Skip to main content

Main navigation

Show — Main navigation Hide — Main navigation

HOME
ARCHIVES
ABOUT
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
SEND DOCUMENT

English
فارسی

Payam Vali demands permission to reopen his business

Individual Baha'is

Assaults and threats of death

Imprisonments and confinements

Accusations against the Baha'i Faith or community

Personal defence statements

Filing complaints or petitions

Petitions for redress of grievances

Filing complaints and petitions

Closing and sealing of shop

20 August 2011

Related Items

24 April 2018

Interview with Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, about persecution of Baha’is - 24 April 2018

15 February 2018

Video content, including anti-Baha'i attacks by Hojatol-Islam Mehdi Daneshmand

20 November 2016

Baha’i businesses sealed by the government

02 November 2016

Basij Trade Union: take pictures of Baha'i shops and inform us at the following numbers

21 August 2016

Keyhan newspaper on Shabnam Tolouie, and her documentary film, Qorrat al-Ayn

30 May 2016

It is forbidden to wash the body of a deceased Baha'i

19 March 2016

Economic repression of Baha'is in Iran - documentary film (English version)

19 March 2016

The economic suffocation of the Baha'is in Iran: A documentary film (Farsi version)

11 February 2016

Song by12-year-old Bayan Teimouri, whose mother has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment]

11 February 2016

A song by Bayan Taymouri about his mother's imprisonment for nine years

2016

Dr Mohammad Javad Larijani's interview with Press TV about the human rights situation of the Baha'is in Iran

13 October 2015

Video recording from secret trial of members of the Baha'i National Assembly - held in 1981 at Evin Prison

13 October 2015

Video recording from secret trial of members of the Baha'i National Assembly - held in 1981 at Evin Prison (edited and subtitled version)

01 March 2015

Note by Farid Kashani, aged 12, commenting about his father, who is in prison

11 January 2015

Programme on Ahl-Beit TV including references to treatment of Baha'i under the Shah's government

02 December 2014

Cars News agency quoting Friday prayer leader of Rafsanjan: People rightly want Baha'is expelled from their city

04 November 2014

Video recording of anti-Baha'i speech by Hojatol-Islam Mehdi Daneshmand

28 May 2014

Administrative Tribunal confirms Payam Vali's right to continue his business

16 April 2014

Letter by Shabnam Tolouie to Mohammad Javad Larijani

02 March 2014

Digarban Website quoting Mohammad Taghi Mesbah Yazdi: Baha'is can't be equal to Muslims

19 October 2013

Payam Vali’s letter to President Rouhani

19 October 2013

Payam Vali’s letter to President Rouhani

19 October 2013

Payam Vali’s letter to President Rouhani

19 October 2013

Payam Vali’s letter to President Rouhani

19 October 2013

Payam Vali’s letter to President Rouhani

24 January 2013

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

24 January 2013

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

24 January 2013

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

24 January 2013

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

24 January 2013

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

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

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

18 November 2012

Investigating Payam Vali's request to reopen his business

16 August 2012

Anisa Fanaian's prison term to be reduced

17 June 2012

Dealing with your grievance about closure of your business is not within the jurisdiction of the General Inspectorate

05 June 2012

Payam Vali explains how his work place was closed and sealed repeatedly

05 June 2012

Payam Vali explains how his work place was closed and sealed repeatedly

05 June 2012

Payam Vali explains how his work place was closed and sealed repeatedly

05 June 2012

Payam Vali explains how his work place was closed and sealed repeatedly

28 September 2011

Request for extension of Payam Vali's business license

28 August 2011

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

22 June 2010

Dr Mohammad Javad Larijani addressing the UN about the human rights situation of Baha'is in Iran

12 February 2010

Seminar on “Critical evaluation of the perverse Baha’i sect” to be held in Kerman.

26 May 2009

Yahya Hedayati complains to Prosecutor General that his house gas been attacked many times, but those responsible have not been identified

22 February 2009

Imam of Semnan demands tough action against Baha'is

20 February 2009

Fars News Agency website: Semnan’s Friday Prayer Imam says Baha’ism is a brainchild of Zionism

16 February 2009

Prosecutor General tells Minister of Intelligence that all Baha'i activities are Illegal and banned

15 February 2009

Farda News website: Methods of promoting Baha’ism in schools

08 February 2009

Ayandeh-e Rowshan website quoting a head of Islamic Propagation: several groups including Baha’is, plan to belittle the appearance of the Hidden Imam

20 January 2009

Website of Islamic Propagation Organization: Victory of the Islamic Revolution was the greatest blow to Baha’ism

20 January 2009

Protesting against Khorshid newspaper for printing picture of Baha'i temple in India

20 January 2009

According to Shia News website, Khorshid newspaper has promoted the Baha’i temple in India, causing protests

19 January 2009

Islamic Propagation Organization: 2nd conference on “Baha’ism and Its new administrative and teaching surge”

18 January 2009

Shia News website: Baha’is claim Ideals of great religions as their own

18 January 2009

Shia News Website: Baha’is try to claim great ideas of major religions as their own

13 January 2009

Ayandeh-ye Rowshan website: Introductory course on Baha’ism and deviant sects in Gilan

2009

An expert view: Fighting Bahaism needs a modern and systematic plan

27 December 2008

Decision to overturn closure of optician shop not in the jurisdiction of public court

16 June 2008

Bashir Dana not entitled to study at Payam Nour university

05 December 2007

Following up on letter from parliament to National Evaluation Organization about Shiva Sharifpour

12 November 2007

Three doctors support their Baha'i colleague, whose license to practice is cancelled

09 September 2007

Graffiti written of the walls of the homes of the Baha’is in September 2007, Villashahr, Isfahan

09 September 2007

Graffiti written of the walls of the home of the Baha’is in September 2007, Villashahr, Isfahan

11 July 2007

Graffitti in Hamadan: Death to Baha'i Azarnoush, Death to Hypocrite

11 July 2007

Graffitti in Hamadan: Death to deceitful Baha'is, Death to Baha'i Azarnoush

11 July 2007

Graffitti in Hamadan: Death to Baha'í Azarnoush

11 July 2007

Graffiti in Hamadan: Damn Baha’is

25 June 2007

Ali-Mohammad Rousta’s pension to be reinstated

29 July 2003

Hospital manager warns Baha'i employees that they have been dismissed but can attend a religious training course and return to work afterwards if they repent their faith

19 January 2000

Website of Islamic Propagation Organization: Second seminar on Baha’is - a new administrative and propagation initiatives

19 July 1998

Keyhan newspaper says Western governments' support for Baha'is is a slap in the face of one billion Muslims

08 October 1997

Keyhan: Hasan Shahbaz turned Rahavard magazine into a platform for anti-revolutionary, Zionist and Baha'i agents

10 February 1997

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

23 December 1996

Court ruling on Nahid Enayati's property

30 September 1996

Ali Habibi and Sakine Haghdoust request Islamic Revolutionary Court of Shiraz to remove their travel ban

28 September 1996

Ali Habibi and Sakine Haghdoust request office of the President to remove their travel ban

24 January 1996

Keyhan Havai says government and religious authorities in Kazakhstan are concerned about increasing Baha'i activities in their country

24 January 1996

Keyhan newspaper article, attacking Encyclopaedia Iranica and Ehsan Yarshater

16 September 1995

Ziyaiyyeh Imani and Ramez Rowhani sentenced to one year imprisonment and confiscation of their assets

31 January 1995

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

22 October 1994

Shafigheh Mohammadzadeh Arabi asks Appeals Commission to reconsider decision to dismiss her from work

16 October 1994

Bahram Nabi-Elahi's request to have his pension reinstated

26 September 1994

Dr Sholeh Missaghi Dehghani's house in Isfahan seized

16 August 1994

Mashhad Prosecutor's indictment against from Farhang Negarestani

27 April 1994

Kayhan Havai: Baha'is trying to claim a religious identity for themselves

24 April 1994

Prosecutor General quoted in Salam newspaper: Not one is punished In Iran for expressing their beliefs or being a Baha'i

