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Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

Individual Baha'is
Murders and execution
Seizure of personal property and documents
Filing complaints and petitions
Tehran
Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh
Hosein Vahdat-Hagh
29 December 1991
English
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16 January 2017

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02 November 2016

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26 October 2016

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26 September 2016

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06 September 2016

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31 August 2016

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Letter from Saeid Sobhi to Khuzestan’s governor to acquire a plot of land for cemetery

29 October 2014

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21 October 2014

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21 October 2014

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20 October 2014

Letter from Mahta Mokari to the Commission for implementation of Article 90 of the Constitution

29 September 2014

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19 September 2014

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17 September 2014

Letter from Dorsa Dehghani to Mohammad Javad Larijani about violation of her right to higher education

15 September 2014

Letter from Vargha Derakhshan to the advisor of Ahvaz mayor to acquire a plot of land for cemetery

13 September 2014

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10 September 2014

Radio Zamaneh: Letter to Hasan Rouhani from 360 Baha’i students deprived from education

05 September 2014

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04 September 2014

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04 September 2014

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04 September 2014

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Zamaneh website: Rozita Eshraghi’s article on the plight of her family

01 September 2014

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01 September 2014

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10 June 2014

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05 June 2014

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29 May 2014

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20 May 2014

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10 May 2014

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08 May 2014

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26 March 2014

HRANA: Letter by 46 Baha’is of Ivel to judiciary authorities

12 March 2014

Asre Nou: Letter from 500 Baha’is to Iranian clerics

11 March 2014

BBC Persian: 500 Baha’is write to Iran’s clerics, defending rights of Baha’is

20 February 2014

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11 January 2014

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23 December 2013

Letter from Baha’i prisoners in Rajai Shahr to Elham Aminzadeh, Vice-President responsible for citizens rights

14 December 2013

Letter from seven Baha’i leaders of Iran to President Rouhani

03 December 2013

T-news: Letter of Baha’i prisoners to President Rouhani

25 November 2013

Gooya News: Mass killings of the 80s and the Baha’is of Iran

24 November 2013

Melliun Iran website: Murder of Ataollah Rezvani

23 November 2013

Khodnevis: A criminal analysis of the murder of Ataollah Rezvani

19 November 2013

Zamaneh Tribune: Letter by Fariba Kamalabadi from Evin prison to her grandchild

31 October 2013

Complaint of Baha’is of Ivel, banned from growing food in their land

15 September 2013

Melli Iranian news agency: Nasrin Sotoudeh’s letter to Hassan Rouhani about the rights of Baha’is

13 September 2013

Gooya News: Political prisoners in Rajaei-Shahr demand the release of ill prisoners

04 September 2013

Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani meets with Baha’is

02 September 2013

BBC Persian: Can Islamic Jurisprudence recognise Baha’is as People of the Book?

31 August 2013

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27 August 2013

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24 August 2013

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24 August 2013

“Democracy and Human Rights for Iran” website: Life and death of Ataollah Rezvani

21 August 2013

BBC Persian: Anti-Baha’ism; before and after the coup

03 April 2013

Letter of protest by three Baha'i citizens to Mazandaran Appeals Court

30 March 2013

Residents of Ivel testify about harassment during cultivation of their crops

28 January 2013

Payam Vali questions officials why they have closed and sealed his optician shop

21 January 2013

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09 January 2013

Letter by Payam Vali to Parliament, detailing atrocities that his family have sufferd and asking for his optician shop to be returned to him

18 November 2012

Investigating Payam Vali's request to reopen his business

20 October 2012

Baha’is of Ivel write to the Court in Kiasar to complain about harassment by two residents of the village, while working on their farms

09 October 2012

Baha’is of Ivel complain about having to obtain a new license for farming in their lands

11 September 2012

Ivel farmers request police protection

09 September 2012

Kayvan Rahimian: I am complaining about history

19 June 2012

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2012

Complaint to the Court of Administrative Justice about expulsion from university

10 October 2011

Youth for Human Rights in Iran: Ninth letter of Torreh Taghizadeh to Minister of Intelligence

10 October 2011

Letter from Baha'i farmers in Ivel to the Head of Kiasar’s judiciary asking for police protection

28 September 2011

RAHANA: Eighth letter from Enayatollah Sanaei to the Head of Judiciary

26 September 2011

Committee of Human Rights Reporters: Letter from Sama Nourani to Mohammad Javad Larijani

06 September 2011

Baha'i farmers in Ivel asking for police protection

28 August 2011

Payam Vali's complaint about his imprisonment and closure of his own and his family's shops

26 August 2011

Letter from the Baha’i International Community to Dr Kamran Daneshjoo, Minister of Science, Research and Technology

20 August 2011

Payam Vali demands permission to reopen his business

31 July 2011

Baha’is of Ivel ask Ayatollah Tabarsi to step up a fair trial process

25 July 2011

Baha'is of Ivel write to Mazandaran’s Governor to follow up their demands one year after demolition of their homes

04 July 2011

Baha'i farmers in Ivel asking for police protection

23 June 2011

Letter from the Directorate of the Execution of Imam's Order on the properties in the Village of Kata

08 May 2011

Letter by Kamalabadi family, addressed to Tehran Prosecutor, protesting against the conviction of Fariba Kamalabadi and other Baha'i community leaders

04 May 2011

HRANA: Letter from Vajihollah Mirzagolpour’s wife, a 71 year-old Baha’i prisoner

17 April 2011

Committee of Human Rights Reporters: Fifth Letter from Enayatollah Sanaie to the Head of Judiciary

22 February 2011

Khabarnavard: Letter from Sahar Todiee, about detention of her husband, Behzad Zabihi

15 February 2011

Khabarnavard: First Letter from Enayatollah Sanaeie to the Head of Judiciary

15 February 2011

Khabarnavard: Second Letter from Enayatollah Sanaie to the Head of Judiciary

30 December 2010

HRANA: Second letter of appeal from the father of Omid Ghanbari, one of the Baha’i detainees in Sari

18 December 2010

HRANA: Letter from Ghanbar-Ali Ghanbari, father of a Baha’i prisoner in Sari

07 December 2010

Letter from the Baha’i International Community to the Head of the Judiciary, Ayatollah Larijani

30 November 2010

Letter from Baha'i farmers of Ivel to President Ahmadinejad

13 November 2010

Letter from Baha'is of Ivel to Kiasar’s court requesting presence of police force to protect their farmlands

08 November 2010

Letter by Baha’is of Ivel who say they are banned from growing food in their lands

08 August 2010

HRANA: Letter from the wife of Ghavamoddin Sabetian, a Baha’i prisoner in Sari

05 August 2010

HRANA: Letter by Houshang Fanaian to Ayatollah Khamenei

August 2010

Peyk-e Iran: Continued pressure on Ivel Baha’is following raid on a Baha’i house

29 July 2010

HRANA: Letter from Baha’i women of Ivel

27 June 2010

Letter from Yousef-Ali Ahmadi to the Head of the Islamic Consultative Assembly about the challenges of living as a Baha’i in Ivel

24 June 2010

Letter from Bahai’s of Ivel to Judiciary of Kiasar about destruction of their houses

09 April 2010

Gooya news: Pressure on Iqan Shahidi and Sama Nourani for false confession on TV

10 February 2010

Business license of Ziaollah Motearefi's farming complex in Semnan cancelled

09 February 2010

Le Monde: Professors of Le Monde university write in support of Baha’is

05 September 2009

A Baha’i citizen’s letter to the Head of Judiciary

September 2009

Letter from Sara Naddafiyan to Ministry of Science

27 July 2009

Open letter by Baha’i students deprived of education to officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran

21 May 2009

Letter of complaint by Anisa Fanaian

21 May 2009

Manijeh Nasrollahi appeals to President Ahmadinejad

21 May 2009

Yahya Hedayati appeals to President Ahmadinejad for help

21 May 2009

Letter of complaint by Anisa Fanaian

21 May 2009

Siamak Ighani appeals to Minister of justice

21 May 2009

Siamak Ighani appeals to Minister of justice

21 May 2009

Letter of complaint by Nezamoddin Fanaiyan about the case of her wife, Sahba Rezvani

10 March 2009

Houses of three Baha’is searched in Tonekabon

04 March 2009

Letter from the Baha’i International Community to the General Prosecutor, Ayatollah Dorri-Najafabadi

March 2009

A Baha’i-owned business in Semnan، sealed by local authorities

27 February 2009

Baha’is accused of murder in Abarghou

14 February 2009

Letter from Farzad Ahmadi to the head of Sahand University

2009

Saied Darab, Zohreh Laghaie, and Hosein Vali-Mohammadi protest court ruling on closure of their business property

31 December 2008

Rasekhoon: Navab Safavi against Baha’is

15 December 2008

Letter of complaint by Sousan Tebyanian

15 December 2008

Letter of complaint by Sousan Tebyanian

12 December 2008

Human Rights in Iran: Free arrested Baha’is in Mazandaran

03 December 2008

Bahman Samandari's death certificate claims he committed suicide

25 November 2008

Complaint about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola, Qaemshahr

25 November 2008

Complaint to Chief of Police in Mazandaran about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola, Qaemshahr

25 November 2008

Complaint about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola, Qaemshahr

23 November 2008

Complaint to Prosecutor of Qaemshahr about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola

08 November 2008

Complaint about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola, Qaemshahr

02 November 2008

Letter from seventy students of Kerman University asking for explanation for expulsion of Mahnoush Dehghan

26 October 2008

Complaint about attack on Baha'i cemetery in Darzikola, Qaemshahr

11 September 2008

Letter from Mehrdad Bandi to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

11 September 2008

Letter from Samim Pezeshki to the member of Parliament about exclusion from higher education

02 August 2008

Letters to Isfahan MP, Mohammad Taghi Rahbar

17 June 2008

Statement by the Socialist Organisation of Iran to honour the Baha'is executed in Shiraz

10 March 2008

Faria Tebyanian’s complaint against Ministry of Science and Technology for depriving her from education

08 March 2008

Hadieh Fallah protests that she is being refused admission to university

17 February 2008

Letter from Ataollah Movaffaghi to the Head of Judiciary of Kiasar

27 January 2008

Destruction of a Bahai' family house in Abadeh

11 September 2007

Letter to Governor of Najafabad about attack on Baha'i cemetery

02 September 2007

Letter from Noushin Bandi to Administrative Tribunal

11 June 2007

Request of the Baha'is of Ivel to ensure their safety during the harvest

11 June 2007

Letter from Baha’is of Ivel to governor of Kiasar

01 June 2007

Brief record of recent attacks on Baha’is

17 April 2007

Letter from Faramarz Naddafian Ghamsari to President Ahmadinejad

27 February 2007

Anis Ighani banned from going to university

06 February 2007

Letter from Faramarz Naddafiyan Ghamsari to advisor to the Minister of Education

03 January 2007

Letter from Parham Aghdasi to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution about the ban on Baha’is from higher education

23 December 2006

Sara Naddafiyan complains to Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution that she is not allowed to go to university

17 December 2006

Letter from Bashir Dana to the Minister of Science, Research and Technology

17 December 2006

Bashir Dana's complaint that he is being refused admission to university

17 December 2006

Bashir Dana's complaint that he is being refused admission to university

18 November 2006

Sara Naddafiyan asks for further review of the results of the National University Entrance Examination

21 October 2006

Letter from Azin Abyar to the National Organization for Education Evaluation about authorities' refusal to enroll her at university

18 October 2006

Faramarz Bahari’s letter to the National Examination

12 April 2006

Baha’is identified by security forces

27 March 2006

Times Online: Baha'is face yet more persecution in Iran

22 March 2006

Negah website: Abarghou incident

25 January 2006

Negah website: Charges related to the incident in Abarghou

2006

Letter from Sara Naddafiyan to Ministry of Education

2006

Letter from Badi Eshraghi to Islamic Azad University

26 December 2005

Habilian website: report on arrest and death of Zabihollah Mahrami

20 December 2005

Radio Farda: Interview with Baha’i spokesperson about the suspicious death of a Baha’i in Yazd

15 December 2005

Zabihollah Mahrami- Dead body found in prison in Yazd on 15 December 2005

08 August 2005

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to President Ahmadinejad

15 November 2004

Baha’i Community of Iran asks President Mohammad Khatami to uphold the rights of Baha’is

18 July 2004

Report on persecution of Baha’is of Kata from 1357 to 1383

2002

Ali-Mohammad Roosta asks for his pension to be reinstated

17 July 2000

Hosein Azami's complaint to Head of Judiciary about seizure of his house

17 July 2000

Hosein Azami's complaint to Head of Judiciary about seizure of his house

17 March 2000

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Branch 17th Court

17 March 2000

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Branch 17th Court

15 March 2000

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh asks for her house evacuation order to be cancelled

28 October 1999

Hosein Azami's complaint to President Khatami about seizure of his house

28 October 1999

Hosein Azami's complaint to President Khatami about seizure of his house

11 October 1999

Report of Judiciary officers about evacuation of Hosein Azami’s house

19 March 1999

Nimrouz newspaper: Tahirih Qurratul-Ayn’s speech in a literary forum

08 November 1998

Question on legality of raids by law enforcement officers on the homes and private educational centers of Baha’is

15 August 1998

Bamdad newspaper: One Baha’i executed in Mashhad

03 August 1998

The Utkal Age newspaper: Rouhollah Rowhani executed in Mashhad

31 July 1998

Nimrooz Newspaper: Rouhollah Rowhani executed

31 July 1998

Iran Times report of Rouhollah Rowhani's execution in Mashhad

31 July 1998

Nimrooz newspaper: President Clinton sends message of condolence to Baha’I family for execution of their loved one.

