Iran Press Watch: The Baha'i Community

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• Freedom for Omid Ghaderi, Baha’i resident of Tonekabon
• Search of the house and store of Omid Ghanbari
• Arrest of a Baha’i in Semnan
• Expulsion of a Baha’i student from Sari high school.

Freedom for Omid Ghaderi, Baha’i resident of Tonekabon Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PST (RAHANA) Omid Ghaderi, Baha’i resident of Tonekabon, was freed last night, after spending about a month in prison. According to RAHANA reporter, on 22nd of Mehr 1389 [14 Oct 2010] several agents of the Information Office from Sari and Tonkabon invaded Omid Ghaderi’s business and, after a full search of his store, disturbing everything, took him to his house; following a search of the house he was arrested. After a short arrest and following a preliminary interrogation in Tonekabon, he was taken to Sari. Omid Ghaderi was released last night, after spending about a month under arrest. — Translation by Iran Press Watch Source: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/fa/post/1607, http://www.rahana.org/archives/29703

Search of the house and store of Omid Ghanbari Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:11 PM PST (AGAHEE) On Wednesday 28th Mehr [20 Oct 2010], coinciding the birth of Imam Reza, eight officers of the Information Office invaded the mobile phone store of Omid Ghanbari, a Baha’i resident of Sari; showing him a handwritten order with no signature or stamp, they searched his store. They would not allow customers entering the store to leave, and several officers stood guard outside. Subsequently they went to his home, and while spouting insults against his religion, proceeded to confiscate religious books and pictures, a computer case and CDs (over one hundred, only a few actuallyconnected to the Baha’i Faith), a Bible, receipts belonging to the store, and the Will and Testament of an 82 year old Baha’i who had given him the Will because he did not have children. It should be noted that he had been called to the Information Office on three other occasions. — Translation by Iran Press Watch Source: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/fa/post/1605, http://new.agahee.org/node/3054

Arrest of a Baha’i in Semnan Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:05 PM PST (HARANA - Tuesday 18th Aban, 1389 [9 Nov 2010] at 6:05 PM) On Sunday, Rufia Beydaghi, a Baha’i resident of Semnan, was arrested by agents of the Information Office. According to information from HARANA reporters, on Sunday, 16th Aban 1389 [7 Nov 2010], officers from the Information Office of Semnan invaded the workplace (stationary store) of a Baha’i resident called Rufia Beydaghi, arrested her and took her to Semnan prison. It should be mentioned that during the days since her arrest, she has had no contact with her family. Similarly, the family’s attempts to learn the fate of their daughter have not been successful, and they have merely been told that their daughter must remain in prison for a few days, and then a decision will be made about her. It is worth noting that in the sixties [1981-1991] as an infant, Rufia Beydaghi spent some time in prison along with her mother (Farzaneh Malekzadeh), charged with being a Baha’i. — Translation by Iran Press Watch Source: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/fa/post/1603, http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-24-07/5038-1.html

Expulsion of a Baha’i student from Sari high school. Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:59 PM PST (HARANA – Tuesday 18th Aban, 1389 [9 Nov 2010] at 5:43 PM) Sahar Sabetian, a Baha’i student, has been expelled from school because she is a Baha’i. Based on information from HARANA reporters, a Baha’i student named Sahar Sabetian, who was enrolled at Alzahra High School in Sari, has been dismissed from school since the 9th of Aban [31 Oct], and has been deprived of her right to an education. It should be noted that the reason for her dismissal was that she responded to the religious teacher’s calumnies against her religious beliefs. In a letter addressed to the Head of Education for Mazandaran Province, the father of this student has objected to the expulsion, and has called the loss of her right to education contrary to civil rights. In his letter he writes: “On Saturday the 8th of Aban 1389 [30 Oct 2010] during the Religion and Life hour the teacher insulted my daughter’s religious beliefs. My daughter, with the teacher’s permission and very respectfully, responded to the teacher’s questions and did not do anything contrary to school rules. The next day, on Sunday, she was called from statistics class to the school office; we were told in a telephone call: “Come and get your daughter and her file. She has been expelled from school.” Full text of the letter to the Ministry of Education in Mazandaran. — Translation by Iran Press Watch source: http://www.iranpresswatch.org/fa/post/1598, http://www.hra-news.org/1389-01-27-05-24-07/5037-1.html

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