Rouhani & IRGC Differ on Negotiations
In this week’s Iran Unfiltered, Sina Toossi covers the latest developments with Rouhani stressing support for negotiations, the IRGC Chief describing negotiations as “Destroyed Logic,” Iran shuttering “Nature Schools,” the arrest of a dual British-Iranian academic, the arrest of members of the Baha’i Faith, and Khamenei meeting Houthi Representatives.
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Iran Rejects UN Accountability for Baha’i Treatment
The Baha’i International Community expressed its deep disappointment with Iran’s refusal to adopt recommendations made by the UN during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Iran’s Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani, brazenly rejected a number of the council’s key human rights concerns and accused the Baha’i International Community of […]
Oh, the Irony
When I first heard about France and Belgium’s proposed laws for banning the burqa, I was outraged. As an American, I thought it ridiculous, violating the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and free exercise of religion. I could not believe that two modern, democratic nations would not allow someone to practice their religion […]
House Denounces Treatment of Baha’is in Iran
The House of Representatives passed a resolution yesterday condemning the persecution of Baha’is by the government of Iran. House Resolution 175 was sponsored by Rep. Mark S. Kirk (R-IL), and passed with a vote of 407-2. The resolution condemns the Iranian government for violating the rights of members of the Baha’i minority, and also calls […]
7 Bahai leaders being tried for espionage
The Iranian government will try seven members of the Bahai religion Tuesday on charges of spying for Israel and “insulting sanctities.” The faith is considered heretical by the leaders of Iran. Here’s more from the BBC: “The trial of the seven Bahais accused of spying for the Zionist regime of Israel and insulting sanctities will […]