20 April 1994

Keyhan Havai attacks Turkish Jomhouriat newspaper for describing Baha'is as the largest religious minority in Iran

10 November 1993

Keyhan Havai newspaper quotes the leftwing Fadaian group that Iranian government is planing to convert Baha'i Cemetery in Tehran to a cultural centre

15 September 1993

Converting Baha'i Cemetery into a Cultural Centre

24 August 1993

Keyhan Havai newspaper: Nimrooz magazine revealed its subservience to Baha'is

05 May 1993

Reply to Clinton's claim, who has compared Iran’s treatment of Baha'is with mass killing of Muslims in Bosnia-Herzegovina

28 April 1993

Keyhan Havai condemns printing of stamps in Western countries to mark the Baha'i Faith

25 April 1993

Kayhan newspaper: Iran’s representative replies to Clinton’s claims about Baha’is

21 April 1993

Keyhan quotes Washington Post: Iran's legitimate approach to Baha'i agents , is one of the excuses that Clinton administration wants to use to put pressure on Iran

08 April 1993

Head of Iranian delegation, Dr Mehrpour, explains Iran's policies at UN's Human Rights Committee

10 February 1993

Keyhan Havai newspaper: Americans use Baha'is as proponents of their system in Iran

06 January 1993

Kayhan newspaper: Second Baha’i world congress held in New York

03 January 1993

result newspaper interview with Asadollah Lajevardi: Whoever spies will be guilty, whether Baha'i, Jew or Muslim

1993

Letter by Navid Roshanabadi, nine-years old, to the President

22 January 1992

Kayhan newspaper: Increased Baha’i activities a sign of fears in the West about the growth of Islam

20 August 1991

Newspaper reports expansion of Baha'i activities in the Soviet Union

19 December 1990

Kayhan newspaper: Analysis of Galindo Pol’s report

03 December 1990

Court rules that depriving Nadir Bahrami-Payih of his civil rights is a violation of the Constitution and the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

13 October 1990

Shoaieh Mir-Aftab complains that her house has been seized

05 July 1989

Keyhan Havai reports that Iranian delegation prevented Baha'i representatives from attending International Labour conference

26 June 1989

Kayhan newspaper: Maxime Rodinson calls Baha’ism a religion

12 March 1989

Bahidokht Tebyani sentenced to one year imprisonment by Revolutionary Court of Gonabad

01 January 1989

Bijan Mirzaei’s letter to Student Admissions Office

01 January 1989

Bijan Mirzaei’s letter to Student Admissions Office

21 December 1988

Kayhan newspaper: Human rights of Baha’is is a cover to distract attention from crimes of Iraq and the West

04 August 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Ayatollah Montazeri for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

18 July 1988

Keyhan newspaper: Iranian delegation in International Labour Conference persuaded representatives of Islamic countries that Baha'is are apostates

26 January 1988

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Imam's Parole Committee for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

02 January 1988

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

04 October 1987

Ziaollah Motearefi’s letter to the Head of Supreme Court

28 September 1987

Haydar-Ali Rouhani summoned by Islamic revolutionary prosecutor’s office

07 August 1987

Release of Gorj-Ali Momtazi from prison requested

07 August 1987

Release of Gorj-Ali Momtazi from prison requested

07 August 1987

Nezakat Momtazi summoned by Islamic Revolutionary Court of Shiraz

05 August 1987

Result Newspaper: Wahhabism has the same role in Arab countries that the hollow, spying Baha'ism has in Iran

30 June 1987

Nasrin and Sousan Hakimi summoned to Islamic revolutionary court in Sari

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, Molouk Khadem

27 June 1987

Keyhan newspaper: manufacturing deviant ideological groups, sometimes with islamic labels was an essential policy of colonialism

20 June 1987

Dr Mohammad Sadegh Farhangi summoned to Islamic revolutionary court in Sari

26 April 1987

Questions asked during the interrogation of a Baha'i

25 March 1987

Interview with Hojatol-Islam Majid Ansari, Head of Prisons by Keyhan-Havai about the rights of Baha'is

05 March 1987

Ayatollah Rabani Shiraz's animosity with Baha'is as explained by his son in interview with Result newspaper

10 February 1987

Key Baha'i figures not included in the amnesty and early release from prison to mark the anniversary of the revolution

09 February 1987

Kayhan newspaper: Baha’is do not qualify for reduction of sentence

08 February 1987

Islamic Republic newspaper: Colonialists never stop aggravating ethnic, racial and religious conflicts

10 January 1987

Akbar-Jahan newspaper accuses Baha'is of conspiring a coup in Uganda

05 January 1987

Result newspaper considers Baha'is instrumental in unveiling of women in Iran

29 December 1986

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

27 December 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to the Supreme Judicial Council for the release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

25 December 1986

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

10 December 1986

Society of Clerical Teachers protests to Indian Government for the building of the Baha'i Temple in Delhi

26 November 1986

Commentary in Ettelaat newspaper says the Shah and Farah along with the Baha'i Ansari (Finance Minister) sold the nation to Kissinger and Rockefeller

19 November 1986

Keyhan newspaper coverage of Report by Special Rapporteur of UN Human Rights Council on Iran

18 November 1986

Kayhan newspaper: Some school principals in Tehran are members of Hojjatieh

15 November 1986

Resalat newspaper criticises the Pahlavi regime for allowing Christian churches and Baha'is to act freely in Iran

13 November 1986

Ettelaat newspaper: Bahaism is a political organization

11 September 1986

Baha'i prisoners excluded from amnesty

11 September 1986

Conditions of parole and release from prison

11 September 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners

11 September 1986

Head of high courts briefing on prisoner amnesty

11 September 1986

Baha'i prisoners excluded from amnesty

25 August 1986

Confirmation of order to confiscate Rameshni family's assets

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

11 August 1986

Baha'is not included in amnesty of prisoners for Eid of Sacrifice

05 July 1986

Article argues that international protests against persecution of Baha'is in Iran is welcome, but others suffering similar fate in Iran should be supported too, not just Baha'is

15 June 1986

Etellaat newspaper quoting Chief of revolutionary Committees accuses Baha'is of distributing offensive posters in urban areas

15 May 1986

News of Fedros Shahrokh's execution printed in Kayhan (of London)

11 May 1986

News of Fedros Shahrokh's execution in Keyhan newspaper

05 May 1986

Appeal for justice by Fedros Shahrokh to Islamic Judge of Zahedan

05 May 1986

Member of Parliament from Tehran attacks Baha'is and governments critical of Iran for persecution of Baha'is

26 April 1986

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Ayatollah Mousavi Ardabili to look into the case of her daughter, Molouk Khadem

24 April 1986

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

22 April 1986

Keyhan newspaper on British Parliament's criticism of Iran’s human rights record and treatment of Baha'is

14 April 1986

Miane MP to Hojjatieh Society: Why don’t you take Baha’is to court, if you are against them?