30 July 1998

Kayhan newspaper London Edition: 3 Baha'is at risk of execution in Mashhad

27 July 1998

Islamic Revolutionary Court denies the news of execution of Rouhollah Rowhani

27 July 1998

Message of condolence by Canadian Foreign Minister to Rohani family

21 July 1998

Rouhollah Rowhani - Executed by hanging in Mashhad on 21st July 1998

06 August 1997

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to President Khatami

06 August 1997

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to President Khatami

06 July 1997

Shahram Rezai – Murdered on 6 July 1997 in proximity of the city of Rasht

04 July 1997

Mashaollah Enayati- Died in a hospital in Isfahan on 4 July 1997 after a week of torture in prison

15 April 1997

Mansour Dawlat - Murdered in Taherabad, Kerman on 15 April 1997

01 February 1997

Society for Defence of Prisoners of Conscience in Iran demand the release of Zabihollah Maharami and Mousa Talebi

01 August 1996

Mousa Talebi sentenced to death

July 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

July 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to President Hashemi Rafsanjani

July 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

April 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Hojatoleslam Mousavi

16 February 1996

Habibollah Mehrani sentenced to death

28 January 1996

Driver guilty of negligent driving, but as victim was a Baha'i, no "blood money" due

07 January 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

02 January 1996

Zabihollah Mahrami sentenced to death

29 October 1995

Shervin Fallah – Murdered in the city of Qom on 29 October 1995

07 May 1995

No "blood money" for Baha’i victim of accident

22 February 1995

Appeal against court decision to sentence two murderers of Rouhollah Ghedami to 18 months prison

31 January 1995

Bahram Nabiollahi appeals to Head of Department of Agriculture in Mazandaran to reinstate his pension

1995

Murderer gets reduced sentence because the victim was a Baha'i

1995

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to Parliament's legal committee

1995

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to Parliament's legal committee

1995

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to Parliament's legal committee

23 November 1993

Behnam Misaghi and Kayvan Khalajabadi sentenced to death

22 September 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Nayyeri

22 September 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Nayyeri

12 September 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Head of Finance Ministry

09 September 1993

Defendants convicted of first degree murder will not be punished for their crime, because the victim was a Baha'i

August 1993

Iranian secret policy memo to persecute Baha'is exposed

24 July 1993

Swazi News newspaper: Persecution of Baha’is during under the Shah and the Islamic Republic

10 July 1993

Pacific Daily News: secret document outlining Iran's official policy to eliminate Baha'is

July 1993

Letter from Baha’i Community of Azarbaijan to Ayatollah Khamenei about the destruction of the Baha’is cemetery

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Islamic Revolutionary Court

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Supreme Judge

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Islamic Revolutionary Court

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Supreme Judge

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Supreme Judge

02 February 1993

Request to Revolutionary Prosecutor to investigate Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh's grievances

21 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Judicial commission of Parliament about confiscation of her assets

21 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Judicial commission of Parliament about confiscation of her assets

21 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Judicial commission of Parliament about confiscation of her assets

18 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Parliament about confiscation of her assets

18 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Parliament about confiscation of her assets

18 November 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Parliament about confiscation of her assets

22 September 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

22 September 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

19 September 1992

Telephone line disconnected, and request for reinstalling it rejected

19 September 1992

Telephone line disconnected, and request for reinstalling it rejected

25 July 1992

Letter from Abbas-Ali Zareian to the Head of UN

21 July 1992

Hasan Mahboubi – Murdered on 21 July 1992 in Tehran

11 July 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

11 July 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

15 June 1992

Rouhollah Ghedami- Abducted and murdered in Muzaffariyyeh, Khuzestan on 15 June 1992

08 June 1992

Kayhan-e Havaei newspaper: Iran condemned at the UN for violating human rights of Baha’is

05 May 1992

Letter from Rosa Mahboubi to Head of Supreme Judiciary about execution of her husband

05 May 1992

Letter from Rosa Mahboubi to Head of Supreme Judiciary about execution of her husband

16 April 1992

Bahman Samandari executed without trial

11 April 1992

Bahman Samandari's certificate of death

18 March 1992

Bahman Samandari - Executed in Tehran on 18 March 1992

12 January 1992

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh summoned by Office for Implementation of Imam Khomeini’s Order

1992

Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor comments on UN criticism of human rights violations and persecution of Baha'is in Iran

15 September 1991

Zahra Rouhizadegan protests to the President Hashemi Rafsanjani about termination of her husband's pension

21 July 1991

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to President Rafsanjani

21 July 1991

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to President Rafsanjani

21 July 1991

Letter from Pari Vahdat-Hagh to President Rafsanjani

10 July 1991

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s note on her plight

10 July 1991

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s note on her plight

10 July 1991

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s note on her plight

10 July 1991

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s note on her plight

05 April 1991

Iran Times newspaper: UN Special Rapporteur for Iran reports on his meeting with Baha'is

14 July 1990

Baha'is of Ivel request Sari's justice department to look into their complaint expeditiously

22 June 1990

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Hojatol-Islam Hosseini

22 June 1990

Mohammad-Ali Khanipour's account of his perseverance to press for justice

22 June 1990

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Hojatol-Islam Hosseini

19 June 1990

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Atabaki about confiscation of her assets

19 June 1990

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Atabaki about confiscation of her assets

26 May 1990

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh given permission to meet the authorities

01 March 1990

Baha'is of Ivel ask Sari’s Governor to be allowed to return to their homes and lands

1990

Abbas Ali Zaerian asks Ministry of Industry to reinstate his pension

04 December 1989

Letter from Abbas-Ali Zareian to CEO of Iran’s Pension Organization

19 November 1989

Defendant accused of killing a Baha'i, acquitted in Karaj court

12 September 1989

Letter from Bahai’s of Ivel to members of Islamic Consultative Assembly

07 September 1989

Golvardi Ghandian - Murdered in Qoroq on 7th September 1989

31 July 1989

Hamid Biyouk Aghai – Murdered on 31 July 1989 in Karaj

16 January 1989

Letter from Rahmatollah Eshraghi to Ahmad Khomeini

11 January 1989

Nahid Enayati’s complaint about officials refusing to allow her to bury her mother

11 January 1989

Letter from Nahid Enayati about burial of 12 deceased Baha’is

01 January 1989

Bijan Mirzaei’s letter to Student Admissions Office

30 November 1988

Tehran Times: Javad Larijani on execution of a Baha’i officer

26 November 1988

Iraj Afshin – Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 26 November 1988

November 1988

Behnam Pashaie - Executed in Tehran in November 1988

20 October 1988

Confirmation of order to confiscate assets owned by Azizollah Mottahedeh

28 September 1988

Letter from Farough Izadinia to his trial judge

15 August 1988

Farhangi Sabet family's appeal to Friday Prayer leader of Rasht

08 June 1988

Kayhan newspaper: In memory of Haj Mohammad Rasoulzadeh

02 January 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Assistant Prosecutor in Evin prison for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

16 November 1987

Restoring Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s confiscated phone line

06 November 1987

Persecution of Baha'is included in UN Secretary General's report on human rights in Iran

15 October 1987

London Kayhan newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Tehran

13 October 1987

Daily newspaper: Two more Baha’is executed

04 October 1987

Ziaollah Motearefi’s letter to the Head of Supreme Court

28 September 1987

Amir-Hosein Naderi - Executed in Tehran on 28th September 1987

28 September 1987

Ardeshir Akhtari - Executed in Tehran on 28th September 1987

28 June 1987

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Assistant Prosecutor of Rajai Shahr for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

28 June 1987

Shamsi Khadem asks for return of ownership documents of the house, the car and other belongings of her daughter

11 June 1987

Telephone line for Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s home

03 March 1987

Abol-Ghasim Shayegh - Executed in Tehran on 3rd March 1987

03 March 1987

Soroush Jabbari - Executed by hanging on 3rd March 1987 in Tehran

26 February 1987

Kayhan of London newspaper: two-hundred Baha’is executed in the Islamic Republic

16 February 1987

Mihrdad Maqsudi- Following an attack in prison in Urmia Western Azerbaijan, died in hospital on 16th February 1987

26 January 1987

Ahmad Kaveh - Executed by firing squad in Isfahan on 26th January 1987

29 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to UN Human Rights Commission about imprisonment of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

25 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem, age 90, pleads for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem from prison

04 September 1986

Iraj Mehdinejad - Murdered in Bandar Abbas on 4th September 1986

02 September 1986

Babak Talebi- Murdered in Karaj on 2nd September 1986

27 August 1986

Habibollah Mohtadi - Murdered in Tehran on 27th August 1986

10 June 1986

Farid Behmardi - Executed by hanging in Tehran on 10th June 1986

15 May 1986

News of Fidros Shabrokh's execution printed in Kayhan (of London)

13 May 1986

Fidros Shabrokh’s belongings handed over after his execution

12 May 1986

Tehran Times: Execution of a Baha’i in Zahedan

11 May 1986

News of Fidros Shabrokh's execution in Kayhan newspaper

09 May 1986

Fedros Shabrokh - Executed by hanging in Zahedan on 9th May 1986

08 May 1986

Tehran Times: Execution of the Bab, 140 years ago

04 May 1986

Serrollah Vahdat-Nezami- Executed by hanging in Tehran on 4 May 1986

04 May 1986

Appeal for justice by Fedros Shahrokh to Islamic Judge of Zahedan

28 April 1986

Payman Sobhani - Murdered in Saravan, Sistan and Balouchestan on 28th April 1986

24 April 1986

Member of Parliament from Isfahan attacks BBC for its report on human rights and execution of Baha'is

23 April 1986

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’is have not been executed because of their belief

17 January 1986

Iran Times newspaper: Violation of human rights - execution of Baha'is and Mojahedin

22 December 1985

‘Interlocutory order’ issued in murder case, as the deceased was a Baha'i

17 December 1985

Mir Hossein Mousavi: US support for the rights of Baha’is shows the nature of this sect

14 December 1985

Jomhouri Islami newspaper: Baha’is in the UN

12 December 1985

Kayhan newspaper: US President supports rights of Baha’is

07 December 1985

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Hojjatol-Islam Rafsanjani for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem from prison

07 December 1985

Tehran Times newspaper: Iran rejects claims of American Baha’is about the execution of a Baha’i in Iran

07 December 1985

Kayhan International newspaper: Iran rejects claims of American Baha’is about execution of a Baha’i in Iran

28 November 1985

Tehran Times newspaper: Execution of Baha’is is not because of their faith

19 November 1985

Azizollah Ashjari - Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 19th November 1985

02 November 1985

Death certificate of Azizollah Ashjari

12 October 1985

Nouriddin Taiefi- Passed away in prison in Gorgan on 12 October 1985

31 August 1985

Rahmatollah Vojdani- Executed by firing squad in Bandar Abbas on 31 August 1985

07 August 1985

Rouhollah Monzavian not allowed to take delivery of his car

01 August 1985

Abbas Idelkhani - Passed away in prison in Tehran on 1st August 1985

17 May 1985

Shamsi Khadem asks for her daughter in prison, Molouk Khadem, to be treated in hospital for her eye condition

15 May 1985

Abdol-Shoghi Tebyani's letter to Revolutionary court about confiscation of his factory equipments

30 March 1985

Jomhouri Eslami newspaper: Executed Baha’is were spies

30 March 1985

Jomhouri Islami newspaper: Executed Baha’is were spies

12 March 1985

Rahmatollah Vafaie - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 12th March 1985

05 March 1985

Execution of Rouhollah Bahramshahi in Yazd

05 March 1985

Nosratollah Sobhani- Executed by hanging in Tehran on 5 March 1985

05 March 1985

Jomhouri Eslami newspaper: One Baha’i executed

25 February 1985

Rouhollah Bahramshahi- Executed in Yazd on 25 February 1985

12 February 1985

Confiscation of the assets of Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s children

12 February 1985

Confiscation of the assets of Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s children

12 February 1985

Request to review the Qesas (Retribution) law for non-Muslim citizens

11 February 1985

Iran va Jahan weekly: Situation of Baha’is in Iran

30 January 1985

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Supreme Sharia Court

21 January 1985

Rouhollah Hasouri - Executed by firing squad in Yazd on 21 January 1985

09 December 1984

Enayatollah Haghighi - Executed in Tehran on 9th December 1984

09 December 1984

Firouz Athari - Executed by hanging in Tehran on 9th December 1984

09 December 1984

Jamshid Pour-Ostadkar- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 9th December 1984

09 December 1984

Letter of Rouhollah Taalim before his execution

09 December 1984

Gholam-Hosein Farhand - Executed in Tehran on 9th December 1984

09 December 1984

Rouhollah Taalim - Executed by hanging in Tehran on 9th December 1984

09 December 1984

Jamal Kashani - Executed in Karaj on 9th December 1984

19 November 1984

Farhad Asdaghi - Executed by hanging in Tehran on 19th November 1984

13 November 1984

Ziaollah Maniei-Uskuie – Died in Tabriz prison on 13 November 1984

11 November 1984

Ali-Reza Niyakan - Died in prison in Tabriz on 11th November 1984

01 November 1984

Younes Nawruzi-Iranzad - Executed by hanging in Karaj on 1 November 1984

01 November 1984

Ahmad Bashiri - Executed by hanging in Karaj on 1st November 1984

30 October 1984

Firouz Pordel - Executed by hanging in Mashhad on 30th October 1984

30 October 1984

Plea by Shamsi Khadem for the release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

22 October 1984

Iran va Jahan newspaper: Students of religion attack Baha’is in different cities

14 October 1984

Letter from Baha'is of Ivel to Sari’s Prosecutor asking to return to their homes

23 September 1984

Shapour (Houshang) Markazi - Executed in Tehran on 23rd September 1984

15 September 1984

Rostam Varjavandi - Passed away in prison in Tehran on 15th September 1984

14 September 1984

Death sentence and confiscation of assets demanded for Ahmad Bashiri

06 September 1984

London Kayhan newspaper: 128 Baha’is executed

25 August 1984

Aminollah Ghorbanpour - Executed in Tehran on 25th August 1984

16 August 1984

Manouchehr Ruhi - Executed by firing squad in Bojnourd on 16th August 1984

27 June 1984

Ehsanollah Kasiri - Executed in Tehran on 27th June 1984

18 June 1984

Request for burial permission for Nosratollah Vahdat, executed in Mashhad

18 June 1984

Burial permission for Nosratollah Vahdat

17 June 1984

Nosratollah Vahdat - Executed by hanging in Mashhad on 17 June 1984

05 June 1984

Letter from Ehsanollah Kasiri to his family from Evin prison

01 June 1984

Protesting Iran's extermination of Baha'is

22 May 1984

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper: Confiscated Baha’i books are kept in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

