These parents are deeply concerned for their daughter’s care should they be sent to prison. Instead, he joined a new religious movement, started by a young Iranian, known as the Bab.
All are from Tehran. Irish politicians, doctors and experts call on Iranian authorities to cease arrest and imprisonment of their Bahá'í citizens.Irish politicians, doctors and experts call on Iranian authorities to cease arrest and imprisonment of Bahá'í citizens.Irish politicians, doctors and experts call on Iranian authorities to cease arrest and imprisonment of Bahá'í citizens.Irish politicians, doctors and experts call on Iranian authorities to cease arrest and imprisonment of Bahá'í citizens.Irish politicians, doctors and experts call on Iranian authorities to cease arrest and imprisonment of Bahá'í citizens.As we in Ireland begin to be released from lockdown, the Iranian authorities are locking up dozens of Bahá’ís. This video details some of the systematic persecution that the Baha'is in Iran are facing and potential solutions.
Not only is the risk of infections from the coronavirus epidemic gripping their nation, a tide of religious persecution is also rising.
We want to sincerely thank all the people who are helping us to shine a light on these arbitrary arrests and imprisonments protect innocent Bahá’ís in Iran. The authorities have also arrested and charged a couple who have been caring for their daughter who has cancer. Heiner Bielefeldt, former UN Rapporteur, described the persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran as, “…one of the most obvious cases of state persecution.” Now, in the face of an escalating health pandemic, the Iranian authorities have ramped up their persecution of Bahá’ís, targeting at least 77 people across the country.Among the Bahá’ís recently sentenced to prison is an elderly man who will clearly be at great risk if he contracts COVID-19 while in prison. Bahai persecution in Iran. In recent months, members of Iran’s Bahá’í community have been facing a double threat. "Now they’re resummoning a number of people to return to prison despite the situation not improving in terms of the virus. The Babi movement called for revolutionary social changes and champione… According to Ms Dugal, some of those who have been sentenced are elderly and at great risk if imprisoned.Iran has also recently ramped up a public defamation campaign, according to the group, with an “increasingly coordinated spread of disinformation about their beliefs” across state media.We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. As a member of Iran’s nobility, Baha'u'llah was offered a government position. In recent days, six Baha’is in South Khorasan Province were summoned and have had to present themselves for imprisonment; four more were arrested in Kerman and Yazd provinces; another Baha’i in Alborz Province was sentenced to one year of imprisonment and two years of internal exile; and yet another Baha’i in Isfahan province was summoned to serve a prison sentence.After being arrested and released on large bails, these individuals have faced months, and sometimes years, of waiting between their arrest, trial, appeal court, and the beginning of a jail term, adding an enormous additional burden psychologically. In 1991, a UN official discovered a secret memorandum signed by Iran’s Supreme Leader, calling for the “progress and development” of the Bahá’í community to be blocked. The family had received threatening phone calls, and someone also tried to burn their carA Bahá’í father and son (at left) in chains after being arrested with fellow Bahá’ís, in a photograph taken around 1896. Prof. Iarfhlaith Watson, MSocSc, PhD, UCD School of SociologyGrainne McMurrow (SC, Rep. Council of Europe Venice Commission)The Iranian government has been trying to destroy the Bahá’í community for more than 40 years. And to do all this during a health crisis, at an alarmingly escalated rate without any justification whatsoever, is extremely cruel and outrageous.”For more information on the situation of Baha’is in Iran, visit The official website of the worldwide Bahá’í communityThe official news website of the worldwide Bahá’í communityInformation about the Universal House of Justice and selected statements and lettersThe official international website for the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá’u’lláhA photographic narrative of the life of Bahá’u’lláhA documentary film about the community-building efforts of the Baha’i worldA feature film about the life and teachings of Bahá’u’lláhThis film captures the insights and experiences of people from four communities across the world whose efforts to build vibrant communities are at the frontiers of learningA film recounting highlights of the 41 regional Bahá’í conferences called by the Universal House of Justice in 2008A page containing links to the websites of many national Bahá’í communities from around the worldThe official website of the Bahá’í International Community’s Representative Offices.
Dozens of Baha'is were killed or jailed in the years immediately following the Islamic revolution in 1979 Slanders and falsehoods about Bahá’ís are being disseminated in state-controlled and state-sanctioned media. In addition to the arrests and imprisonments, the government has also ramped up its practice of vilifying and dehumanising Bahá’ís in the media. “Subjecting them to the constant threat of imprisonment under these circumstances and emotional anguish associated with it is yet another attempt to place greater strain on the community. Bahais in Iran face accelerated persecution despite public health crisis.