14 April 1986

Member of Parliament talks about Hojjatieh Society

12 April 1986

Dr Sina Hakimian request for his legal representation to be transferred to the Prosecutor in Zahedn

06 April 1986

Jomhoori Islami newspaper: Baha’is have misinterpreted “Seal of Prophets”

21 January 1986

ٍReference to confiscation of Aminollah Amin and Azam Lashgarloo's assets in press conference by Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor

14 January 1986

Tarazollah Hakiman must remain in prison if he does not pay his debts

13 January 1986

Ettelaat newspaper: “Bidar” group acts against Baha’is

07 December 1985

Shamsi Khadem pleads to Hashemi Rafsanjani for release of her daughter, Molouk Khadem from prison

06 September 1985

Manshour-e Noor newspaper attacks Kazem Sayah’s article in Iran-e-no newspaper

15 July 1985

Houman Shaydanshidi’s stories from visiting his father in prison

10 June 1985

Instructions regarding verdict of 15 years’ imprisonment issued to Baha'i

17 May 1985

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

22 February 1985

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Bahai's have employment in Islamic Republic, no one bothers them, they are no bother for Islamic republic, and are in fact serving the country

30 October 1984

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

09 October 1984

Letter from prison to Head of Islamic Revolutionary Court of Jiroft by Rouhangiz Neekdin, mother of two children, aged 5 and 6

26 August 1984

Court order for confiscation of Ardeshir Seisani's assets

19 July 1984

Parviz Beyzaei should return all his salaries

19 July 1984

Parviz Beyzaei should return all his salaries

12 May 1984

Five Baha’is arrested in Zanjan

12 May 1984

Request by Baha’i families for investigation of arrest and imprisonment of a group of Baha’i youth

12 May 1984

Request by Baha’i families for investigation of arrest and imprisonment of a group of Baha’i youth

12 May 1984

Five Baha’is arrested in Zanjan

09 May 1984

Request to terminate pension of Rouhollah Eshraghi, who has been sentenced to prison and cash fine

07 May 1984

Shamsi Khadem pleads to be allowed to visit her daughters, Molouk and Touran Khadem in prison

18 March 1984

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

March 1984

Enayatollah Tashakor's file including 64 pages of documents delivered to the Third Branch

01 February 1984

Prime Minister (Mir Hossein Mousavi): anyone not convicted for spying should not be denied their legal and social rights

1984

Zahra Rouhizadegan Jahromi requests that her husband's pension is reinstated

26 December 1983

Request to release three imprisoned Baha’i physicians due to dire need of medical practitioners

21 December 1983

Petition by colleagues to allow three imprisoned Baha'i doctors to be released.

05 November 1983

Shamsi Khadem informed that her daughter, Molouk Kahdem is in Rajashahr prison

21 September 1983

Teacher sentenced to ten years imprisonment for being a member of the Baha’i administration

20 September 1983

Baha’i community of Iran replies to accusation in Ettelaat newspaper

29 August 1983

Chief Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor: we do not imprison or execute anyone for being a Baha'i

28 August 1983

Nahid Abbasi’s letter about her dismissal from work

08 August 1983

Sobh Azadegan newspaper: What lies behind recent posturing of the anti Baha'i HojJatieh Society

07 July 1983

Ferdows Akhavanus-Safa pleads to Revolutionary Prosecutor of Shiraz for the release of her daughter, Mitra Iravan

16 June 1983

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

13 June 1983

Rashid Goshtasb sentenced to 6 years imprisonment

30 May 1983

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

14 April 1983

Ali Habibi requests to have his house in Khormoj returned

22 February 1983

Sharia Judge of Shiraz in interview with "Khabar Jonoub" (News of the South) newspaper: I warn Baha'is to embrace Islam

23 January 1983

Farhad Sedghi’s letter about his dismissal from work

01 January 1983

Complaint that after 40 attempts confiscated passport not returned.

1983

Baha'i community of Iran appeal to Ayatollah Khomeini

19 December 1982

Bakhtaran Islamic Revolutionary Judge: If Baha'is conspire against the Islamic Republic, they will be treated as anti-revolutionaries

05 December 1982

How does the Supreme Court deal with legal cases

02 December 1982

Khalkhali: Hojjatieh had an intellectual battle against Baha’is

25 November 1982

Ettelaat newspaper: execution of a Bahai in Shiraz

23 November 1982

Khabar newspaper report on execution of Ziaollah Ahrari

23 November 1982

Keyhan newspaper quoting revolutionary prosecutor of Shiraz and Bandar Abbas: Baha'is who are arrested are agents of Zionism

23 November 1982

New Islamic Prosecutor of Shiraz says Bahai's who get arrested, are those who are active in Baha’i institutions and are linked to international Zionism.

20 November 1982

Khabar-e Jonoub newspaper reports Ziaollah Ahrari's execution in Shiraz

16 November 1982

Khabar Jonoub (News of the South) newspaper report on execution of Habibollah Owji

30 October 1982

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper attacks Amnesty International

26 October 1982

Etelaat newspaper interview with Deputy Prime Minister about purges in government departments

13 October 1982

member of Parliament asks Tabriz Revolutionary Court to reconsider the case of Mr Maboudi

02 October 1982

Movahdi Savoji in Parliament: Hojattieh network who were set up to oppose Baha'is and avoid fighting against the Shah's regime, and even occasionally collaborate with it, are a deviant and illegitimate group

18 September 1982

Azadegan morning newspaper report on the anti-Baha'i Hojjatieh Society

26 August 1982

Abbas Ali Zareian asks to return to work

26 August 1982

Abbas Ali Zareian asks to return to work

12 August 1982

Keyhan newspaper quoting Hojatol-Islam Rafsanjani: all religious minorities enjoy equal rights in Iran, except baha'is who are not considered a religious minoroty

11 August 1982

Ali Naiemian - Executed in Urmia on 11th August 1982

04 August 1982

Keyhan newspaper quoting Head of ETKA's Political/Ideological Department: There was a Baha'i network inside ETKA that we managed to clear them out

24 July 1982

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

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

12 July 1982

Behnam Khoshkhou sentenced to pay fine, ten weeks jail, and suspended death penalty

07 June 1982

Jomhoori Islami newspaper: Main shareholder of United Press is a Baha’i

09 May 1982

Rooz newspaper commentary: Ayatollah Sheikh Fazlollah Nouri turned people away from the Majlis, which was dominated by Freemasons and Baha'is

03 May 1982

Keyhan newspaper report on execution of one Baha'i and ten members of the Mujahedin Khalgh Organisation

21 April 1982

Azadegan newspaper commentary: it was a colonialist plot that Bahai's suddenly appeared in Iran, Wahabies in Arabia and Qadianis in India, trying to make trouble

20 April 1982

Confirmation of order to dismiss Dorieh Bidelian's from work

03 March 1982

General Prosecutor: Baha’is are executed for espionage

25 February 1982

Court verdict on Habibollah Mohtadi should be carried out

20 February 1982

Ghodsieh Mozafari-nezhad requests cancellation of the order to confiscate her house

07 February 1982

Letter by Hosein Khodadoust to Article 90 Parliamentary Commission in defence of Baha'is

06 February 1982

Ayatollah Khalkhali in interview with Keyhan: purging the Baha'i spying machine was one of the successes of the revolution

06 February 1982

Sina Hakimian's plea to Ayatollah Khomeini

05 February 1982

Iran Times quoting Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Velayati: Bahai's who were executed had conspired in plot to overthrow the government

04 February 1982

European Parliament condemns persecution of Baha'is

30 January 1982

Islamic Republic newspaper quoting Prayer Leader of Shiraz: We got rid of Baha’is in government departments, in order to close down Israel’s spying operation

28 January 1982

Letter by Hosein Khodadoust to Prosecutor General in defence of Baha'is

28 January 1982

Hosein Khodadoust's appeal to the President for justice

28 January 1982

Letter by Hosein Khodadoust to Prosecutor General in defence of Baha'is

28 January 1982

Hosein Khodadoust's appeal to the President for justice

27 January 1982

Etelaat newspaper quoting government spokesman: In line with our beliefs and our constitution, we do not kill Baha'is for being Baha'is

25 January 1982

Press office of Islamic Republic embassy in London: Bahai's are not executed for their religion

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

18 January 1982

Keyhan Newspaper: Inform the City Council about any streets named after Baha’is

12 January 1982

Etelaat newspaper comment on the purpose of "The Week of Unity": Baha'is are too ineffective for Imperialists to exploit them for undermining Iran

09 January 1982

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

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

Etelaat Newspaper: a group of Mujahedin together with Bahai’s attacked Friday prayer, held by students of Concordia University in Montreal

07 January 1982

Sobh-e Azadegan newspaper quoting Head of the Supreme Court of Justice: In the Islamic Republic of Iran no one is persecuted solely for their belief and religion

31 December 1981

Letter of Ghodsie Mozafarinezhad to Speaker of the Parliament

31 December 1981

Letter of Ghodsie Mozafarinezhad to Speaker of the Parliament

18 December 1981

Local witnesses asked to sign affidavit for Hossein-Ali Sabeti

02 December 1981

Farahangiz Laghaei protests against her dismissal from Department of Education in Hamedan