15 May 1984

Ali-Mohammad Zamani - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 15th May 1984

15 May 1984

Jahangir Hedayati - Executed in Tehran on 15th May 1984

08 May 1984

The Baltimore Sun: Ayatollah Khomeini waging a systematic, brutal holy war against Iran’s Baha’is

06 May 1984

Los Angeles Time newspaper: Execution of 170 Baha’is in Iran

05 May 1984

Jalal Payravi- Executed in Tabriz on 5th May 1984

05 May 1984

Maghsoud Alizadeh- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 5th May 1984

02 May 1984

Asadollah Kamel-Moghaddam- Died in prison in Tehran on 2nd May 1984

18 April 1984

Letter from Dr Tashakor’s family to renew his license

04 April 1984

Yadollah Saberian - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 04 April 1984

04 April 1984

Kamran Lotfi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 04 April 1984

04 April 1984

Rahim Rahimian- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 04 April 1984

19 March 1984

Nosratollah Ziaie - Died from torture injuries in prison hospital in Baft, Kerman on 19 March 1984

18 March 1984

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Head of Imam's Parole Committee for release of her daughters, Molouk and Touran Khadem

13 March 1984

Mohsen Razavi – Executed by hanging in Tehran on 13 March 1984

11 March 1984

Tehran Times: The Baha’i issue is raised to distract attention from the achievements of Islamic Republic

10 March 1984

Gholam-Hosein Hasanzadeh-Shakeri - Executed by the firing squad in Tehran on 10th March 1984

04 March 1984

Requesting a burial place for Nosratollah Ziaie

29 February 1984

Death Certificate for Hosein Vahdat-Hagh

12 February 1984

Letter from Ali Tavangar to Isfahan Prosecutor

26 January 1984

Revolutionary court sentences Ahmad Bashiri to death and confiscation of his properties

14 January 1984

Ardeshir Sistani sentenced to death

11 January 1984

Rahmatollah Hakiman- Died while in prison in Kerman on 11 January 1984

15 December 1983

Abdol-Majid Motahhar - Died in prison in Isfahan on 15th December 1983

11 December 1983

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Sharia Court

21 November 1983

Account of attack on Bahman Dehghani's house and his murder

21 November 1983

Bahman Dehghani’s brother asks Ayatollah Izadi to look into the murder of his brother

19 November 1983

Bahman Dehghani- Murdered in Mohammadiyeh, Najafabad, Isfahan on 19th November 1983

04 November 1983

Receipt of cash paid back by officer of Revolutionary Guards

02 November 1983

Letter from Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Japan to Secretary of National Spiritual Assembly of Japan

02 November 1983

Shamsi Khadem pleads for the release of her daughters, Molouk and Touran Khadem

22 October 1983

Shamsi Khadem complains that government agents have turned up in her house for the third time, and have taken away some of her belongings

19 September 1983

Akbar Haghighi - Attacked and died of injuries in hospital in Khoy, Western Azerbaijan, on 19th December 1983

17 September 1983

Letter from homeless Baha'is of Ivel to Sari’s Prosecutor asking to return to their homes

15 September 1983

The Guardian newspaper: Iran ban on Baha’is

08 September 1983

Letter from two Baha'is to Sari’s Prosecutor requesting resettlement of homeless Baha'is of Ivel

03 September 1983

Letter from Spiritual Assembly of Iran about the termination of the Baha’i Administration in Iran

31 August 1983

Prosecutor General: Executed Baha’is were spies

31 August 1983

Mohammad Eshraghi - Executed in Tehran on 31st August 1983

28 August 1983

Nahid Abbasi’s letter about her dismissal from work

17 August 1983

Tehran Times: Double standards of defenders of Baha’is

17 August 1983

Cover letter from Shamsi Khadem forwarding her complaint to Supreme Judiciary Council

15 August 1983

Letter from Ivel Baha'is to Sari’s Prosecutor asking for protection after returning to their homes

13 August 1983

Shamsi Khadem told by Parliament to refer her case to Prosecutor General, or ultimately, to the Supreme Judiciary Council

07 August 1983

Shamsi Khadem appeals to Prime Minister to get her daughter, Molouk Khadem released

30 July 1983

Shamsi Khadem appeals to Prosecutor General to get her daughter, Molouk Kahdem released

02 July 1983

Star newspaper: Execution of two Baha’i girls in Shiraz

30 June 1983

Ahmad-Ali Sabet-Sarvestani - Died after his transfer from prison to hospital in Shiraz on 30th June 1983

30 June 1983

The Australian newspaper: Sixteen other Baha’is executed

28 June 1983

Soheil Houshmand- Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 28 June 1983

21 June 1983

Sixteen Baha’is hanged in Iran

20 June 1983

Dawn newspaper: 16 more Baha’is executed

18 June 1983

Ezzat-Janami Eshraghi – Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18 June 1983

18 June 1983

Akhtar Sabet - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18th June 1983

18 June 1983

Shahin Dalvand - Executed by hanging on 18th June 1983 in Shiraz

18 June 1983

Mona Mahmoudnejad - Executed by hanging on 18th June 1983 in Shiraz

18 June 1983

Zarrin Moghimi-Abyaneh - Executed by hanging on 18th June 1983 in Shiraz

18 June 1983

Nosrat Ghufrani Yaldaie- Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18 June 1983

18 June 1983

Roya Eshraghi - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18th June 1983

18 June 1983

Tahereh Arjomandi Siyavushi- Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18 June 1983

18 June 1983

Mahshid Niroumand - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18th June 1983

18 June 1983

Simin Saberi - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 18th June 1983

16 June 1983

Bahram Yaldaie – Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16th June 1983

16 June 1983

Bahram Afnan - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16th June 1983

16 June 1983

Enayatollah Eshraghi – Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16th June 1983

16 June 1983

Abdol-Hosein Azadi – Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16th June 1983

16 June 1983

Jamshid Siyavushi- Executed in Shiraz by hanging on 16 June 1983

16 June 1983

Kourosh Haghbin - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16 June 1983

06 June 1983

Kayhan International: Request for investigation about execution of Baha’i prisoners

30 May 1983

Iran and the World newspaper: New wave of Baha'i executions and discrimination

29 May 1983

New York Times: Khomeini attacks Reagan for supporting Baha’is

29 May 1983

Kayhan newspaper: Ayatollah Khomeini on Baha’is

29 May 1983

Pittsburgh Post: Reagan’s plea to stop execution of Baha’is rejected

28 May 1983

Sobh-e Azadegan: Ayatollah Khomeini on Baha’is

28 May 1983

Ettelaat newspaper: Ayatollah Khomeini on Baha’is

28 May 1983

President Reagan asks Ayatollah Khomeini to pardon 12 Baha'is

28 May 1983

Jomhuri-e Islami: Ayatollah Khomeini on Baha’is

24 May 1983

The Japan Times: Reagan calls on world leaders to stop execution of Baha’is

23 May 1983

Reagan urges halt to Baha'i killings

22 May 1983

Detroit Free Press: Reagan asks Iran to spare Baha'is

20 May 1983

Iran Times: Two Baha’is executed in Iran

01 May 1983

Soheil Safaie – Executed in Tehran on 1 May 1983

01 May 1983

Jalal Hakiman- Executed in Tehran on 1st May 1983

28 April 1983

International Herald Tribune: Executions and ostracism of Baha'i resumed in Iran

01 April 1983

Azadollah (Aziz) Zaydi- murdered by gun shot in Miandoab on 1st April 1983

20 March 1983

Bourse newspaper: Confiscation of Baha’is’ assets in Sangsar

15 March 1983

Letter from Kamal Kashani to Committee of Cultural Revolution about his expulsion from university

12 March 1983

Touba Zaerpour- Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 12 March 1983

12 March 1983

Yadollah Mahmoudnejad - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 12 March 1983

26 February 1983

Appeal for justice by Keyhan Atefi to Inspector General

26 February 1983

Appeal for justice by Keyhan Atefi to Inspector General

14 February 1983

Letter to Ayatollah Yousef Sanei and Supreme Judiciary Council about persecution of Baha’is

12 February 1983

Khabare Jonoub newspaper: Twenty-two Baha’is executed in Shiraz

30 January 1983

Letter from Farhad Sedghi to Head of General Investigator: My dismissal from work was illegal

26 January 1983

Soheil Safaie's death sentence confirmed by Supreme Islamic Revolutionary Court

08 January 1983

Ettelaat newspaper: Hedayatollah Siyavushi executed in Shiraz

05 January 1983

Khabar Jonoub newspaper reports execution of Hedayatollah Siyavushi in Shiraz

1983

Baha'i community of Iran appeal to Ayatollah Khomeini

01 January 1983

Hedayatollah Siyavushi- Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 1st January 1983

23 December 1982

Goldaneh Alipour - Murdered in Sari, Mazandaran on 23 December 1982

29 November 1982

Hosein Nayyeri-Esfahani- Passed away while in detention in Isfahan on 29th November 1982

25 November 1982

Ettelaat newspaper: Execution of a Bahai in Shiraz

23 November 1982

Khabar newspaper report on execution of Ziaollah Ahrari

22 November 1982

Keyhan newspaper report on execution of Ziaollah Ahrari in Shiraz

21 November 1982

Ziaollah Ahrari - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 21 November 1982

16 November 1982

Execution of one Baha'i in Shiraz

16 November 1982

Khabar-e Jonoub newspaper report on execution of Habibollah Ouji

16 November 1982

Habibollah Ouji - Executed by hanging in Shiraz on 16th November 1982

11 November 1982

Habibollah Ouji executed by hanging

23 October 1982

Confiscating Baha'i literature from the home of a Baha'i

02 October 1982

Letter from Sholeh and Sina Hakiman to Minister of Health

12 September 1982

Request by a group of Baha'i prisoners to be transferred to a larger cell

05 September 1982

Sina Hakiman’s letter to the Guardian Council

29 July 1982

Confiscated assets of Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh returned

24 July 1982

Iran’s response at UN Human Rights Commission

24 July 1982

Islamic newspaper quoting Iran's representative at UN Human Rights Commission: If Bahai's are executed for their belief, why aren't all the rest of Bahai's

18 July 1982

Keyhan newspaper reports execution of Abbas-Ali Sadeghipour and Mohammad Mehdi Golestani Fard

17 July 1982

Permission to bury body of Abbas-Ali Sadeghipour, executed by firing squad

15 July 1982

Abbas-Ali Sadeghipour - Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 15th July 1982

15 July 1982

Jerusalem Post: Execution of another four Baha’is in Iran

11 July 1982

Four Baha'is executed in Qazvin

11 July 1982

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Four more Baha’is executed

09 July 1982

Jadidollah Ashraf- Executed in Qazvin by firing squad on 9th July 1982

09 July 1982

Mohammad Abbasi- Executed in Qazvin on 9th July 1982

09 July 1982

Manouchehr Vafaie- Murdered in Tehran on 9 July 1982

09 July 1982

Manouchehr Farzaneh-Moayyad - Executed in Qazvin on 9 July 1982

09 July 1982

Mohammad Mansouri- Executed by firing squad in Qazvin on 9 July 1982

09 June 1982

Order to return personal documents of Mahmoud and Eshraghiyyeh Forouhar to their family

01 June 1982

Ataollah Haghani - Murdered in Tehran on 1st June 1982

24 May 1982

Canberra Times: Iran executes Baha’is

16 May 1982

Nasrollah Amini- Executed by hanging in Khaniabad, Tehran on 16 May 1982

16 May 1982

Sadollah Babazadeh - Executed by hanging in Khaniabad Tehran on 16 May 1982

12 May 1982

Execution of Jalaliyyeh Moshtaiel Uskuie and Agahollah Tizfahm in Urmia

12 May 1982

Agahollah Tizfahm and Jalaliyyeh Moshtaiel Uskuie executed in Urmia

12 May 1982

Iran Rahimpour (Khormaie)- Executed by firing squad in Dezful on 12 May 1982

11 May 1982

Badiollah Haghpaykar, Mahmoud Forouhar, and Eshraghiyyeh Forouhar executed in Karaj

10 May 1982

Agahollah Tizfahm - Executed by firing squad in Urmia on 10th May 1982

10 May 1982

Execution of Badiollah Haghpaykar, Mahmoud Forouhar, and Eshraghiyyeh Forouhar

10 May 1982

Jalaliyyeh Moshtaiel Uskuie - Executed by firing squad in Urmia on 10th May 1982

10 May 1982

3 Baha'is executed in Karaj

09 May 1982

Asking for cash and belongings left by Mahmoud Forouhar to be handed over to Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor's office in Karaj

08 May 1982

Mahmoud Forouhar- Executed by firing squad in Karaj, Alborz on 8th May 1982

08 May 1982

Eshraghiyyeh Forouhar- Executed by firing squad in Karaj on 8th May 1982

08 May 1982

Badiollah Haghpaykar- Executed in Karaj on 8th May 1982

03 May 1982

Azizollah Golshani executed in Mashhad

02 May 1982

Azizollah Golshani executed in Mashhad

30 April 1982

Bournemouth & Dorset Times: Conversation with families of two executed Baha’is

29 April 1982

Azizollah Golshani – Executed by hanging in Mashhad on 29 April 1982

19 April 1982

Letter to the General Prosecutor, Ayatollah Rabbani Amlashi

17 April 1982

Execution of Ehsanollah Khayyami in Urmia

12 April 1982

Ehsanollah Khayyami- Executed by firing squad in Urmia on 12th April 1982

05 April 1982

Evening Post-Echo newspaper: Report on the execution of Baha’is in Iran

02 April 1982

Askar Mohammadi - Murdered in Rahimkhan, Kurdistan on 2nd April 1982

April 1982

Baha'i prisoners in Urmia in April 1982 - several of them were later executed

26 March 1982

Leeds Student: Genocide, the threat facing Baha'is in Iran

21 March 1982

Sunday Times: Only one of the Iranian Baha’i leaders is still alive

20 March 1982

Guardian newspaper: Persecution of Baha’is is intensifying

04 March 1982

Prosecutor General: Baha’is are not executed because of their beliefs

28 February 1982

Hosein Vahdat-Hagh - Executed in Tehran on 28th February 1982

28 February 1982

Hosein Vahdat-Hagh - Executed in Tehran on 28th February 1982

28 February 1982

Death certificate for Hosein Vahdat-Hagh

22 February 1982

Ebrahim Kheirkhah- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 22nd February 1982

20 February 1982

Saturday Star newspaper: Let's have no tie with Iran that kills Baha'is

18 February 1982

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper: Interview with Mehdi Taieb about Hojjatieh Society

13 February 1982

Pardis newspaper: Activities of Baha’is around the world to support rights of the Baha’is in Iran

27 January 1982

Daily Athenaeum: Execution of seven Baha’is in Iran

26 January 1982

Death certificate of Jalal Azizi

23 January 1982

World Student Times: Persecution of Baha’is in Iran

22 January 1982

Suburban Trib: Interview with Samira Samimi about the execution of her father

20 January 1982

Comments on execution of members of the Baha'i National Assembly in press conference by Sharia Judge and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran

14 January 1982

New York Times: 2,500 people in Los Angeles mourn death of 15 Bahais

13 January 1982

Eight members of Iranian National Baha’i Council executed

12 January 1982

Wall Street Journal: Eight more Baha’is executed in Iran

10 January 1982

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran about the execution of seven more Baha’is

09 January 1982

Letter of a Baha’i to the President: Why violators of the rights of Baha’is are not punished?

