by admin_HRWF | Dec 4, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief, Baha'is, Christians
Monthly news Digest about Baha’is and Christians in Iran in November Christians Converts cleared of wrongdoing in second trial on identical charges Article 18 (29.11.2022) – Three “Church of Iran” members serving five-year prison sentences for “spreading...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 21, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Iranians asking whether to abolish or continue headscarf requirement Middle East Monitor (18.11.2022) – https://bit.ly/3GuI5NU – Iran – Following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini this September, the controversy over Iran’s headscarf...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 19, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: The fight against the veil, a symbol of patriarchal norms The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power By Amy Motlagh The Conversation (14.11.2022) –...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 1, 2022 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Film in Brussels about the institutionalized persecution of the Baha’is HRWF (01.11.2022) – On 26 October, Brussels Office of the Baha’i International Community (BIC) held the screening of a documentary by Farid Haerinejad, “Others in their own land”, with the...
by admin_HRWF | Oct 29, 2022 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Police fire on Mahsa Amini mourners Iranian police are reported to have fired on protesters in Saqqez, home city of Mahsa Amini who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab “improperly” By David Gritten BBC (27.10.2022)...