21 November 1981

Ayatollah Atta Ashrafi-Isfahani's asked to advise how Baha'is should be treated

22 October 1981

Keyhan newspaper claims a Baha'i hiding house and documents of Baha'i links with the palace have been discovered

14 October 1981

Farhad Asdaghi’s letter to Prosecutor of the Islamic court in Birjand

20 September 1981

Seeking instructions about dismissal of Daryoush Vojdani from the Navy

06 August 1981

General Hossein Rastegar-Namdar executed by firing squad

27 July 1981

Kayhan newspaper: two Baha’is executed in Kashmar

27 July 1981

Ettelaat newspaper: Two Baha’is executed in Kashmar

24 July 1981

Iran's response to concerns at UN Human Rights Committee about violations of the rights of Baha'is in Iran

09 July 1981

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

05 July 1981

5 Baha’is ask to return to work

05 July 1981

5 Baha’is ask to return to work

05 July 1981

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

24 June 1981

Masih Farhangi- Executed by firing squad in Tehran on 24th June 1981

24 June 1981

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

17 June 1981

Crimes of the seven Baha'is executed in Hamedan, according to the Islamic judge of Hamedan

15 June 1981

Seven Baha'is executed by firing squad in Hamedan

23 May 1981

Article with multiple accusations against Baha'is in Azadegan newspaper

05 May 1981

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

05 May 1981

Zarghamoddin Movafaghi’s letter about his dismissal from work

05 May 1981

Ghodsiyyeh Vahdat sentenced to life imprisonment by Shiraz Revolutionary Court

04 May 1981

Verdict of Shiraz Revolutionary Court on 5 Baha'i defendants, reported by Keyhan newspaper

02 May 1981

Keyhan Newspaper says Anti-revolutionaries are still active and have links with Baha'is too

21 April 1981

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

17 March 1981

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to leaders of the Islamic Republic: Authorities’ silence about execution of Baha’is is cruel

13 March 1981

Statement of Baha’i community of Iran on Baha’i institutions

09 March 1981

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

26 January 1981

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

02 December 1980

Karaj Member of Parliament criticises Provisional Government for positive response to Baha'is

02 December 1980

Attack in Parliament on Head of Prime Minister's Office for wishing the Baha'i community well in his letter to them

12 November 1980

Ruhollah Loghmani arrested in Shiraz

09 November 1980

Medical board of Mazandaran requests Rouhiyyeh Yazdani’s release from prison

09 October 1980

Hojatol-Islam Sheikh Mustafa Rahnama: Baha'i leaders have given massive help to international Zionism

09 October 1980

Etela'at newspaper quoting Sheikh Mustafa Rahnama, chief of Palestine Aid Society: Baha'i leaders were great help to Zionism

09 October 1980

Hojatol-Islam Mostafa Rahnama in interview with Etela'at newspaper: Baha'i leaders have given great help to International Zionism

22 September 1980

Yazd Bazar supports decision to execute of seven Baha'is

22 September 1980

Sharia Judge of Yazd says US and Israel had sent five hundred thousand dollars to Baha'is and the seven Baha'is in Yazd were executed for spying, not their religion

18 September 1980

Kayhan Newspaper report: Baha'i "safe house" discovered

13 September 1980

Article in Etelaat newspaper: Mirza Kochak khan refused to give in to powerful Baha'i pressure to become subservient to Ehsanollah Khan

09 September 1980

Seven Baha'is executed in Yazd

02 September 1980

Nourollah Akhtar-Khavari's defence statement in court

28 August 1980

Jomhouri Islami newspaper quoting Hojatol-Islam Khamenei: you would often hear that the religious studies teacher at a school is a Baha'i or a communist or an infidel who doesn't care about faith

27 August 1980

Keyhan newspaper says evidence of extensive spying has been uncovered, which shows among other things that Baha'i leaders receive regular instructions from Mossad spying network

25 August 1980

Member of Parliament from Fouman: most senior managers of the National Oil Company are Baha'is

25 August 1980

Islamic Republic newspaper, quoting Revolutionary Guards, accuses Anglican Church in Iran of distributing dollars among Baha'i leaders, army personnel, and counter-revolutionaries

24 August 1980

Etela'at newspaper, quoting Revolutionary Guards, accuses Anglican Church in Iran of distributing dollars among Baha'i leaders, army personnel, and counter-revolutionaries

17 August 1980

Seminar of Revolutionary Courts: Baha'is are foreign agents and have taken millions of dollars out of the country to Israel

13 August 1980

Etelaat Newspaper article: "Babi" or constitutionalist?

09 August 1980

Baha'is must not be employed in sensitive roles, and should be retired as quickly as possible

09 August 1980

Ali Shariati: Baha’is must be prevented from teaching their faith

20 July 1980

During the operation to occupy the Haziratu’l-Quds, only ten names related to the Baha’is have been discovered.

17 July 1980

ِEtelaat newspaper: Archbishop of Canterbury, and Protestant churches support Baha'is

14 May 1980

Captain Naser Kheradmandan challenges the moral and legal basis of his dismissal from Police Force after 20 years of loyal service

10 May 1980

Yousef Sobhani's defence in court

22 April 1980

Keyhan newspaper, quoting Revolutionary Guards, accuses Anglican Church in Iran of distributing dollars among Baha'i leaders, army personnel, and counter-revolutionaries

19 March 1980

Letter to Revolution Council: Treat Baha’is justly

16 February 1980

Badiollah Makkarian sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

02 December 1979

Agitating against Baha'is in Abu-oghli village in Urumieh

01 December 1979

Ayatollah Shariatmadari in interview with Dutch TV: Baha'is have the rights of an Iranian citizen but are not allowed to assemble and promote their faith

28 November 1979

Bamdad newspaper: rulings of Revolutionary Court of Shiraz on Baha'i defendants

27 November 1979

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

26 November 1979

Accusations of collusion between Baha'is, the US nd Zionism, in a publication called "Efshagary" (Expose')

25 November 1979

Letter of Miandoab Baha’i community to Ayatollah Khomeini

24 November 1979

Minister of National Guidance quotes SAVAK documents that the Shah appointed Baha'is and Jews to sensitive roles and they kept his secrets safe to the end

12 November 1979

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

07 November 1979

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

07 November 1979

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

07 November 1979

Iran's Charge de Affair in London: Those gathering under Bakhtiar's umbrella are opponents of the revolution, corrupt fugitives, Baha'is, Zionists, those damaged by the revolution, and friends of the Shah

07 November 1979

Monireh Zehtab and Naiereh 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

04 November 1979

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha’i Community of Iran

31 October 1979

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Ghoddusi: Iranian ambassador in London falsely accuses Baha’is of opposition to government

31 October 1979

Hojjatol-Islam Nouri in interview with Keyhan: Baha'is have demonstrated against Islamic revolution in a city in Italy

30 October 1979

Iran's Charge de Affair in London: Those gathering under Bakhtiar's umbrella are opponents of the revolution, corrupt fugitives, Baha'is, Zionists, those damaged by the revolution, and friends of the Shah

07 October 1979

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

07 October 1979

Protest by Dr Tahereh Berjis about expulsion of Baha'is from Missaghieh Hospital

07 October 1979

Appeal to Minister of Health against the dismissal of Baha'i physicians from Misaghieh Hospital

07 October 1979

Keyhan newspaper: Suspects in Saadi Township killings summoned to court

01 October 1979

Manijeh Hemmati asks to be reinstated in her job at Ministry of Education

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 of Baha’i community of Sarpol Zahab to Hojatol-Islam Shahidi: Four bombs exploded at our places

15 September 1979

Ahmad Forouzan responds to charges made by public prosecutor

12 September 1979

Ommat newspaper: Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, Kasravi, Bahaism

11 September 1979

Anonymous threatening letter delivered to Baha'i home

05 September 1979

During the Constitutional Revolution, Muslim fanatics were against the Parliament and thought it's only strengthening the Babi's and non-believers