07 January 1982

Chief Justice: No one is tried for their belief or religion in Iran

07 January 1982

Head of the Supreme Court of Justice: In the Islamic Republic of Iran no one is persecuted solely for their belief and religion

07 January 1982

Kayhan newspaper: Eight Baha’is executed

04 January 1982

Fathollah Ferdowsi - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 4th January 1982

04 January 1982

Shiva Mahmoudi Asadollah-Zadeh - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 4 January 1982

04 January 1982

Kourosh Talaie- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 4th January 1982

04 January 1982

Eskandar Azizi - Executed in Tehran on 4th January 1982

04 January 1982

Ataollah Yavari- Executed in Tehran on 4th January 1982

04 January 1982

Shidrokh Amir-Kiya (Bagha) - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 4th January 1982

04 January 1982

Khosrow Mohandesi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 4th January 1982

January 1982

Letter from the Baha’i community of Tehran to Kourosh Talaie’s family

31 December 1981

The Montreal Gazette newspaper: Eight leaders of Baha’i community of Iran executed

31 December 1981

Letter of Ghodsiyyeh Mozafarinejad to speaker of the Parliament

31 December 1981

Letter from Ghodsieh Mozafarinezhad to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

31 December 1981

Letter from Ghodsieh Mozafarinezhad to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

28 December 1981

Death certificate for Ghodratollah Rowhani, shot in Evin

27 December 1981

Kamran Samimi- Executed in Tehran on 27 December 1981

27 December 1981

Mehdi Amin-Amin- Executed in Tehran on 27 December 1981

27 December 1981

Ghodratollah Rowhani - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 27 December 1981

27 December 1981

Sirous Rowshani - Executed by the firing squad in Tehran on 27th December 1981

27 December 1981

Jinous Naimat Mahmoudi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 27 December 1981

27 December 1981

Ezzatollah Forouhi - Executed by firing squad in Tehran, on 27th December 1981

27 December 1981

Mahmoud Majzoub - Executed in Tehran on 27th December 1981

27 December 1981

Jalal Azizi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 27th December 1981

09 December 1981

Baha’i Community of Tehran complain to the Mayor of Tehran about the ban on burying their dead

08 December 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Ayatollah Khomeini’s order, banning arbitrary arrests

December 1981

Members of the second National Assembly after the revolution - all except one were executed in December 1981

December 1981

Members of the second National Assembly after the revolution - seven of them were executed in December 1981

26 November 1981

Court verdict on 5 Baha'is tried in Tehran

26 November 1981

Court verdict on 5 Baha'is tried in Tehran

18 November 1981

Sydney Morning Herald: Iranian Baha'is under campaign of hate

23 October 1981

Yadollah Sepehr-Arfa - Executed in Tehran on 23 October 1981

22 October 1981

Kayhan newspaper says a Baha'i hideout has been discovered

21 October 1981

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Uncovering secret hideaway of Baha’is in Tehran

21 October 1981

Colonel Mogharrabi, Keinejad and Ataollah Haghighi arrested

27 September 1981

Sunday Independent: Baha'is in the same peril as the Jews in Nazi Germany

20 September 1981

Aftab newspaper: Iran is bent on exterminating its Baha'i minority

11 September 1981

Ahmad Rezvani - Executed by firing squad in Daran, Isfahan on 11th September 1981

11 September 1981

Bahman Atefi – Executed in Daran, Isfahan on 11th September 1981

11 September 1981

Ataollah Rowhani - Executed in Daran, Isfahan, on 11th September 1981

11 September 1981

Goshtasb Sabet-Rasekh – Executed by firing squad on 11 September 1981

11 September 1981

Ezzatollah Atefi - Executed in Daran, Isfahan on 11th September 1981

31 August 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Habibollah Azizi sentenced to death

29 August 1981

Habibollah Azizi – Executed by the firing squad in Tehran on 29th August 1981

23 August 1981

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi about persecution of Baha’is

15 August 1981

Iran Tribune newspaper: Baha’is, executed in Hamedan, had been tortured

09 August 1981

Kamaloddin Bakhtavar and Nematollah Katebpour-Shahidi executed by firing squad

06 August 1981

General Hossein Rastegar-Namdar executed by firing squad

05 August 1981

Hosein Rastegar-Namdar- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 5th August 1981

05 August 1981

West Germany defends the rights of Baha’is

03 August 1981

Kayhan newspaper report on execution of 9 Baha'is in Tabriz

03 August 1981

Foreign Ministry spokesman: No one in Iran is executed for their belief

03 August 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Baha’is are not executed because of their faith

29 July 1981

Manouchehr Khazei- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29 July 1981

29 July 1981

Masrour Dakhili - Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Parviz Firouzi- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Allah-Vardi Misaghi - Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Abdol-Ali Asadyari- Executed by the firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Esmail Zehtab - Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Hosein Asadollah-Zadeh- Executed in Tabriz on 29 July 1981

29 July 1981

Habibollah Tahghighi - Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

29 July 1981

Mehdi Baheri- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 29th July 1981

27 July 1981

Kamaloddin Bakhtavar and Nematollah Katebpour-Shahidi executed in Kashmar

27 July 1981

Baha’i community of Iran ask Ayatollah Khomeini’s office to stop attacks on Baha'i houses

27 July 1981

Kayhan newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Kashmar

27 July 1981

Kamaloddin Bakhtavar and Nematollah Katebpour-Shahidi executed in Kashmar

26 July 1981

Nematollah Katibpour-Shahidi- Executed by firing squad in Kashmar on 26 July 1981

26 July 1981

Kamaloddin Bakhtavar- Executed by firing squad in Kashmar, Khorasan on 26th July 1981

22 July 1981

Tehran Times newspaper: United Nations representative and question about the execution of Baha’is

20 July 1981

Iranian official in meeting with UN representative: In our view, the accusation that we execute Baha’is because of their religion is a conspiracy against Islamic revolution

09 July 1981

Accusations by Hamedan's Islamic Judge against the 7 Baha'is executed in Hamedan

05 July 1981

Letter from the Baha’i community of Kermanshah to Hojjatol Islam Razizadeh: Give us a place to bury our dead

05 July 1981

5 Baha’is ask to return to work

03 July 1981

International Iran Times newspaper: Amnesty international highlights execution of ten Baha’is

27 June 1981

Iran’s largest religious minority, the Baha’is, consistently denied fair trials

26 June 1981

Hong Kong Standard newspaper: More than 50 Baha’is executed

25 June 1981

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Four Baha’is executed

24 June 1981

Badiollah Farid- Executed in Tehran on 24th June 1981

24 June 1981

Kayhan newspaper: Four Baha’is executed in Evin

24 June 1981

Yadollah Poustchi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 24 June 1981

24 June 1981

Varqa Tebyanian (Tebyani) - Executed in an unusually cruel manner in Tehran on 24 June 1981

24 June 1981

Etela'at Newspaper reports execution of Badiollah Farid, Yadollah Poustchi, Masih Farhangi and Varqa Tebyanian

23 June 1981

Kayhan newspaper: Three Baha'is executed

23 June 1981

Farhang Mavaddat - Executed in Tehran on 23rd June 1981

23 June 1981

9 executed in Tehran, including 3 Baha'is, Farhang Mavaddat, Hashem Farnoush, Bozorg Alavian

23 June 1981

Hashem Farnoush - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 23rd June 1981

23 June 1981

Bozorg Alavian- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 23rd June 1981

22 June 1981

Bozorg Alavian's last letter to his wife before his execution

21 June 1981

Seven Baha’is executed in Hamadan

17 June 1981

Crimes of 7 Baha'is executed in Hamadan, according to the Sharia Judge

15 June 1981

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Seven Baha’is executed in Hamadan

15 June 1981

Seven Baha'is executed by firing squad in Hamedan

15 June 1981

Seven Baha'is executed in Hamadan

15 June 1981

Jerusalem Post: Execution of seven Baha’is in Iran

15 June 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Seven Baha’is executed in Hamadan

14 June 1981

Hosein Khandel - Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14th June 1981

14 June 1981

Tarazollah Khozein in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi in prison - Executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Hosein Motlagh in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Three members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison who were executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan who were executed on 14 June 1981 after nearly a year in prison

14 June 1981

Mohammad-Bagher (Soheil) Habibi- Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Letter from Baha’i community to the authorities about the execution of 12 Baha’is in Yazd and Hamadan

14 June 1981

Hosein Motlagh- Executed in Hamadan on 14th June 1981

14 June 1981

Naser Vafai - Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14th June 1981

14 June 1981

Tarazollah Khozein- Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Tarazollah Khozein and Hosein Khandel in prison - executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Letter from Baha’i community to the authorities about the execution of 12 Baha’is in Yazd and Hamadan

14 June 1981

Naser Vafai in prison - Executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Firouz Naiemi - Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14th June 1981

14 June 1981

Seven members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison visiting their families before execution on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi and Mohammad-Bagher (Soheil) Habibi in prison before execution on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

3 members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison who were executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Three members of the Local Assembly of Hamadan in prison who were executed on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Naser Vafai and Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi in prison who were executed in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

14 June 1981

Mohammad (Sohrab) Habibi - Executed by firing squad in Hamadan on 14 June 1981

13 June 1981

A note by Naser Vafaie before his execution

26 May 1981

Baha'is victims of the Ayatollah's drive

20 May 1981

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini about increased pressures against Baha’is

17 May 1981

Statement of the Baha’i community about the dismissal of thousands of Baha’i employees

09 May 1981

The plight of Iranian Baha'is

06 May 1981

Badiollah Haghpaykar's last will, written before his execution in Karaj

05 May 1981

Zarghamoddin Movaffaghi’s letter about his dismissal from work

05 May 1981

Ghodsiyyeh Vahdati, sentenced to life imprisonment; Yadollah Vahdati, Satar Khoshkhoo, and Ehsanollah Mehdi-Zadeh executed by firing squad

02 May 1981

Execution of three Baha’is in Shiraz

02 May 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Three Baha'is executed in Shiraz

02 May 1981

Yadollah Vahdat, Sattar Khoshkhou, and Ehsanollah Mehdi-Zadeh executed by firing squad in Shiraz

02 May 1981

Kayhan newspaper on execution of three Baha'is in Shiraz

02 May 1981

Khabar-e Jonoub newspaper: Three Baha’is executed

01 May 1981

Burial notice for Ehsanollah Mehdi-Zadeh after his execution

01 May 1981

Permission to bury the remains of Sattar Khoshkhou

30 April 1981

Yadollah Vahdat- Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 30 April 1981

30 April 1981

Ehsanollah Mehdi-Zadeh - Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 30th April 1981

30 April 1981

Sattar Khoshkhou - Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 30th April 1981

21 April 1981

Malakeh-Afagh Iranpour’s letter to Prosecutor General about disappearance of her husband, Alimorad Davoudi

12 April 1981

Report by Iran News about execution of three Baha'is

April 1981

Statement of the Baha’i community about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

April 1981

Statement of the Baha’i community about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

18 March 1981

Khabar newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Shiraz

18 March 1981

Mehdi Anvari and Hedayatollah Dehghani executed in Shiraz

18 March 1981

Report by Kayhan about execution of two Baha'is in Shiraz

17 March 1981

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to Government Officials: "Authorities’ silence about the execution of Baha’is is cruel"

17 March 1981

Hedayatollah Dehghani - Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 17th March 1981

17 March 1981

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to Government Officials: "Authorities’ silence about the execution of Baha’is is cruel"

17 March 1981

The Baha’i community of Tehran writes to the President, seeking justice and equal rights

16 March 1981

Termination of salary of Baha'is at the Ministry of Defence

16 March 1981

Mehdi Anvari - Executed by fire squad in Shiraz on 16th March 1981

14 March 1981

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Urmia to Governor of Azerbaijan

10 March 1981

Enghelab-e Eslami newspaper: Revolutionary court is not authorised to confiscate or execute

10 March 1981

Tofigh Mahzamani's appeal to Minister of Health

09 March 1981

Letter to President Banisadr by a group of Baha'i families about disappearance of their loved ones

03 March 1981

Letter from twelve Baha’i families to Ayatollah Beheshti

24 February 1981

Dr Ezzatollah Forouhi protests his dismissal from work as Head of Anaesthesiology department at Tehran Hospital

14 February 1981

Assassination of Professor Hakim and persecution of other doctors

10 February 1981

Nouraniyyeh Yarshatir –Murdered in Tehran on 10 February 1981

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Prime Minister about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to the President about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Public Prosecutor of Tehran about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Head of Supreme Court about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Prosecutor General about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Appeal for justice by Mrs Hakim, after the murder of her husband, Professor Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Speaker of Parliament about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Prosecutor General about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

09 February 1981

Germaine Landoy-Hakim protests to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani about the murder of her husband Dr Manouchehr Hakim

02 February 1981

Letter from Baha’i community to the Minister of Health about the dismissal of Baha’is from work in the Ministry of Health

