran, says that the authorities of the Islamic Republic…
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U.S. Government Agency: Iran Remains of ‘Special Concern’ Due to Gross and Systematic Religious Freedom Violations
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Wednesday, August 22, listing the names of several…
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Murder of Arash Kasravi, Zoroastrian Mobad in Kerman; Kerman Prosecutor Claims Financial Disputes
The website “Amordad,” which publishes news related to the Zoroastrian community, reported that the lifeless body of Zoroastrian Mobad Arash…
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Eight-Year Prison Sentence for Four Baha’i Citizens in Shiraz Upheld
The appeals court of Fars Province has sentenced four Baha’i citizens to a total of eight years in prison. Previously,…
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Keyvan Samimi Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Tehran’s Revolutionary Court sentenced Keyvan Samimi, editor-in-chief of the Iran Farda publication and a national-religious activist, to three years in…
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Continued Suppression of Religious Freedoms in Iran; Prevention of Release of Negin Ghadamian, Imprisoned Bahai Citizen
Negin Ghadamian, a Bahai citizen imprisoned in Iran who was arrested in late December 2017 and is serving a five-year…
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Continued Religious Freedom Repression in Iran; Exile of Gonabadi Dervishes Does Not Satisfy Authorities
Reza Yavari, one of the Gonabadi dervishes recently released from prison, has called the exile of Gonabadi dervishes illegal. Reza…
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Home of Bahai Family Searched in Isfahan
After raiding the residence of a Bahai family and searching their belongings, IRGC intelligence agents have sealed the carpentry workshop…
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