03 September 1979

Bamdad newspaper explains that it printed Houshang Mahmoudi's letter to highlight freedom of press in Iran, otherwise it believes the advent of Babi and Baha'i faiths was a colonialist conspiracy

31 August 1979

Former SAVAK agent, defending himself in court, refers to his anti-Bahai activities as evidence

28 August 1979

Baha'is, Shapour Bakhtiar, Jamshid Amouzegar, and Shaban Jafari are involved in anti-revolutionary activity in Europe

28 August 1979

Hojjatol-Islam Nouri quoted by Bamdad newspaper: Baha'is have demonstrated against Islamic revolution in Perugia, in Italy

28 August 1979

Hojjatol-Islam Nouri quoted by Islamic Republic newspaper: Baha'is have demonstrated against Islamic revolution in Perugia, in Italy

14 August 1979

"Message of Iran and Palestine" newspaper quoting the Iranian Society for Cooperation with Palestine: The Shah, helped by Baha'i leaders, destroyed our economy and agriculture

14 August 1979

"Payam Shahid" newspaper: Great leaders of thought in Islam were often accused by enemies of Islam of being Babi, Baha'i, Marxist, Wahabi, etc

09 August 1979

Article in Bamdad newspaper about Babis

07 August 1979

Expressing hope that there will be no new sects claiming to be followers of the hidden Imam, until the true Imam appears

06 August 1979

Story of closing down a Baha'i school in the early years after the Constitutional period

03 August 1979

Reply to Sepid-o-Siah magazine: Hoveida is not a Baha’i

August 1979

Statement against Baha'is and Hojjatieh Society, by a group calling itself "Gorouh Tohidi Kholous" (Oneness and Purity Group)

30 July 1979

Keyhan newspaper report: The Iranian Society for Cooperation with Palestine bring charges against the Shah, including for collusion with Baha'i leaders

29 July 1979

Mansour Shidanshidi expelled from Rural Cooperatives Organization of Sirjan

27 July 1979

History article in Isteqlal newspaper on bombing of Imam Reza's shrine in Mashhad says talebol-Haq used to speak in mosques, warning people that Babies have destroyed our religion

24 July 1979

Rouidad newspaper quotes from an interview with Sheikh Mohammad Montazeri: Abbas Amirentezam was named after the Baha'i leader Abbas Efendi

14 July 1979

Rouydad newspaper: Baha’is demand to be considered in the Constitution

07 July 1979

Shahab newspaper: Freemasons, backed by Baha'is are responsible for 150 years of treason against Iran

08 June 1979

Article in Bamdad newspaper: When Shia clerics become oppressors

06 June 1979

Shohreh Torani’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini

31 May 1979

Poem with social content in Freedom Front newspaper

31 May 1979

Farman newspaper's accusations about ownership of Baha'i cemetery in Tehran

26 May 1979

"Nabard Mellat" newspaper reprints a comment from 1955 about the attack on Baha'i Centre in Tehran

16 May 1979

Yasuj Revolutionary Committee in reply to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: Armed Muslims could have cut out the roots of Baha'is in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad, but they have been told not to bother them

16 May 1979

Letter of Baha'is from the Kata area to Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

08 May 1979

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

08 May 1979

Armed men have besieged the Baha'i village, Kata for several days

08 May 1979

Baha'is of Kata threatened with looting unless they convert to Islam

07 May 1979

Nabard-e Mellat newspaper: Ominous alliance of Communism and Baha’i

01 May 1979

Order to attend to the complaints of Messrs. Yazdani

30 April 1979

Javanan (Youth) newspaper: the Baha'i "Beit-ol Ghods" building seized in Tehran

30 April 1979

Article in Ferdowsi magazine, denouncing the Bahai' faith

30 April 1979

Publication of anti-Baha’i book, “The Baha'is"

28 April 1979

Nabard Mellat newspaper blames "evil CIA, remnants of the Shah's regime, SAVAK, Communists, Baha'is, etc" for deteriorating conditions

21 April 1979

Publicity for new book by Seyyed Mohammad Baqer Najafi decrying the Bahai faith

21 April 1979

Publicity in Etelaat for a book, newly published: The Baha’is, by Seyyed Mohammad-Bagher Najafi

19 April 1979

Response to complaint by Bahai’s of Noferest village about violence against them and their properties

18 April 1979

Keyhan quotes a SAVAK chief speaking in court that SAVAK had nothing to do with the events in Shiraz which resulted in Baha'i and Muslim killings

17 April 1979

Keyhan quotes Ayatollah Khoei that he warned the Shah to expel Baha'is and Zionists but he didn't listen

16 April 1979

Satirical piece in Ahangar newspaper:... who says only Communists, Baha'is, SAVAK agents and left overs from Shah's regime are the only critics of the government

15 April 1979

Monir Daghighi Ardakani asks why she has been dismissed from work

12 April 1979

Sepid o Siah newspaper: Kasravi was against Baha’is

11 April 1979

Article in Tudeh party's newspaper, Marcom, on the role of social democracy in Iran's Constitutional Revolution

11 April 1979

Jebhe Azadi newspaper article on Amir Abbas Hodeida and his Baha'i background

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Montazeri

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Shariatmadari

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

26 March 1979

Letter of twenty-five Baha’is to Ayatollah Khomeini: 2 houses belonging to Baha’is have been seized and 25 searched

17 March 1979

Nabard Mellat newspaper:...The dervishes in Sangesar should not be seen in the same light as the followers of the deviant Baha'i sect...

12 March 1979

Baha'i Centre in Tabriz invaded by armed men

11 March 1979

Etellaat newpaper report on seizure of the Baha'i Centre in Sangesar

10 March 1979

Farman newspaper quoting a young Police officer: In the Police ranks, one comes across people, who are there only to serve as an agent for Baha'is

10 March 1979

Blurb for a new book, "Clergy and Governance", in the newspaper of the National Front of Iran

06 March 1979

Ayatollahs Shirazi and Tabataba’i talk about Baha'is

06 March 1979

Khorasan newspaper reports deliberations of Ayatollahs Shirazi and Qomi about Baha'is

06 March 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Baha’i espionage centers in Mashhad uncovered

06 March 1979

Baha'is used the Constitutional Revolution to publicise their faith, and Freemasons took over the leadership of the revolution itself

05 March 1979

Aftab Shargh newspaper repots deliberations of Ayatollahs Shirazi and Qomi about Baha'is

05 March 1979

Khorasan newspaper trails its report on deliberations of Ayatollahs Shirazi and Qomi about Baha'is

05 March 1979

Anti-Baha'i comment in "Letters" page of Atash newspaper

05 March 1979

Ayatollahs Qomi and Shirazi approve seizure of Baha'i centres

04 March 1979

Khorasan Newspaper: Two Baha’i Propaganda Centres discovered in Mashhad

03 March 1979

Star of Islam (Setareh Islam) newspaper claims it has had threatening calls from Baha'is

03 March 1979

Ettela’at newspaper: 2 Baha’i centres and 25 subsidiaries seized in Mashhad

03 March 1979

Aftab-i Shargh Newspaper: Two Baha’i Propaganda Centres discovered in Mashhad

03 March 1979

Ayandegan newspaper quoting statement from Vali-e Asr party: some agents of the Shah and Baha'is are pretending to be communists

03 March 1979

Racial and religious segregation is against anti-imperialist struggles

03 March 1979

Ettelaat Newspaper: Two Baha’i Propaganda Centres discovered in Mashhad

02 March 1979

Statement by clerics in Khorasan against Baha'is

28 February 1979

Police Council asks religious authority to intervene in favor of a Baha'i

27 February 1979

Ayatollah Mahallati orders that Mohammad Reza Nikoui and his family should be protected

25 February 1979

Rezvan Tajodini asks to be allowed to go back to work at Admiram Company

22 February 1979

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

22 February 1979

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

20 February 1979

Kayhan newspaper: “The Baha'is” first comprehensive book on Baha'is, coming out soon

18 February 1979

Star of islam newspaper: Baha'i influence has pushed the country to precipice

09 February 1979

Tehran Mosavar newspaper: The future of religious minorities remains undecided in the future Islamic Republic

07 February 1979

Kayhan newspaper: Statement of staff at the Ministry of Culture about a former Baha’i colleague

30 January 1979

Shahab Newspaper: Abbas Effendi's statement has fallen into our hands after 80 Years - Baha’ism is not a religion.