February 1981

Iran Times: Killing of a 57-year-old woman in Tehran

26 January 1981

Appeal for justice to Ayatollah Dastgheib on behalf of Ghodsiyyeh Vahdati and Enayatollah Medizadeh

26 January 1981

Letter to Ayatollah Rabbani about conditions of two Baha’i prisoners

26 January 1981

Letter from Nematollah Zare to Prime Minister’s Office

22 January 1981

Shaterol Shoara newspaper: Report on Professor Hakimi’s funeral

18 January 1981

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper: Memorial service for Professor Manouchehr Hakim

18 January 1981

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Memorial service for Professor Manouchehr Hakim

18 January 1981

Mizan newspaper: Memorial service for Professor Manouchehr Hakim

12 January 1981

Manouchehr Hakim- Assassinated in Tehran on 12th January 1981

10 January 1981

Baha’i community of Iran demand fair trial for Baha'is arrested in Hamadan

05 January 1981

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Supreme Judiciary Council: Baha’is arrested in Hamadan should be treated fairly

1981

Letter from Bahai community of Iran to the authorities and ordinary Iranians about persecution of Baha’is and their response

26 December 1980

Ghiam-e Iran newspaper: Baha’i elderly couple burnt alive in Birjand

17 December 1980

Wife and husband, Shikkar-Nisa and Mohammad Hosein Masoumi murdered in Brijand

17 December 1980

Behrouz Sanaie - Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 17th December 1980

17 December 1980

Husband and wife murdered by masked attackers in Birjand

December 1980

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to President Bani Sadr, about increased pressure against Baha’is

December 1980

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to President Bani Sadr, about increased pressure against Baha’is

23 November 1980

Mohammad-Hosein Masoumi- Murdered in Nuk, South Khorsan on 23rd November 1980

23 November 1980

Shikkar-Nisa Masoumi- Murdered in Nuk, Khorasan on 23rd November 1980

16 November 1980

Baha’i community ask Head of National Police for protection

12 November 1980

Letter by Baha’i community of Iran: Another Baha’i is sentenced to death

12 November 1980

Letter by Baha’i community of Iran: Another Baha’i is sentenced to death

11 November 1980

Kayhan newspaper: One Baha’i executed in Tabriz

09 November 1980

Reza Firouzi- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 9th November 1980

06 November 1980

Mizan newspaper: Constitutional Revolutionaries were executed, accused of being Baha’is

04 November 1980

Giti Jeddi’s complaint to Karaj Revolutionary court

23 October 1980

Appeal to Iranian authorities about the arrest and disappearance of members of the National Spiritual Assembly

22 October 1980

Hashem Farnoush’s complaint about Shaykh Rahnama’s illegal activities

22 October 1980

Hashem Farnoush’s complaint about Shaykh Rahnama’s illegal activities

13 October 1980

Indictment of the Baha’is of Hamedan

06 October 1980

Baha’i Community of Iran ask President Bani Sadr, to uphold the rights of Baha’is and release Baha’i prisoners

24 September 1980

Canberra Times: Baha'is facing execution

23 September 1980

Letter to Editor of Kayhan newspaper about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

22 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Islamic Revolution Documents Centre about the accusations against the seven Baha’is executed in Yazd

22 September 1980

Yazd Bazar supports decision to execute of seven Baha'is

22 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Islamic Revolution Documents Centre about the accusations against the seven Baha’is executed in Yazd

18 September 1980

Letter from Baha’is about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

18 September 1980

Letter from Baha’is about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

13 September 1980

Australia Weekend newspaper: Baha’i community of United Kingdom express concerns about the execution of Baha’is

11 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Speaker of the Parliament, Hashemi Rafsanjani, about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

11 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Speaker of the Parliament, Hashemi Rafsanjani, about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

09 September 1980

Seven Baha'is executed in Yazd

09 September 1980

Seven Baha'is executed by firing squad in Yazd

09 September 1980

The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Seven Baha’is killed in Yazd

09 September 1980

Jomhouri Eslami newspaper: Seven Baha’is executed in Yazd

09 September 1980

Mizan newspaper: Seven Baha’is executed in Yazd

09 September 1980

Seven Baha'is executed by firing squad in Yazd

08 September 1980

Abdol-Vahhab Kazemi-Manshadi- Executed by the firing squad in Manshad on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community to Ministry of Justice: Execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd was cruel

08 September 1980

Jalal Mostaghim- Executed in Yazd on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community to Ministry of Justice: Execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd was cruel

08 September 1980

Nourollah Akhtar-Khavari – Executed in Yazd on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Ali Motahhari- Executed by firing squad in Yazd on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Mahmoud Hasanzadeh - Executed in Yazd on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Fereidoun Faridani - Executed by firing squad in Yazd 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Baha’i Community of Iran: Seven Baha’is executed in Yazd on false charges

08 September 1980

Azizollah Zabihian- Executed in Yazd on 8th September 1980

08 September 1980

Baha’i Community of Iran: Seven Baha’is executed in Yazd on false charges

05 September 1980

Baha’i community of Iran complain to the President that properties belonging to families of executed Baha’is are looted

September 1980

Members of the National Spiritual Assembly (NSA) who replaced members of the first NSA after they were arrested in September 1980

22 August 1980

Baha’i community ask the President to free arrested members of the National Spiritual Assembly and other Baha’is

21 August 1980

Heshmatollah Rowhani – Abducted and missing in Tehran since 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran: Armed men have arrested members of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran

21 August 1980

Ataollah Mogharrabi- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Abdol-Hosein Taslimi – Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Ebrahim Rahmani- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Kambiz Sadeghzadeh – Abducted and missing in Tehran since 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Manouher Ghaem-Maghami- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Hosein Naji – Abducted and missing in Tehran since 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Bahiyyeh Naderi- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran since 21 August 1980

21 August 1980

Houshang Mahmoudi - Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Yousef Abbasian Milani - Kidnapped and disappeared in Tehran since 21st August 1980

21 August 1980

Yousef Ghadimi- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran since 21 August 1980

15 August 1980

Zabihollah Momeni – Executed in Tehran by firing squad on 15 August 1980

30 July 1980

Yadollah Mahboubiyan – Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 30 July 1980

23 July 1980

Parviz Bayani- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 23 July 1980

23 July 1980

Plea for justice by Hosein Vahdat-Hagh

19 July 1980

Faramarz Samandari and Yadollah Astani executed by firing squad in Tabriz

16 July 1980

Mohammad Akbari- Executed in Rasht on 16 July 1980

16 July 1980

Reasons claimed by Islamic revolutionary court in Tabriz for execution of Yadollah Astani and Dr Faramarz Samandari

16 July 1980

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran about the execution of Faramarz Samandari and Yadollah Astani

15 July 1980

Two Baha'is executed in Tabriz

15 July 1980

Jomhouri Eslami: Two Baha’is executed in Tabriz

15 July 1980

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Tabriz

15 July 1980

Bamdad newspaper: Baha’is executed in Tabriz

14 July 1980

Kayhan newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Tabriz

14 July 1980

Yadollah Astani – Executed in Tabriz by firing squad on 14 July 1980

14 July 1980

Faramarz Samandari- Executed by firing squad in Tabriz on 14th July 1980

27 June 1980

Yousef Sobhani- Executed in Tehran on 27th June 1980

10 June 1980

Kayhan newspaper report on execution of Yousef Sobhani

06 June 1980

Hasan Esmailzadeh – Murdered on 6 June 1980 in Sanandaj

31 May 1980

Baha’i community of Iran appeals to Ayatollah Khomeini to prevent persecution of Baha’is

18 May 1980

Mir-Asadollah Mokhtari - Murdered in Andaroun, Khorasan on 18 May 1980

07 May 1980

Bamdad newspaper: Execution of seven people in the Evin Prison yard

06 May 1980

Gholam-Hosein Azami - Executed by the firing squad in Tehran on 6th May 1980

06 May 1980

Kayhan newspaper: Three Baha’is executed

06 May 1980

7 people executed by firing squad in Tehran

06 May 1980

Badiollah Yazdani- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 6th May 1980

06 May 1980

Ali-Akbar Moini- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 6th May 1980

19 March 1980

Letter to Revolution Council: Treat Baha’is justly

04 March 1980

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to deputies in the Interior Ministry about the persecution of Baha’is

04 March 1980

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to deputies in the Interior Ministry about the persecution of Baha’is

23 February 1980

Bamdad newspaper: Fada'iyan-e Islam and Dr Berjis

09 February 1980

Baha’i Community of Iran appeal to President Banisadr, to release the kidnapped and arrested Baha’is

04 February 1980

Habibollah Panahi - Assassinated in Tabriz on 4th February 1980

03 January 1980

Rouhi Rowshani- Abducted and missing in Tehran since 3 January 1980

02 January 1980

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Beheshti about the dismissal of Baha’i employees and pensioners

02 January 1980

Letter to Ayatollah Bahonar about Baha’i workers and pensioners

January 1980

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

1980

Members of the National Assembly of Iran and Local Assembly of Shiraz - Shiraz 1980

1980

Group photo of the members of the Baha'i National Assembly of Iran and the Local Assembly of Tehran in 1980 - most of them were executed

27 December 1979

Azamatollah Fahadej sentenced to death, and several others from Fahadej family to imprisonment

25 December 1979

Letter from the Baha'i Community of Iran to the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution about violation of the rights of Baha'is

09 December 1979

Bamdad newspaper: Azamatollah Fahandej executed in Shiraz

08 December 1979

Azamatollah Fahandej - Executed by firing squad in Shiraz on 8th December 1979

05 December 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini about the rights of Baha’is

28 November 1979

Letter from the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bagheyn to Interior Minister: We demand equal rights with other Iranian citizens

28 November 1979

Bamdad newspaper: Ezzatollah Fahandej sentenced to death

27 November 1979

Kayhan newspaper: One Baha’i sentenced to death and three to 30 years of imprisonment

26 November 1979

Verdict of Revolutionary Court of Shiraz for execution and imprisonment of Baha’is

23 November 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

14 November 1979

Letter to acting Minister of Interior: Anti-Baha'i activities are going on in many different cities of Iran

14 November 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Hashemi Rafsanjani to free kidnapped Baha’is

13 November 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Shiraz to Revolutionary Council: Stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

12 November 1979

Malakeh-Afagh Iranpour’s letter about disappearance of her husband, Alimorad Davoudi

11 November 1979

Alimorad Davoudi - Kidnapped and disappeared in Tehran on 11th November 1979

09 November 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Shiraz to Governor of Shiraz: Stop destruction of the House of the Bab

09 November 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Shiraz to Ayatollah Rabbani Shirazi: Stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

07 November 1979

Monireh Zehtab and Nayyereh Astani’s letter: Free our husbands

07 November 1979

Letter of the Baha’i community of Kerman to Ayatollah Khomeini: Donation from Baha’i community not accepted

05 November 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Eshraghi about the persecution of Baha’is after the Islamic Revolution

04 November 1979

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha’i Community of Iran

04 November 1979

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini

31 October 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community to the Foreign Minister, Ebrahim Yazdi

29 October 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Birjand to the Revolutionary Committee

28 October 1979

Ali Sattarzadeh - Murdered by gun-shots in Bukan, Mahabad on 28th October 1979

27 October 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor, Ayatollah Ghoddousi

27 October 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about increased pressure against Baha’is

27 October 1979

Letter from Mansoureh Akhlaghi to governor of western Azarbaijan about the execution of her husband

22 October 1979

Baha’i Community of Sanandaj ask the Mayor of Sanandaj to uphold the rights of Baha’is

11 October 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Qoddousi about execution of a Baha’i

11 October 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Qoddousi about execution of a Baha’i

07 October 1979

Dr. Tahereh Berjis says forcing Baha'i doctors to take their oath not in accordance with their faith is against professional principles

05 October 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to members of the Council of Experts about the Constitution

27 September 1979

Bahar Vojdani – Executed by firing squad in Mahabad on 27th September 1979

27 September 1979

Mohammad-Ali Saffari and his family evicted from their house

24 September 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to Sadegh Tabatabaie, Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman

22 September 1979

Baha’i community’s letter to Prime Minister: Baha’i properties are under attack everywhere in Iran

22 September 1979

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Two hospital employees fight against Baha’is

22 September 1979

Baha’i community ask Head of Iran’s Radio and TV to stop broadcasting anti-Bahai programmes

22 September 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, Head of Islamic Revolution committees, about the persecution of Baha’is

22 September 1979

Baha’i community of Iran asks the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution to return the Baha’i assets and properties confiscated by the authorities

19 September 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Leader of Baha’is of Uganda killed

18 September 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Bojnourd to Prime Minister: Stop destruction of the House of the Bab

18 September 1979

Baha’i community of Iran asks Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Dr Minachi, to prevent hate-speech against Baha’is in newspapers

17 September 1979

Letter to Ayatollah Ghodousi about the destruction of the House of the Bab

17 September 1979

Appeal for justice to Prosecutor of Zahedan by Mohamad-Ali Safari, gardener and caretaker of the Baha’i Centre in Zahedan

17 September 1979

Letter from Omana company to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani about the destruction of the House of the Bab

15 September 1979

Baha’i community of Kerman: Stop destruction of the House of the Bab

12 September 1979

Letter to Governor of Shiraz about the destruction of the House of the Bab

10 September 1979

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister

08 September 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to the Prime Minister about destruction of the House of the Bab

September 1979

Temporary camp site near Isfahan for Bahá’í refugees, driven out of their homes in Kata and other villages in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in September 1979

15 August 1979

Ahmad Esmaili – Allegedly murdered in Faghih Hasanan, Bushehr on 15th August 1979

06 August 1979

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the new Constitution

28 July 1979

Omana company asks General Prosecutor to stop the destruction of the company’s properties

26 July 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Attackers destroyed house of a Baha’i family with a bulldozer

26 July 1979

Letter to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, Minister of Justice, about murder of a Baha’i family in Arak and attack on their graves

26 July 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Attackers destroyed house of a Baha’i family with a bulldozer

26 July 1979

Letter to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, Minister of Justice, about murder of a Baha’i family in Arak and attack on their graves