29 January 1979

Ayandegan newspaper quotes an Egyptian magazine that a large group of Army and SAVAK officers, including many Baha'is have taken asylum in Israel

24 January 1979

Khorasan newspaper on statement of allegiance by Khavari tribe of Khorasan to the army against anti-Islam elements, particularly Baha'is

21 January 1979

Ettelaat Newspaper quotes Ayatollah Khomeini that the Shah surpassed Muslims in order to promote Bahai's and Jews

17 January 1979

Ayatollah Dastgheib in interview with Keyhan: Baha'i army officers were responsible for the terrible killings in Saadie township

16 January 1979

Statement of Shiraz University students: attack on Baha'is and burning and looting their houses is a plot by the regime to besmirch the Islamic revolution

06 January 1979

Ahang Siyasi newspaper: BBC corespondent in Tehran, Andrew Whitley joined the Baha'i faith

03 January 1979

Charlatan Baha'i preachers are deceiving unsuspecting people and pulling them into their evil trap

03 January 1979

Neda-ye Haq newspaper: Discussion with a Baha'i preacher, Abbas Alavi

1979

Etelaat newspaper featuring Parliamentary candidate, Ali-Akbar Pour-Octad, talks about his anti-Bahai background

01 January 1979

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

01 January 1979

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

27 December 1978

Mehr Iran newspaper: The bankrupt and disgraced Britain is causing havoc with a transmitter and a few rude, obsessive Baha'is with terrible voices

October 1978

Ayatollah Khoei attacks the Shah's government, among other things, for appointing Baha'is and Jews in key government positions

04 July 1972

Etela'at Newspaper justifies printing a letter with anti-Baha'i lines

01 July 1972

Letter of protest by Baha'i National Assembly to Ettelaat, Keyhan, Keyhan International, and Ayandegan newspapers about a report they had published

13 August 1967

Flag of Islam newspaper: Anti-Baha'i book authored by Haj Mirza Yousef Shaor and written by Jafar Shoar to be published soon

11 October 1956

Venues in possession of the Baha’is in the name of the Assembly be vacated

23 January 1956

Ayatollah Kashani tried to seize Haziratu’l-Quds in Tehran

23 January 1956

Azhang newspaper article: Do Baha'is love Iran and believe in its glory

16 January 1956

Azhang newspaper article on Tahereh Ghoratolein

10 October 1955

Zelzeleh newspaper: Pepsi is an alcoholic drink

10 October 1955

Zelzeleh newspaper: Pepsi is a gift from Akka

03 October 1955

Zelzeleh newspaper: Pepsi is poisonous and owned by Baha’is

06 September 1955

Publicity in Sahar newspaper for an anti-Baha'i book, Claims to be the Mahdi (the messiah) from the advent of Islam to present

07 August 1955

Seven Baha’is killed in Hormozak

07 August 1955

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

28 June 1955

Sahar newspaper: Our fight against Bahaism made it global

21 June 1955

Sahar newspaper accused of collusion with Baha'is

30 May 1955

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

27 May 1955

Ismailis harassed as part of anti-Bahai activities

04 May 1955

A talk by Hujjat al-Islam Falsafi inciting the persecution of Baha'is

19 April 1955

According to "Ashofteh" newspaper Hujjat al-Islam Falsifi's activities have been restricted

17 April 1955

Arzhang Newspaper: How Baha’is interpreted the halt to Falsafi’s talks

16 April 1955

Sepid va Siah newspaper: Falsafi’s talks stopped due to domestic and international incidents

19 February 1955

Azhang newspaper: Farhang Nakhaei ready to debate with Baha’is

1955

Stones thrown by attacking mobs into the courtyard of Zaman Jamshidi's house in Abadeh

1955

Attack on Baha'i homes in Abadeh

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

A Baha’i, attacked and injured in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Distant view of Abadeh - old picture from the time when Bahai's were beaten and their homes were looted

1955

Broken entrance door of a Baha'i home in Abadeh, attacked and plundered

1955

Ashofteh newspaper: New information on anti-Baha’i activities

1955

Bahrami and Dana families, injured in attacks on their homes

1955

Zaman Jamshidi, who became partially paralysed for some time when a mob surrounded her house in Abadeh to burn and pillage it

1955

Baha’i woman, saved by her neighbours, after she was set on fire during violent attacks in Soghad village, near Shiraz in 1955

1955

Old picture of Abadeh, from the time when Bahai's were beaten and their homes were looted

1955

A Baha’i woman attacked and injured in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

30 November 1952

Police clash with religious crowd in Rafsanjan

30 November 1952

Measures taken to protect law and order in Rafsanjan

22 November 1952

Shoaollah Alai’s letter to the Ministry of Interior: Stop killing of Baha’is

22 November 1952

Shoaollah Alai’s letter to the Ministry of Interior: Stop killing of Baha’is

18 November 1952

Court in Rafsanjan attacked, defendants escaped, and Baha'i building set on fire

11 November 1952

A group of trouble makers in Rafsanjan are planning to create unrest and commit murder and looting

03 November 1952

Inciting people against police during religious ceremony in Rafsanjan

01 November 1952

Rafsanjan police chief replaced following religious unrest

27 October 1952

Inciting trouble against Baha'is in Rafsanjan

25 October 1952

Risk of unrest in during period of religious mourning in Rafsanjan

24 October 1952

Detailed report by Governor of Rafsanjan on events of Hasanabad village

22 October 1952

Inciting hatred against Baha'is ahead of Arbaeen mournings in Rafsanjan

20 October 1952

Attack on Baha'i graves in Rafsanjan

11 October 1952

Baha'is ask Parliament to protect them against violence, arson and looting in Rafsanjan

12 November 1951

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

22 October 1951

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

21 October 1951

A group of people in Najafabad have closed their shops and staged a sit-in, to express revulsion against Baha'is

22 September 1951

Governor of Isfahan orders police and security forces to ensure law and order is maintained during the months of religious mourning

21 May 1951

Newspapers publishing articles in support of Baha’i suspended

08 April 1951

Dad newspaper: 15 arrested for murdering a woman and 4 children

08 April 1951

Dad newspaper: 15 arrested for murdering a woman and 4 children

01 February 1951

Order by Interior Minister, Razm Ara (who was also Prime Minister at the same time) about allegations that a number of Police officers are Baha'is

17 December 1950

Interior Ministry says those responsible for setting fire to Baha's building in Borujan have been sent to local court, and the local police chief has been dismissed

05 December 1950

Petition signed by several residents of Boroujen against the police chief

29 November 1950

Troubles in Boroujen are settled, for the time being

22 November 1950

Governor of Shahr-e Kord predicts serious unrest in Boroujen, and says the local police chief is not up to the job

21 November 1950

Boroujen police chief has acted with utmost professionalism, but has been dismissed for local considerations

16 November 1950

A number of Baha'is In Isfahan were attacked and injured at their homes

12 November 1950

Report by Information Department from Borujan: large crowd have set fire to Baha'i building, and shots have been heard too

11 November 1950

Boroujen residents protest in support of men arrested for violence against Baha'is

11 November 1950

Group of suspects in attacks on baha'is arrived in Shahr-e Kord

11 November 1950

Strike by Boroujen residents in support of Muslims taken to court for violence against Baha'is

07 November 1950

Brigadier Moghbeli, Commander of Army in Isfahan, visits Boroujen

07 November 1950

Boroujen Telegraph Office reports that the Baha'i building has been set on fire

06 November 1950

Isfahan police report on setting fire on Baha'i houses and looting them in Boroujen

01 November 1950

Situation report from Boroujen

29 October 1950

Another small clash in Borujan, but no major incident yet

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

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

05 March 1950

Death threat against Baha'is in anonymous leaflets distributed in Shahr-e Kord

01 November 1948

Complaint to Prime Minister about situation in Yazd

14 February 1948

Prime Minister orders investigation of Muslims-Baha'i tensions in Ardestan

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

06 November 1947

Khooshe newspaper: Fighting Bahai's was a major government policy three years ago, how come that it has become a crime now?

05 October 1947

Attacks on Baha'is in Bandar-Shah

25 September 1947

Nedaye Hagh newspaper: One cent goes to Baha’i funds from the sale of each can of Pepsi

06 September 1947

Donyaye Islam newspaper: Dr Keyvanfar does not treat Muslim patients adequately

15 August 1947

Residents of Shahi: Expel Baha’i teachers

15 August 1947

Newspaper comment on religious tensions in provincial cities

14 August 1947

Parcham newspaper: We have saved the youth from Baha’is

14 August 1947

Flag of islam newspaper: People in Behshahr have asked that the government closes down shops that sell soft drinks in Behshahr, and are unhappy about Baha’i women teaching their children in kindergarten and primary school

13 August 1947

Nazari family were falsely labelled Baha’is so that their properties can be seized

13 August 1947

Report on prosecution of those who attacked Baha’i families in Birjand

09 August 1947

Request in the name of people of Shahi for Baha'i school teachers to be dismissed

09 August 1947

Donyaye Islam newspaper: Beware of Baha’i school teachers

02 August 1947

Prime Minister's office referring the request of Alaie and Foroutan to ministry of education for action

23 July 1947

Report by National Police Chief on provocations against Baha'is by clergy in Shahi

19 July 1947

Complaint to the "World of Islam" newspaper that in a high school for girls in Isfahan, girls are taught immoral and loose behaviour by Christian and Baha'i teachers

14 July 1947

Complaint to Prime Minister that increasing number of books and articles are published in Iran, spreading hatred and lies against Baha'is

09 July 1947

Tabarestan newspaper: The Bab and Bahaullah are liars

23 June 1947

Complaint that Baha'is and some officials are harassing Muslims in Shahzand Arak.

11 June 1947

Report from governor on allegations by clergy against two Baha’is in Shahi

08 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

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

18 February 1947

Baha'i National Assembly asks Qavam (former Prime Minster) to support lifting of restrictions against Baha'i publications

12 February 1947

Report of complaint from Ferdous about government officials supporting the Baha'is

11 October 1946

Article in "Ayeen Islam" (Muslim Faith): Future leader of the world - The Promised One

16 September 1946

Jahan-e Pak newspaper: Baha’is are not in the same league as Kasravi

13 September 1946

letter published in "Ayeen Islam" newspaper protesting that Zoroastrians, Jews and Baha'is are allowed to be employed as school teachers

08 September 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about increased attacks, including use of firearms against Baha'is in Neyriz

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

17 August 1946

Nameh-Azad newspaper: Killing Bahais is an obligation

15 August 1946

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

12 August 1946

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Qavam requesting a government decree to grant Baha'is the same rights as other religious minorities and protection under the authority of the government

12 August 1946

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

11 August 1946

Report in "Peikar Rooz" newspaper titled trial of Muslims and Bahai's in Semnan

11 August 1946

Report by Birjand Notary Office forwarded to Prime Minister

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

28 July 1946

Peykar-e Rooz newspaper: Mr Kheiltash does not employ Baha’is

24 July 1946

Dalv newspaper report: There have been conspiracies to cause unrest in a number of cities in Khorasan

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

16 July 1946

Report on clashes in Boroujen

08 July 1946

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

01 July 1946

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

01 July 1946

Estakhr newspaper: publication of two anti-Baha’i books

01 July 1946

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Releasing murderers of Baha’is in Shahroud will have negative consequences

30 June 1946

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

19 June 1946

Keyhan newspaper: Fighting, looting and killing between Muslims and Baha'is

09 June 1946

Trial of defendants accused of murdering Baha'is in Shahroud

31 May 1946

Reply to Aeen-e Islam newspaper

24 April 1946

Sepidroud newspaper: Mohammad Hasan Bahari pretends to be a Baha’i

04 December 1945

Fighters for freedom and justice were labeled Baha’is so that they can be crushed

21 July 1945

Kashan Governor blames an Aran police officer for the worsening of unrest in Aran

17 July 1945

Are charges to be dropped against alleged culprits of troubles in Aran?

05 July 1945

Abolghasem and Talaat Ferdowsi attacked for Baha'i activities in Aran

27 June 1945

Petition to Governor of Kashan to remove Abolghasem and Talaat Ferdowsi from Aran

26 June 1945

Dispute and accusations of violence in a mixed Baha'i/Muslim family - the Baha'i side

19 June 1945

Report by Khalkhal Police on tensions in two villages nearby

18 June 1945

Complaint by a group of Zabol residents that six Baha'i families have moved to Zabol, and by teaching their faith, are attacking Muslim sanctities

16 June 1945

Vazifeh newspaper article attacks people attending funeral of Mirza Yousef Sobhani

13 June 1945

To stop the unrest in Zabol, people around the clerics must be reined in, according to Zahedan Army chief

16 May 1945

Risk of religious unrest in Zabol

21 January 1945

Report of religious agitation against Baha'is in Abadeh

25 October 1944

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

23 October 1944

Interior Ministry's response to question by member of parliament on religious clashes in Mazandaran

17 October 1944

Religious tensions in several Mazandran cities

07 October 1944

The chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department escaped to Tehran before the unrest and is safe

06 October 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Baha’is do not have freedom of speech

02 October 1944

Official report on events of Shahroud

01 October 1944

Baha'is advised to leave Gorgan to avoid unrest

27 September 1944

Interior Minister asked to send as soon as possible the report of investigation into Shahroud events and any measures taken to the Prime Minister

26 September 1944

The chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department has escaped together with a number of others, following recent incidents

10 September 1944

Unrest and killing and looting Baha'is in Shahroud

06 September 1944

Shaidani, the chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department has escaped together with a number of others, following recent incidents

05 September 1944

Russian Consulate expresses concern about anti-Baha'i agitation

03 September 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Persecution of Baha’is continues in different cities

03 September 1944

ٍPrime Minister asks Interior Minster to send him quickly the report by special investigators on Shahroud events

01 September 1944

Baha'is have written to the Shah about events in Shahroud which has resulted in three deaths

20 August 1944

Report by Interior Minister on investigations and security measures in Shahroud

18 August 1944

Sharing views on tackling religious unrest

14 August 1944

Prime Minister's instructions have not been used to attack anyone for religious reasons in Azerbaijan

14 August 1944

Report on tensions in Shahroud

29 July 1944

Publicity against Islam in Shahroud must stop

27 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: There are people who want to harm Baha’is

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

17 July 1944

Prime Minister instructs Interior Minister to look into reported attacks on several Baha'is in Bojnourd

11 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Activities against Baha’is have increased in different cities

08 July 1944

Complaint to Prime Minister about attacks on Baha'is in Bojnourd

July 1944

Mob attack and murder of Bahai's in Shahroud

24 June 1944

Parliament asks Interior Ministry to explain what has it done to curb Baha'is in Qom

18 June 1944

Abadeh is peaceful again

13 June 1944

Two junior clerics and their supporters stirring up religious trouble in Abadeh

08 June 1944

Complaining to the Shah about Baha'is in Qom

04 June 1944

Ataollah Doustdar appeals for help to prevent attacks on Baha'is in Sahahreza

04 June 1944

Report of religious unrest in Abadeh

31 May 1944

Telegram to the Shah from Qom, complaining about Baha'is

30 May 1944

Some officials in Abadeh are not helping military authorities to calm the situation

28 May 1944

Incident in Abadeh and arrest of several Muslims and Baha'is

27 May 1944

Tensions in Shahreza

25 May 1944

Baha'is of Shahreza complain to Prime Minister about attacks and threats against them by clerics and religious fanatics