14 July 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the attack on the Baha’i centre in Tehran

14 July 1979

Rouydad newspaper: Baha’is should be included in the constitution

14 July 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Stop the attacks on Baha’i community

02 July 1979

Mohammad-Bagher Ahrari’s complaint to Governor of Karaj

30 June 1979

Letter from the Executive Manager of Misaghieh hospital to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani

28 June 1979

Letter from Omana Company to Minister of Justice: Protect Omana’s assets

28 June 1979

Letter from Omana Company to General Prosecutor: Protect Omana’s assets

25 June 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to chief of Gendarmerie about protecting Baha’is

25 June 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Ayatollah Shahidi to protect Baha’is

25 June 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to chief of Police about protecting Baha’is

25 June 1979

Baha’i community of Abadeh ask Prime Minister to uphold rights of Baha’is

22 June 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Iranians about the persecution of Baha’is

18 June 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

07 June 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask the Prime Minister to stop confiscation of Baha’i properties

02 June 1979

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran to Local Spiritual Assemblies about attacks by anti-Baha’i groups

30 May 1979

Baha’i International Community’s telegram to the Prime Minister

26 May 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Boyer-Ahmad to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: We have been forced to leave our homes

26 May 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Boyer-Ahmad to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: We have been forced to leave our homes

24 May 1979

Mohammad Movahhed- Abducted and disappeared in Tehran on 24th May 1979

16 May 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Isfahan to religious and political authorities of Isfahan about attacks on Baha’is of Boyer-Ahmad

12 May 1979

Ali-Akbar Khorsandi - Executed by hanging in Tehran on 12th May 1979

09 May 1979

A Letter to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: Assets of two thousand Baha'is looted in Kata and Boyer Ahmad

08 May 1979

Four hundred families in Kata, who have escaped attack by armed mobs, are asking for help

02 May 1979

Baha’i community of Boyer Ahmad ask Ayatollah Khomeini to stop armed attacks on Baha’i villages

29 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mazandaran to Head of Islamic Revolution Committees about attacks on Baha’is in Mazandaran

23 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: The Baha’i holy sites are confiscated and desecrated despite Ayatollah Khomeini’s directives

23 April 1979

Execution of Dadash Mohammad Akbari

14 April 1979

Baha’i community of Kashan appeal to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi to protect the rights of Baha’is

14 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community to Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

08 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Ayatollah Hojjati: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

08 April 1979

Baha’i community asks the Interior Minister to respect civil rights of Bahai’s

08 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Interior Minister: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

08 April 1979

Letter from Mohammad Asgari and Kouchak Azami to Ayatollah Khomeini

08 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Kerman Governor: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Montazeri

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Mahdavi Kani, Head of Islamic Revolution Committees, about allegations against Baha’is

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Shariatmadari

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Taleghani about the persecution of Baha’is after the Islamic Revolution

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Mofateh

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Beheshti

02 April 1979

Hosein Shakouri- Murdered by gun shots in Urmia on 2nd April 1979

28 March 1979

Baha’i community of Rafsanjan demand an end to media attacks against Baha’is

27 March 1979

Baha’i Community of Iran appeal to Prime Minsiter, Mehdi Bazargan for their rights

27 March 1979

Spiritual Assembly of Bagheyn appeals to the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution to uphold the rights of Bahais

27 March 1979

Letter from the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bagheyn to Prime Minister: We demand equal rights with other Iranian citizens

25 March 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Sangsar to Semnan Governor: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

25 March 1979

Baha’i Community of Hashtgerd appeal to the Revolutionary Committees for their rights

25 March 1979

Baha’i Community of Ahvaz appeal to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, for their rights

24 March 1979

Baha’i community of Abadeh ask Prime Minister to uphold rights of the Baha’is

24 March 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Sarpol Zahab to Prime Minister: Baha’i community is facing grave danger

23 March 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Koushk to Prime Minister: Respect rights of the Baha’i community of Iran

13 March 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Tabriz to Prime Minister

12 March 1979

Baha'i Centre in Tabriz invaded by armed men

10 March 1979

Letter from six Baha’is of KesheH village to Prime Minister about the persecution of Baha’is

28 February 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Houses of 700 Baha’is pillaged in last three months

25 February 1979

Petition by Asadollah Sadeghi, Baha'i farmer from Abadeh

22 February 1979

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Attacks on Baha’is continue

18 February 1979

Letter to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the persecution of Baha’is in Miandoab

18 February 1979

Letter to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the persecution of Baha’is in Miandoab

09 February 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Qaenat to General Saghafi about attacks on Baha’i homes

03 February 1979

Complaint by Daryoush Misaghi, whose carpet shop has been set on fire and ransacked

26 January 1979

Homes and businesses of Baha'is attacked and ransacked in Sarpol-e Zahab

13 January 1979

Attack on properties owned by Mowhebatollah Fahandej in Sarpol-e Zahab

09 January 1979

Haj Mohammad Azizi – Attacked and beaten by the mob, passed away as a result of his injuries on 9 January 1979

04 January 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Miandoab: Our belongings were set on fire

01 January 1979

Khosrow Afnani- Murdered in Miandoab, East Azerbaijan on 1 January 1979

1979

Ebrahim Manavi - Gone missing in Hesar, Khorasan, in early 1979

01 January 1979

Letter to Iranian parliament protesting about false allegations spread widely against Baha'is

01 January 1979

Mir Parviz Afnani - Murdered in Miandoab on 1 January 1979

01 January 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Dr Mohammad Sajjadi, Chair of the Senate

01 January 1979

Statement of Baha’i community of Iran: Persecution of Baha’is is unacceptable

14 December 1978

Sefatollah Fahandej Saadi- Murdered in Shiraz on 14 December 1978

14 December 1978

Avad-Gol Fahandej- Murdered in Saadie, Shiraz on 14th December 1978

December 1978

Shir-Mohammad Dastpish- Murdered in the village of Kata in December 1978

29 September 1978

Haghighat newspaper: Suggestions to Vojdani before his execution

13 August 1978

Ziaollah Haghighat- Murdered in Jahrom, Fars on 13 August 1978

26 July 1978

Behnam Majidi - Murdered in Abbas Abad, Karaj on 26 July 1978

16 May 1977

Masked assailants attack brother and sister with knives in Gorgan

13 May 1977

Rouhollah Teimouri-Moqqadam, murdered at his home in Fazilabad, Gorgan on 13 May 1977

08 October 1976

Letter from the Baha’i community to the governor of Fars about the risk of the destruction of the house of the Bab

09 April 1976

Guidance by National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on how Baha’is should approach authorities to seek justice

07 March 1976

Letter from Omana Company to Fars governor: Stop destruction of the property belonging to this company

27 February 1974

Ettelaat newspaper: Mmurderers of three Iranian Baha’is in Philippines to be prosecuted

27 September 1973

Letter from the secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Head of the Police about threat of attack on Baha’is in different cities

11 April 1973

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Iranian authorities about attacks on Baha’is in 19 cities

22 June 1971

Killing of Babis under Naser-al-din Shah

19 April 1971

Letter from Mohammad Etemadi to Recruitment and Administrative Affairs Organisation

February 1968

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister about persecution of Baha’is in 1965 to 1967

25 January 1967

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the National Gendarmerie about attacks on Baha'is in Seisan and villages nearby

04 January 1967

Letter by the National Spiritual Assembly to the Minister of Justice about killing and harassment of Baha’is in different cities

04 January 1967

Letter by the National Spiritual Assembly to the Minister of Justice about killing and harassment of Baha’is in different cities

03 September 1966

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister

03 September 1966

Yazd gendarmerie does not respond to Baha'i complaints

23 August 1966

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Chief of Police: Baha’is of Yazd are facing attacks

13 June 1963

Destruction of homes and shops in Aran Kashan, in 1963

October 1959

About the killing of Ali-Akbar Safaie

April 1959

National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on persecution of Baha’is in 1958

05 July 1957

44 Defendants accused of murdering 7 Baha’is to go on trial

30 July 1956

Khorasan newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN

20 July 1956

Tehran Mosavvar: Reactions to conviction of 21 defendants in Yazd incident

17 July 1956

Sahar newspaper: Court verdict on murderers of the Baha’is in Yazd

14 July 1956

Donya newspaper: Ayatollah Behbahani and other clerics praise murderers of Baha’is

11 July 1956

Aram newspaper: 22 defendants accused of killing Baha’is sentenced to prison

10 July 1956

Court verdict on the murder of Baha’is in Hormozak of Yazd

10 July 1956

Kayhan newspaper: Court verdict on murderers of the Baha’is in Yazd

10 July 1956

Sahar newspaper: Court ruling on the murder of seven Baha’is

10 July 1956

Dad newspaper: Court verdict on killing of Baha’is in Yazd

10 July 1956

Court verdict on the events in Yazd

10 July 1956

Post Tehran newspaper: 22 murderers of Baha’is were sentenced to prison

10 July 1956

Ettehad+e Melli newspaper: Tension during the trial of the 42 accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

09 July 1956

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Trial of 44 defendants, accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

09 July 1956

Post-e Tehran newspaper: High Court verdict on defendants accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd to be announced today

08 July 1956

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Trial of the murderers of seven Baha’is

07 July 1956

Lawyers’ fees for defending alleged killers of Hormozak Baha’is paid by Qom Clergy

03 July 1956

Sahar newspaper: Sweets and gifts presented to 43 murderers of Baha’is

28 June 1956

Ettelaat newspaper: Distributing cash and clothes among murderers of Baha’is in Yazd

20 June 1956

Seday-e Mardom newspaper: Trial of 43 defendants, accused of killing seven Baha’is in Yazd

19 June 1956

Trial of seven defendants, accused of killing Baha’is

15 June 1956

Peyk-e Iran newspaper: Trial of 44 defendants, accused of killing seven Baha’is in Hormozak, Yazd

13 June 1956

Seday-e Mardom newspaper: Trial of 44 accused of killing seven Baha’is in Yazd

13 June 1956

Mehr-e Iran newspaper: Trial of 44 defendants, accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

12 June 1956

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Trial of 44 accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

12 June 1956

Kayhan newpaper: Trial of 44 accused of killing seven Baha’is in Yazd

21 May 1956

Post-e Tehran newspaper: 44 defendants accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd go on trial

14 May 1956

Daad newspaper: Trail of 44 defendants, accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

16 January 1956

Ettelaat newspaper: About the events in Yazd

13 January 1956

Farda newspaper: Trial of murderers of Baha’is in Yazd

10 January 1956

Sahar Newspaper: Defendants accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd go on trial

10 January 1956

Sahar newspaper: Trial of defendants accused of murdering Baha’is

10 January 1956

Sahar newspaper: Documents and evidence related to the killing of Baha’is in Yazd

08 January 1956

Atash newspaper: Appointment of defence lawyers for defendants, accused of killing Baha’is in Yazd

08 January 1956

Atash newspaper: Trial of 44 defendants, accused of killing seven Baha’is in Hormozak, Yazd

03 January 1956

Sahar newspaper: Some details of the case of seven Baha’is murdered in Hormozak

01 January 1956

Kayhan newspaper: Trial of 21 defendants of Aran incident

30 December 1955

Ettelaat newspaper: The case of Baha’i killings in Yazd

30 December 1955

Farda newspaper: Killing of 15 Baha’is around Yazd

29 December 1955

Mehr-e Iran newspaper: 42 murderers of 12 Baha’is handed over to the court

29 December 1955

43 murder suspects in Yazd being investigated

28 December 1955

Atash newspaper: 42 defendants, accused of murdering 15 Baha’is go on trial

28 December 1955

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Seven murderers of Baha’is handed over for trail

28 December 1955

42 murderers of 12 Baha’is handed over to the court

04 December 1955

Rouhollah Mottahedeh’s reply to accusations by Ajang newspaper

16 October 1955

Post-e Tehran newspaper report on attack on Baha’is in the parliament

16 October 1955

Taking advantage of religious conflict to achieve political gains

19 September 1955

Ajang newspaper: Baha’is complain to UN

15 September 1955

Ettelaat newspaper: Two questions for the government about the events in Yazd

07 September 1955

Vaheme newspaper: US Baha’is’ complaint to UN against Iran

04 September 1955

Donya newspaper: Falsafi’s anti-Baha'i sermons stopped after killing of Baha’is in Hormozak

03 September 1955

Khandaniha newspaper: US Baha’is complain to the UN about pressures on Baha’is of Iran

01 September 1955

Khorasan Mashhad Newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN about attacks on Baha’is of Yazd

01 September 1955

Khorasan Mashhad Newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN about attacks on Baha’is of Yazd

28 August 1955

Khorasan Mashhad newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN

27 August 1955

Seday-e Vatan newspaper: Controversies around Baha’is; from Yazd and Kerman to PEPSI

16 August 1955

Baha’is asked representatives of Society for moral reform, visiting Iran to help improve their condition

15 August 1955

Nour va Zolmat newspaper: 7 Baha’is killed in Yazd

13 August 1955

Toofan newspaper: Murder of seven Baha’is in Hormozak

12 August 1955

Daad newspaper: Nothing new in reports from Radio London that Baha’is have complained to the UN

10 August 1955

Vahemeh newspaper: Baha’is asked representatives of Society for moral reform, visiting Iran to help improve their condition

10 August 1955

Vahemeh newspaper: Nothing new in reports from Radio London that Baha’is have complained to the UN

07 August 1955

Shadegan newspaper: government officials are investigating the murder of seven Baha’is in Hormozak

07 August 1955

Shadegan newspaper: Government orders Baha’is to be dismissed in all ministries

28 July 1955

Members of Amiri family, murdered in a mob attack in Hormozak, Yazd - 1955

11 July 1955

Case for murder of seven Baha’is goes to court

09 July 1955

Ettelaat newspaper: Brawl in court, investigating the Hormozak (Yazd) incident

04 July 1955

Murderers of seven Baha’is in Hormozak will be released with financial aid

02 July 1955

Baha’is of Koushkak (Abadeh) demanding justice

29 June 1955

Tehran Post newspaper: Anti-Baha’i activities in Shiraz

14 June 1955

Kayhan newspaper: Prosecution of defendants, accused of killing seven Baha’is in Hormozak

05 June 1955

Kayhan newspaper: Thirteen هndividuals accused of murdering several Baha’is released

30 May 1955

Complaint by protesters to Koushkak events who have staged a sit-in at Abadeh Telegraph Office

10 May 1955

Seday-e Mardom newspaper: Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s letter to Falsafi about fighting Baha’ism

10 May 1955

Kayhan newspaper: Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s views on fighting against Baha’ism

10 May 1955

Showra newspaper: Letter from Ayatollah Boroujerdi to Falsafi about fighting Bahaism

1955

Looking out of the entrance of Baha'i Centre in Abadeh, occupied by the army, where Baha'is killed in Nayriz are buried

1955

Attack on Baha'is and their properties in Hormozak village in Yazd, in 1955, when 7 Baha'is were murdered

1955

Murder in Hormozak Village, summer of 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses of Baha’is in Soghad village, Abadeh-1955

1955

Attack on Baha'is and their properties in Hormozak village in Yazd in 1955, when 7 Baha’is were murdered

1955

Attack on Baha'is and their properties in Hormozak village in Yazd, in 1955, when 7 Baha'is were murdered

1955

Attack on Baha'is and their houses in Hormozak village in Yazd in 1955, when 7 Baha’is were murdered

14 December 1954

Majlis Discussions about Abarghou incident

26 September 1953

Rahman Koulayn Mamaghani- executed on 26 Sep 1953

December 1952

Attack on Baha’is of Afus and killing of two Baha’is

December 1952

Attack on Baha’is of Afus and killing of two Baha’is

20 October 1952

Attack on Baha'i graves in Rafsanjan

20 October 1952

Mob attack on Baha'is on day of Ashura in a village near Rafsanjan

June 1952

Report on incident in Abarghou

May 1952

Innocent people arrested in relation to the incident in Abarghou

May 1952

Report on death of a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd

May 1952

Report on death of a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd

30 November 1951

Mohammad Kayvani murdered in Najafabad

15 November 1951

Letter to the Governor of Isfahan about killing of a Baha’i in Najafabad

02 November 1951

Report to Ayatollah Kashani about attack on Baha'is and murder and bloodshed in Najafabad

31 October 1951

Eye-witness account of Mohammad Keyvani's murder

28 October 1951

Mohammad Keyvani murdered in Najafabad

24 October 1951

Tension in Najafabad, following Mohammad Keyvani's murder

21 October 1951

Attack on Baha'is and murder of Mohammad Kayvani in Najafabad

21 October 1951

Mohammad Keyvani murdered in Najafabad

21 October 1951

A Baha'i murdered during Muharram mournings in Najafabad

21 October 1951

Attack on Baha'is and murder of Mohammad Kayvani in Najafabad

21 October 1951

Complaints rom Baha’is of Najafabad about the murder of a Baha’i and attacks on the Baha'i community

March 1951

Bahram Rawhani- executed in Taft, Yazd Iran on March 1951

25 January 1951

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly about the incident in Abarghou and detention of innocent Bahai’s

11 January 1951

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly about the incident in Abarghou

11 January 1951

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly about the incident in Abarghou

30 December 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Razmara about the incident in Abarghou

17 September 1950

Jahan-e Ma newspaper: Murderers of Dr. Berjis on trial

13 September 1950

Report by Iran's Chief of Police on reactions to acquittal and release of the men accused of murdering Dr Berjis

24 April 1950

Following the murder of Dr Berjis Interior Minster has ordered provincial governors not to allow Baha'i gatherings and publicity

12 April 1950

Letter from Minister of Justice to Prime Minister about the murder of Dr. Berjis

11 April 1950

Police informs Prime Minister that no replies have been sent to letters by Baha'i institutions about the murder of Dr Berjis

05 April 1950

Prime Minister tells government departments that letters by Baha'i institutions are not officially recognised, and should not be answered

15 March 1950

Letter from Minister of Justice to Prime Minister about the murder of Dr. Berjis

15 March 1950

Telegram of Interior Minister to Prime Minister about the transfer of the murderers of Dr. Berjis to Tehran

08 March 1950

Shah's office asking Prime Minister what action he has taken in response to Interior Minister's letter about the murder of Dr Berjis

06 March 1950

Open letter by Berjis family demanding justice for the murder of Dr Berjis

06 March 1950

Persecuting the murderers of Dr. Berjis

01 March 1950

Persecuting murderers of Dr. Berjis

27 February 1950

Instructions requested from Prime Minister regarding punishment for murderers of Dr. Berjis

27 February 1950

Persecuting murderers of Dr. Berjis

26 February 1950

Ferdowsi: Investigate the assassination of Dr Berjis

25 February 1950

The men accused of murdering Dr Berjis have been transferred to central prison in Tehran

25 February 1950

Murderers of Dr. Berjis transferred to Tehran

23 February 1950

Prime Minister's reply to the complaint letter by Ayatollah Faiz to the Shah

21 February 1950

Interior Minister's report to Prime Minister on some reactions to the murder of Dr Berjis

20 February 1950

Interior Minister expresses concern to Prime Minister that following the murder of Dr Berjis, Baha'i institutions are writing directly to government departments, appearing as official entities

18 February 1950

Mirza Mohammad Feyz demands the release of murderers of Dr Berjis

17 February 1950

Friday Prayer Imam of Golpayegan tries to get the murderers of Dr. Berjis released

16 February 1950

Friday Prayer Imam of Golpayegan calls for Baha'is to be curbed and Kashan prisoners to be released

13 February 1950

Demand for murderers of Dr Berjis to be punished

08 February 1950

Telegram of Head of the Police to Prime Minister about the murder of Dr. Berjis

08 February 1950

Following up on investigation of the murder of Dr Berjis

06 February 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Saed about killing of Dr Berjis in Kashan

06 February 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Saed about killing of Dr Berjis in Kashan

06 February 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Head of Police about the killing of Dr Berjis

06 February 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Head of Police about the killing of Dr Berjis

February 1950

Report on killing of Dr Berjis

08 December 1949

Letter to Prime Minister Mohammad Saed and the Cabinet of Ministers about persecution of Baha’is

August 1949

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Abdolhossein Hazhir about dismissal of Baha’i employees

July 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Interior Ministry about false information about Bahai’s in public questionnaires

26 May 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Prime Minister about actions of Ayatollah Kashani against Baha’is

22 May 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister about threats by Ayatollah Kashani to destroy the Baha’i center

02 March 1948

Sarvestan Baha'is appeal to Prime Minister

02 March 1948

Sarvestan Baha'is appeal to Prime Minister

11 February 1948

Plea to Prime Minister for readmission of son to school after expulsion

05 February 1948

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha'i National Assembly, asking for government action to stop killings, attacks and incitement of hatred against Baha'is

04 February 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Minister of Culture about the ban on Baha’i publications

28 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Minister of Culture about expulsion of Baha’i students

22 January 1948

Complaint of Baha'i living in Doroud to Prime Minister about harassment by religious fanatics

20 January 1948

Prime Minister orders investigation into murder of Baha'is in Sarvestan

19 January 1948

Letter to Prime Minister from the National Assembly regarding murder of Baha'is in Sarvestan

19 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Head of Gendarmerie about attacks on Baha’is in Fars

14 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister about persecution of Baha’is

14 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister about killing of a Baha’i in Shiraz and arson attack on the Baha’i center in Miandoab

14 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister about killing of a Baha’i in Shiraz and arson attack on the Baha’i center in Miandoab

14 January 1948

Report of mob attacks on Bahai's and killings in Sarvestan

12 January 1948

Letter to Prime Minister regarding murder of Habibollah Houshmand and others

12 January 1948

Letter to Prime Minister from the Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz about killing of Baha’is

12 January 1948

Letter to Prime Minister regarding murder of Habibollah Houshmand and others

12 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister about persecution of Baha’is in Doroud

05 October 1947

Attacks on Baha'is in Bandar-Shah

26 August 1947

Zendegi newspaper: Murder of Engineer Shahidzadeh

11 July 1947

Bahman newspaper's account of the murder of Engineer Shahidzadeh

06 July 1947

Engineer Shafizadeh has drowned in sea and an autopsy has been carried out

July 1947

Akhbar-e Amri magazine: Evidence of torture on Abbas Shahidzadeh’s body

28 June 1947

Letter of Governor attacking the Baha'i head of Shahi factories

28 June 1947

Concern about religious agitations in northern provinces

12 June 1947

Muslim worker attests to honesty of the Baha'i head of Shahi factories

09 June 1947

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha'i National Assembly about attacks on Baha'is in several cities, and asking for protection under the law

June 1947

Letter from deputy attesting to effectiveness of Baha'i head of Shahi factories

27 May 1947

Baha'i National Assembly has thanked Prime Minster for his support, but has reported that incitement against Baha'i community is increasing again

30 March 1947

Letter by Baha'i National Assembly to Prime Minister on events in Jahrom

30 March 1947

Religious fanatics pulled out the corpse of a Baha'i from his grave to set fire on it

18 February 1947

Baha'i National Assembly asks Qavam to support lifting of restrictions against Baha'i publications

21 November 1946

Fathollah Sabzevari killed

17 November 1946

Special representative sent to investigate murder of a 6-year old boy

28 October 1946

Prime Minister informed that the eight defendants, accused of murdering a six-year old boy have been freed on bail

08 October 1946

Jahan-e Pak newspaper: Book on Shahroud events, “Truth which need to be told” published

26 August 1946

Letter by Governor of Khorasan to Prime Minister on Birjand events

26 August 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about increased attacks and abuse against Baha'is in Shiraz and Neyriz

24 August 1946

Prime Minister’s letter to Interior Minister about attacks on Baha’is in Neyriz

12 August 1946

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister, requesting Baha'is the same rights as other religious minorities

12 August 1946

Report by Justice Minister on religious unrest in Zabol, Zaheda, and Brigand to Governor of Khorasan province

11 August 1946

Report by Birjand Notary Office forwarded to Prime Minister

10 August 1946

Prime Minister asks Minister of Interior to investigate events in several cities, mentioned in letter by Baha'i National Assembly

07 August 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about intense persecution of Baha'is in a number of cities in Fars province

06 August 1946

Minister of Interior's report to Prime Minister on events in Birjand

22 July 1946

Appeal to Prime Minister, asking for attackers on Baha'is in an area in Khorasan to be punished

20 July 1946

Justice Minister's report on religious unrest in Zabol, Zahed, and Brigand to Prime Minister

17 July 1946

Petition to prime minister regarding beating of Baha'is of Boroujen and looting of their property

10 July 1946

On suspicious death of Abbas Shahidzadeh

08 July 1946

Minister of Interior's report to Prime Minister on events in Birjand

July 1946

Telegram on measures by Ministry of Interior, following Birjand events

30 June 1946

Detailed report of events in Birjand by Chief of Notary Office, who saw what happened

30 June 1946

Report of attacks on Baha’is in Birjand

30 June 1946

Farda newspaper: Murderers of Shahroud Baha’is acquitted

27 June 1946

Attack on Baha'i houses in Birjand, shots fired by security forces, one dead and several injured

25 June 1946

Azadegan newspaper: Murderers of Shahroud Baha’is acquitted

19 June 1946

Public Prosecutors Statements in relation to incident of Shahroud

12 June 1946

Dad newspaper: 26 accused of murder of 4 Baha’is go on trial in Shahroud

09 June 1946

Trial of defendants accused of murdering Baha'is in Shahroud

08 June 1946

Appeal by Neyriz Baha'is to Prime Minister about anti-Baha'i incitements and security risks for them

June 1946

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Qavam about attacks on Baha’is in Birjand, Khash and Fars

04 October 1945

Complaint from Nasrollah Azadeh about violence against Baha’is of Zabol

14 September 1945

Finance Minister reports disturbances in Shahroud, in which four people have been killed, including Head of the Tobacco Company, Asadollah Naderi

07 September 1945

Letter to Prime Minister Mohsen Sadr and the Cabinet - Newspaper Provocations

07 September 1945

Letter to Prime Minister Mohsen Sadr and the Cabinet - Newspaper Provocations

September 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Cabinet about denial of access to higher education for Baha’i students

12 July 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Minister of Culture about the ban on higher education for Baha’i students

27 March 1945

Indictment for the murder of Asadollah Naderi has been prepared and sent to the central criminal court

07 February 1945

Letter from the Interior Minister to Prime Minister about the killing of Asadollah Naderi

25 January 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the members of parliament about Lankarani’s attacks against Baha’is

18 January 1945

Letter from Foreign Minister to Prime Minister about Shahroud incident

06 January 1945

Report of investigation commissioned by Minister of Justice into the murder of Asadollah Naderi in Shahroud

1945

Telegram by the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma to the Shah in protest against events in Shahroud, copied to Prime Minister and the Parliament

19 December 1944

Letter by Fatemeh Naderi about the murder of her son in Shahroud, forwarded to Justice Department

10 December 1944

Fatemeh Naderi complains to Prime Minister about the murder of her son, Assadollah Naderi

20 November 1944

Interior Minister reports to Prime Minister on the murder of Asadollah Naderi in Shahroud

11 November 1944

Report of investigation into disturbances in Shahroud

30 October 1944

Order of Prime Minister to take action in Shahroud

19 October 1944

Government inspector's report on the murder of 3 Baha’is in Shahroud

06 October 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Baha’is do not have freedom of speech

05 October 1944

Prosecution of the assassins of Rahmatollah Naderi in Shahroud

04 October 1944

Prime Minster says protesting against brutal murder of a Baha'i and demanding investigation does not mean favouring Baha'is

02 October 1944

List of houses and shops set on fire and looted in Shahroud

26 September 1944

Prime Minster has received a letter from Baha'i community about events in Shahroud

19 September 1944

A Baha'i murdered in Shahroud

19 September 1944

Taraghi newspaper: Historical documents about killing Baha’is in different cities

13 September 1944

Palace orders Prime Minster to investigate the murder of Asadollah Naderi in Shahroud

03 September 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Persecution of Baha’is continues in different cities

01 September 1944

Baha'is have written to the Shah about events in Shahroud which has resulted in three deaths

27 August 1944

Prime Minster orders Interior Minster to investigate the murder of Asadollah Naderi in Shahroud