22 May 1944

Complaining about Baha'is in Shahreza

20 May 1944

Report of investigation by Ministry of Justice about events in Damghan

17 May 1944

Telegram to Society for Promotion of Islam that Baha'is in Abadeh have trampled on Islam and are endangering it

13 May 1944

Baha'is to be expelled from Qom to pacify the residents

13 May 1944

Baha'is to be expelled from Qom to pacify the residents

07 May 1944

Confidential telegram about Baha'is to Qom, Qazvin and Abadeh

23 April 1944

A group of people in Shahreza have demanded the expulsion of Baha'is

09 April 1944

Following up telegram from Damghan, forwarded by Prime Minister's office to Ministry of Justice

06 April 1944

Kashan MP complains that Sheikh Mohammad Khalesi-zadeh is stirring religious bigotry in the city

04 April 1944

Campaign to expel Baha'is from Qom

19 March 1944

Attack on Baha'is in Shirvan

15 March 1944

Attack and setting fire on Baha'i homes in Azarshahr

08 March 1944

Report of attack on a Baha'i in Jahrom and tensions around Abadeh

04 March 1944

Unsigned letter about Baha'i activities received by Prime Minister's office

March 1944

Religious acticists call on people of Qom to push Baha'is out of their city

15 February 1944

Threat against Baha'is in Damghan

24 November 1943

About a hundred people, who are Jewish but pretend to be Baha'is have come to Shahreza and have started working there

17 November 1943

About fifty Baha'is and Jews have come and settled in Shahreza, and it's not clear what's their aim

14 November 1943

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

13 November 1943

About a hundred Baha'is have come and settled in Shahreza, and local police has been told to monitor them

03 October 1943

Letter by Iranian Ambassador in Baghdad to Foreign Ministry of Iraq about expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

19 August 1943

Report from Najafabad by visiting Police representative

25 July 1943

Risk of anti-Baha'i unrest in Abadeh

1943

Statement by defence lawyer for the accused Muslims in the case of complaint by Baha’is of Sangsar and Shahrood (part 1)

1943

Statement by defence lawyer for the accused Muslims in the case of complaint by Baha’is of Sangsar and Shahrood (part 2)

26 January 1942

On the day of Ashura a large mob marched to Chamgordan to attack and murder Baha'is

25 May 1941

Prime Minister reports to the Shah that officials in 6th Province are engaged in Bahai propaganda

08 May 1940

Fighters for freedom and justice were labeled Baha’is so that they can be crushed

Seven-year old Nabil Amri’s note about the arrest of his father

Anti-Baha’i graffiti on homes and tomb stones in Hamedan

Threatening note dropped in Pejman Tirgarnejad's home in Yazd

Ayatollah Makarem Shiraz: Baha'is are infidels, and must be avoided. Dealing or marrying with them is not permitted

Sina Hakiman and Sholeh Misaghi: We have been deprived of our rights to education and work

Law and order restored in Birjand

Banning Baha’is from work in the Ministry of Education is illegal

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

Baha'i couple warned to leave the city

Letter of Keramatollah Tashakor to Ayatollah Khomeini: My dairy animals were set on fire

Mahmoud Lohrasbi's response to charges against him brought by Revolutionary Prosecutor of Shahsavar

Dr Berjis's wife informs Prime Minister that her husband has been murdered

Bibi Sakineh who was beaten up by mobs in Abadeh

Ali-Mohammad Rousta asks for his pension to be reinstated

Adilabad prison in Shiraz, where a number of Baha’is including 10 young girls were executed

Friday prayer with anti-Baha'i posters and banners

Ayatollah Boroujerdi's letter to Hojaol-Islam Falsafi on fighting against Baha'is

Masrsa Kaviani’s note on her father’s arrest

Abbas Ali Zaerian asks Ministry of Industry to reinstate his pension

Plea to Ayatollah Khomeini

Baha'i shops sealed in various cities

Iranian embassy in UK: House of the Bab destroyed because Baha’is are spying for Israel

Defence statement by Fedros Shabrokh

Baha'is accused of being unpatriotic

Statement threatening Baha'is signed by People of Hezbollah

Iran Times reports US Senate has condemned persecution of Baha'i community in Iran.

Sina Hakiman and Sholeh Misaghi: We have been deprived of our rights to education and work

Warning to Bahai's from "The brave Muslim youth of the holy city of Baharestan": we are determined to rid our city of the shame of you Baha’is

Anti Baha'i video

Ataollah Mogharebi asks Ayatollah Khomeini to reinstate the pension of Baha’i army officers

Letter by Payam Vali to Ebrahim Raiesi

Keyhan newspaper: Seven Baha’is executed in Hamedan

Six-year old Sahab Baghaie’s letter to the President

Appeal for justice to President Khamenei

Akhbar Iran newspaper, Paris: resorting to religious bigotry and portraying Babis as enemies in order to stir trouble

Letter by Payam Vali to Ebrahim Raiesi

Attacks by Isfahan Member of Parliament on Baha'is

Mahmoud Lohrasbi's response to charges against him brought by Revolutionary Prosecutor of Shahsavar

Telegram on measures by Ministry of Interior, following Birjand events

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Pasandideh

Anisa Fanaian’s demand for her rights

Letter of Keramatollah Tashakor to Ayatollah Khomeini: My dairy animals were set on fire

Anti-Baha'i flyer distributed in Qom

Ostad Hosein, Babi prisoner in Mashhad, a shoe-maker from Kashan

Bashir Amri’s note about the arrest of his father

Ayatollah Khoei critical of "appointing Baha'is, Jews, and other foreign agents to key government positions"

Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by Karamatollah Tashakkor, complaining about attacks and threats to his life in his village, Koushkak

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

If you don't kick out this Baha'i by the end of the week, the company will be burned

Baha'i man warned to leave

Ayatollah Khomeini urges the clergy to speak against the Shah's regime during Muharram mournings

Azizollah Zabihian’s response to accusations against him in the Islamic revolutionary court of Yazd

Borough Samimi ordered to leave Boroujen, and refrain from work there

Shohreh Torani’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini

Parents of Baha'i children expelled from school ask the prayer leader of Kerman what are they supposed to do about their children's education

If you don't kick out this Baha'i by the end of the week, the company will be burned

Commentary in Ettelaat newspaper says Farokhroo Parsa, the Baha'i Education Minister opposed Hijab in schools and tried to stop it

Letter of complaint by Ziaollah Motearefi

Ataollah Derakhshan requests for his case to be reconsidered

Order by Minister of Interior to deal decisively against any religious unrest

Family gatherings of Baha'is in each other’s homes should be stopped

Warning by "the Youth of the Hezbollah of Shiraz"

Keyhan newspaper: warning about expansion of Baha'i publicity in Kazakhstan

Rejection of the claim in Keyhan newspaper that the accused murderer of Mohammad Shirvani in Yazd was a Baha’i

Bahram Nabiollahi asks Speaker of Parliament to help reinstate his pension

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani

Newspaper editorial: political sects and "human rights" as a tool

Baser Magazine: Baha’ism, Sinister off-spring of New Imperialism

Ataollah Mogharebi asks Ayatollah Khomeini to reinstate the pension of Baha’i army officers

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

Baha'i doctor threatened to close down her surgery

HOMA (Iran Airlines) magazine: ...they may still be in charge

Appeal to Hojaol-Islam Rafsanjani, Speaker of Parliament, to prevent the destruction of Baha'i cemetery in Tehran

Abbas Ali Zaerian asks Ministry of Industry to reinstate his pension

Azamatollah Fahandej writes to Chief Prosecutor to say he is innocent and asks him to review his case

Fariborz Sanai’s interrogation

Blunt warning to Baha’is of Iran from Ayyatollah Sadoughi

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

Footer menu

Show — Footer menu Hide — Footer menu

TERMS OF USE
PRIVACY POLICY
SEARCH HELP
SUBSCRIBE
CONTACT

©2018 Bahá'í International Community. All Rights Reserved.