25 August 1944

Stirring people in Semnan to fight against Baha'is

19 August 1944

Report by Interior Minister on investigations and security measures in Shahroud

17 August 1944

Neday-e Edalat newspaper: Killing of four Baha’is in Shahroud

15 August 1944

Mehr-e Iran newspaper: Four Baha’is killed in Shahroud

14 August 1944

Report on tensions in Shahroud

10 August 1944

Request to Leader of Muslims to help protect the lives and honour of Muslims in Shahroud from Baha'is

10 August 1944

Complaint to Prime Minister by a Member of Parliament, accusing the Police of inaction in preventing murder and violence in Shahroud

30 July 1944

Letter to Prime Minister: Baha’is are dismissed from official posts

23 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Recent order of Prime Minister is against Baha’is’ rights

July 1944

Mob attack and murder of Bahai's in Shahroud

04 June 1944

Ataollah Doustdar appeals for help to prevent attacks on Baha'is in Shahreza

18 April 1944

Complaint of Baha'i living in Qom to Interior Minister about intense harassment by religious fanatics

08 April 1944

Appeal for protection and justice by a group of Baha'is in Abadeh area

02 April 1944

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Ali Soheili about intense pressure against Baha’is

26 March 1944

Telegram to Prime Minster's office from Damghan, warning about risk of unrest and attack on Baha'is

11 February 1944

Telegram to Prime Minster by Bahai's complaining about attacks, looting and arson against them in Abadeh

1944

Telegram by the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma to Prime Minster (Mohammad Saed) in protest against events in Shahroud, copied to the Shah and Parliament

21 July 1942

Appeal to Prime Minister

17 March 1941

Complaint to Prime Minister about prison sentence for Baha'i marriage

17 June 1940

Sangsar businessmen arrested, beaten and expelled from Sangsar

18 December 1939

Arrest order for attempting to register Baha'i marriage

07 December 1939

Letter from Ali Naiemian to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

04 December 1939

Letter from Nasrollah Shahrezaie to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

03 December 1939

Letter from Fatollah Ferdowsian to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

01 December 1939

Letter from Azizollah Pour-Shahrezaei to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

01 December 1939

Letter from Kaykhosrow Hedayati to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

30 November 1939

Letter from Nemat Naiemi to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

29 November 1939

Letter from Yadollah Zare-Najafabadi to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

26 November 1939

Refusal to register marriage

26 November 1939

Letter from Farajollah Olfati to the cabinet of ministers: I was summoned to court because I was a witness at a Baha’i wedding

26 November 1939

Letter from Rostam Bolbolan to to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

22 November 1939

Letter from Abbas-Gholi Ighani to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

20 November 1939

Letter from Asadollah Dousti Najafabadi to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

20 November 1939

Letter from Abbas Pezeshki to to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

19 November 1939

Letter from Fatollah Zainabi to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage and have jailed me

19 November 1939

Yahya Kowsari prosecuted for being a witness in a Baha’i wedding

19 November 1939

Mohammad Beglari prosecuted for being a witness in a Baha’i wedding

18 November 1939

Letter from Naser-gholi Rouhani to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

18 November 1939

Letter from Gholamreza Eghterafipour to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

18 November 1939

Letter from Mohammad Jarchi to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

17 November 1939

Letter from Hossein Eghterafipour to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

17 November 1939

Letter from Ali Shahrezaei to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

15 November 1939

Letter from Ataollah Makhmur to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage

14 November 1939

Ali-Mohammad Khademi prosecuted for acting as a witness in a Baha’i wedding

12 November 1939

Letter from Lotf-Ali Golshani to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

12 November 1939

Letter from Mohammad Vatani’s mother to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my son’s marriage and have imprisoned him

10 November 1939

Letter from Amir Malaei to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

07 November 1939

Letter from Yadollah Yavari to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage and have been sentenced me to prison

07 November 1939

Letter from Hassan Forghani to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

06 November 1939

Letter from Farhad Rowshani to Chief Minister: I am being persecuted for being a Baha’i

06 November 1939

Letter from Fatemeh Khamasi to the cabinet of ministers: Authorities refuse to register my marriage and have jailed my husband

06 November 1939

Letter from Mohammad-Ali Ettehadi to the cabinet of ministers: I was prosecuted because of my Baha’i marriage

27 October 1939

Letter from Kobra Maleki to Chief Minister: Kurdestan’s judiciary does not recognize Baha’i marriage

01 May 1939

Letter from Mohammad Rafiei to Isfahan governor about students

18 March 1939

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister about the detention of Nikaeen Yazdi

23 October 1938

Baha’i meeting in Sarvestan

18 August 1938

Letter from Minister of Justice to Chief Minister about killing of Mohammad Ali in Yazd

09 July 1938

Letter of Chief Minister to Ministry of Justice about the murder of a Baha’i in Yazd

19 October 1937

Letter from Baha’is of Seisan to Chief Minister: Stop persecution of Baha’is in Seisan

05 October 1937

Complaint of 5 farmers, expelled from Seisan

30 August 1937

13 days of in prison, without any crime

29 August 1937

Appeal for justice by families of businessmen in prison in Sangsar

31 July 1937

Demand for the release of 10 Baha’is, jailed for closing their businesses on Baha’i holiday

29 July 1937

Letter from Tahereh Taeidi to Chief Minister about the detention of her husband

29 July 1937

Rezvanieh Laghaei demanding the release of her husband from prison in Sangsar

28 July 1937

Bahiyyeh Tebyani: My husband has been in jail for ten days

26 July 1937

Tahereh Golestani seeking justice for her detained husband

26 July 1937

Sangsar sheep-sellers jailed for closing their shops on Baha’i holiday

21 July 1937

Appeal for the release of a Baha’i in Sangsar prison

04 August 1934

Letter from Shahriar Shahzadi to Chief Minister: It would be dishonest for Baha’is to recant their faith

31 January 1931

Ettelaat newspaper: Brief history of Baha’ism

26 April 1930

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Parchin about activities of Mir-Fazel Rozekhan against Baha’is

09 October 1929

Request to Ministry of Education for establishing secondary education program

04 August 1927

Letter to the Office of Chief Minister to express gratitude about killing of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

23 June 1927

Telegram from the Palace to Ayatollah Mirza Ali Akbar

16 June 1927

Letter to the Minister of Interior about protest by Manager of National Welfare Department

13 June 1927

Letter from Minister of Court to Aqa Mirza Ali Akbar Mojtahed

11 June 1927

Telegram to Prime Minister: My family is in danger

11 June 1927

Telegram from Head of Gilan’s telegram station to Chief Minister about the telegram from the Director of National Welfare Office

04 June 1927

Letter from Director of National Welfare Office to Chief Minister about murder of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

30 May 1927

Expression of gratitude to Chief Minister for the news about killing of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

19 May 1927

Letter from the Royal Court to the Chief Minister about the request from Aminol-Olama Ardabili’s family to punish his murderer

17 May 1927

Telegram from Zanjan to the Office of Chief Minister about the killing of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

12 May 1927

Telegram to Aqa Mirza Ali Akbar Mojtahed about killing of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

08 May 1927

Letter to the Office of Chief Minister about killing of Aminol-Olama Ardabili

07 May 1927

Government’s expression of gratitude to Chief Minister

07 May 1927

Letter from Reza Shah’s Court Minister to Friday Prayer Imam of Khoy

09 April 1927

Letter from the Local Spiritual Assembly of Ardabil to Chief Minister of Reza Shah

31 March 1927

Letter from the Local Assembly of Ardebil to Local Assembly of Tehran about killing of Amin-ol-Olama

20 March 1927

Letter from the Spiritual Assembly of Tehran to Chief Minister about Anti-Baha’i speeches

1927

Children of Aminol-Olama write to Reza Shah

1927

Children of Aminol-Olama write to Reza Shah

08 November 1926

Letter of Department of Education about Mirza Soleiman Khan Tabib

04 September 1926

Report on incident in Jahrom to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

24 August 1926

Religious tensions in Jahrom misrepresented in America and Europe

16 July 1926

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of the US and Canada to Reza Shah, appealing for justice

16 July 1926

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of the US and Canada to Reza Shah, appealing for justice

24 June 1926

Letter from the Head of Police to Chief Minister about the killing of eight Baha’is in Jahrom

19 June 1926

Letter from Ali Mansour to Chief Minister about judicial investigation on events in Jahrom

16 June 1926

Ministry of the Interior requests details of killings in Jahrom

15 June 1926

Jahrom Killings: Misuse of Power local authorities or religious decree?

12 June 1926

Letter from Directorate of Police to Chief Minister about the killing of several Baha’is in Jahrom

08 June 1926

Report to Ministers on religious conflict and murder in Jahrom

07 June 1926

Request for update on investigation of the murders in Jahrom

07 June 1926

Urgent request for details of killings in Jahrom

06 May 1926

Detailed report on incidents in Jahrom

17 April 1926

Request to arrest Jahrom perpetrators and to restore order

10 April 1926

Killing of 12 Baha’is in Jahrom

29 May 1922

Letter from the Spiritual Assembly of Shiraz to Head of Majlis about persecution of Baha’is in Shiraz

09 October 1921

Reasons for opposing Vahdat-e Bashar school

15 April 1920

Bayan-e Haghighat newspaper: 12 Baha’is killed in Jahrom

1896

Mirza Ali-Mohammad Varqa and his son, Rouhollah, Haji Iman of Zanjan, and Mirza Hossein of Zanjan, executed in 1896

July 1869

Mirza Bozorg, known as Badi, in prison with chains around his neck, before he was tortured and executed

07 October 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Iranian nation rejoices the recovery of Naser al-Din Shah

16 September 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: On killing of Mulla Sheikh Ali Torshizi

26 August 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Punishment of the Babis after the assassination of Naser al-Din Shah

19 August 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Details of attack on Naser al-Din Shah

12 August 1852

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Assassination of Naser al-Din Shah

16 July 1851

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: Punishment of the Babis in Tabriz following the assassination of Naser al-Din Shah

06 March 1851

Vaghaye-e Ettefaghieh newspaper: More Babis executed

09 July 1850

Barracks of Tabriz, where the Bab was executed by firing squad in July 1850

29 December 1848

Naseriddin Shah Orders Babis to be Annihilated in Iran

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Letter from Sousan Tebyanian to President Khatami

Pari Vahdat-Hagh at the graveside of her husband Hosein Vahdat-Hagh

Baha’i community of Iran complain to the President that a mob have set fire on members of a Baha'i family in Birjand

Seven-year old Nabil Amri’s note about the arrest of his father

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Census and the problem with Baha’is

Mahmoud Forouhar's last letter before execution

Sina Hakiman and Sholeh Misaghi: We have been deprived of our rights to education and work

Shohreh Torani’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Anisa Fanaian’s demand for her rights

Bashir Dana's complaint against Ministry of Science, Research and Technology regarding his expulsion from university

The Guardian newspaper: UN condemns killing of Baha’is in Iran

Ali Ghiami's letter to Hojatoleslam Salman Bahonar

Dr Berjis's wife informs Prime Minister that her husband has been murdered

Ataollah Derakhshan requests for his case to be reconsidered

Letter from Baha’i community of Kashan to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, Interior Minister of the Provisional Government

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s complaint against the Islamic Revolutionary Court

Baha’i community ask Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani to protect Baha'is from potential attacks around 15th of Shaban

Letter by a Baha'i from Semnan to President Khatami

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Ataollah Mogharrabi asks Ayatollah Khomeini to reinstate the pension of Baha’i army officers

An account of the persecution of the Baha’i community during the Pahlavi regime

Homes attacked and 15 people killed in Jahrom

Brief survey of Iran’s judicial system, and how some courts deal with Baha’is

Ali Ghiami's letter to Judiciary officials

Discrimination against Vahdat-e Bashar school

Pari Vahdat-Hagh at the graveside of her husband Hosein Vahdat-Hagh

Six-year old Sahab Baghaie’s letter to the President

Letter from Nematollah Zare to the Majls about his dismissal from work

Letter from Baha'i farmers of Ivel to the Head of Judiciary of Mazandaran province

Plea to Ayatollah Khomeini

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Prime Minister: We hope to have equal rights with others

Nourollah Fallah requests Justice Department to investigate murder of his son, Shervin Fallah

List of examined material belonging to Enayatollah Tashakkor

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Letter of Keramatollah Tashakkor to Ayatollah Khomeini: My dairy animals were set on fire

Letter to the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution about the right of Baha’is to work

Prime Minister’s order to follow up on complaints of Shiraz Baha’is

Letter from Behrouz Shadabi to Hashemi Rafsanjani about violation of the rights of his family and the Baha’i community

Bashir Amri’s note about the arrest of his father

Baha’i community of Iran complain to the President that a mob have set fire on members of a Baha'i family in Birjand

Sina Hakiman’s letter from prison to Iranian authorities

Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh’s complaint against the Islamic Revolutionary Court

Letter to Hojaol-Islam Rafsanjani, Speaker of Parliament, to prevent the destruction of Baha'i cemetery in Tehran

Letter from Baha'is of Ivel to Ayatollah Shahroudi asking for protection

Letter to the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution about the right of Baha’is to work

Letter to the Interior Minister about attacks on the Baha’is of Kermanshah

Violent expulsion of Baha’is from their homes

Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini about his expulsion from the Army

Ali Ghiami's letter to Judiciary officials

Telegram by the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma to the Parliament in protest against events in Shahroud, copied to the Shah and Prime Minister

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran about multiple arrests of Baha’is

Ali Ghiami's letter to Hojatoleslam Salman Bahonar

Mohammad Hosein Ahrari protests about denial of education to his son

Letter from the Baha’i community of Kashan to Islamic Revolutionary Committee of Kashan: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini about the execution and increased pressure on Baha’is since the Islamic Revolution

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Baha’i community ask Prime Minister to stop attacks against Baha’i offices

Baha’i community ask Prime Minister to stop illegal demands by Mostazafan Foundation

Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini about his expulsion from the Army

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to the members of parliament

Letter from a group of Baha’is in Tabriz to Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani

Letter of complaint by Ziaollah Motearefi

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran about multiple arrests of Baha’is

Touraj Naimi's letter to the prayer leader of Tabriz, pointing out that Baha'is are not given permission to bury their dead

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