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

Baha'i Entities
Filing complaints and petitions
Assaults and threats of death
Qaenat
Birjand
The Baha’i Community of Birjand and Qaenat
09 February 1979
English
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21 May 2009

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10 March 2009

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14 February 2009

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26 January 2009

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25 November 2008

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25 November 2008

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10 March 2008

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08 March 2008

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18 February 2008

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17 February 2008

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01 February 2008

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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

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11 June 2007

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17 April 2007

Letter from Faramarz Naddafian Ghamsari to President Ahmadinejad

27 February 2007

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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

2007

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23 December 2006

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17 December 2006

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17 December 2006

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17 December 2006

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

18 November 2006

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21 October 2006

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18 October 2006

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15 April 2006

India Times newspaper: Baha’i community of India expresses grave concern about the persecution of Iranian Baha’is

2006

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2006

Letter from Sara Naddafiyan to Ministry of Education

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

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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

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

06 August 1997

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to President Khatami

July 1996

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

31 January 1995

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

1995

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

22 September 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Nayyeri

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 Supreme Judge

08 March 1993

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to the Islamic Revolutionary Court

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

22 September 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

25 July 1992

Letter from Abbas-Ali Zareian to the Head of UN

11 July 1992

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

05 May 1992

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

29 December 1991

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh to Ayatollah Khamenei

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

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

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

01 March 1990

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

1990

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04 December 1989

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

12 September 1989

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

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

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

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 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

29 December 1986

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

25 December 1986

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04 May 1986

Appeal for justice by Fedros Shahrokh to Islamic Judge of Zahedan

07 December 1985

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

07 August 1985

Rouhollah Monzavian not allowed to take delivery of his car

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 October 1984

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

14 October 1984

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

18 March 1984

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

04 March 1984

Requesting a burial place for Nosratollah Ziaie

12 February 1984

Letter from Ali Tavangar to Isfahan Prosecutor

17 September 1983

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

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

28 August 1983

Nahid Abbasi’s letter about her dismissal from work

15 August 1983

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

06 June 1983

Iran va Jahan newspaper critical of President Reagan’s exhortation on Baha’is

15 March 1983

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

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

30 January 1983

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

1983

Baha'i community of Iran appeal to Ayatollah Khomeini

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

11 August 1982

Ali Naiemian - Executed in Urmia on 11th August 1982

19 April 1982

Letter to the General Prosecutor, Ayatollah Rabbani Amlashi

13 March 1982

Six Baha’is of Torbat Heydarie complain to commander of revolutionary guards that they were beaten to denounce their faith

09 January 1982

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

31 December 1981

Letter from Ghodsieh Mozafarinezhad to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani

31 December 1981

Letter of Ghodsiyyeh Mozafarinejad to speaker of the Parliament

09 December 1981

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

23 August 1981

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

27 July 1981

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

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

24 June 1981

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

14 June 1981

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

20 May 1981

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

20 May 1981

Mayor of Shiraz demands Mr Houshmand to evacuate his house

17 May 1981

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

05 May 1981

Zarghamoddin Movaffaghi’s letter about his dismissal from work

April 1981

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

17 March 1981

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

17 March 1981

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

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

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

26 January 1981

Letter from Nematollah Zare to Prime Minister’s Office

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

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

13 December 1980

Actions and correspondence of Sheikh Mostafa Rahnama against Baha’is

December 1980

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

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

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

06 October 1980

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

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

18 September 1980

Letter from Baha’is 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

08 September 1980

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

08 September 1980

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

05 September 1980

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

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

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

31 May 1980

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

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

09 February 1980

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

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

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

05 December 1979

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

02 December 1979

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

28 November 1979

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

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

09 November 1979

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

09 November 1979

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

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 Nayyereh Astani’s letter: Free our husbands

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 of the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini

04 November 1979

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha’i Community of Iran

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

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

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

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

05 October 1979

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

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

22 September 1979

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

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

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

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

18 September 1979

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

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

11 September 1979

Anonymous threatening letter delivered to Baha'i home

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

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

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

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

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

September 1979

Temporary camp site of the Bahá’í refugees near Isfahan after they were driven out of their homes in the village of Kata and its surroundings situated in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, September 1979

September 1979

A wounded Baha’i mother, with her children around her - families from the villages of Boyer Ahmad, Yasuj and Kata, forced to leave their homes, taking refuge in a tent near Isfahan.

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

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

01 September 1979

Letter from Spiritual Assembly of Shahsavar about the pressures on the Baha’i community

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

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

September 1979

Temporary camp site of the Bahá’í refugees near Isfahan after they were driven out of their homes in the village of Kata and its surroundings situated in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, September 1979

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

September 1979

Temporary camp site near Isfahan for Bahá’í refugees, driven out of their homes in Kata and other villages in Kohgilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in September 1979 (with English subtitle)

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

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

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

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

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

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

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

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

September 1979

Temporary camp site of the Bahá’í refugees near Isfahan after they were driven out of their homes in the village of Kata and its surroundings situated in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, September 1979

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

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 (Farsi Version)

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

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

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

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 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

14 July 1979

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

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

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

30 June 1979

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

28 June 1979

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

28 June 1979

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

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 Gendarmerie about protecting Baha’is

25 June 1979

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

25 June 1979

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

June 1979

Wounded Baha’i women at the refugee tent near Isfahan - with other women forced to leave their homes in the villages of Boyer Ahmad, Yasuj and Kata

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

19 May 1979

Baha’is should be allowed to live in peace in Mahallat

16 May 1979

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

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

09 May 1979

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

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

08 May 1979

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

08 May 1979

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

02 May 1979

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

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

14 April 1979

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

14 April 1979

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

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 the Baha’i community of Mahan to Kerman Governor: 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 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

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

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 Montazeri

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 Mahdavi Kani, Head of Islamic Revolution Committees, about allegations against Baha’is

28 March 1979

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

27 March 1979

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

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

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

25 March 1979

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

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 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

28 February 1979

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

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

18 February 1979

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

17 February 1979

Baha'is of Brijand and Qaenat express their obedience to Mehdi Bazargan's government

01 February 1979

Order to stop violence and looting against Baha'is in Qaenat

04 January 1979

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

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

01 January 1979

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

18 December 1978

Ayatollah Bahaoddin Mahallati: Muslims have no bad intention against religious minorities

18 January 1978

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Kermanshah to General Manouchehr Fozi regarding persecution of Bahais in the western Iran

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 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

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

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

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

04 April 1965

Leader of Fadaian warns Baha’is of Kout-e Sheikh to leave the city

16 March 1965

Baha’is of Kut-e Sheykh warned to leave the city

January 1960

Report about persecution of Baha’is in different cities

April 1959

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

19 January 1959

Asia newspaper: Reviving the Baha'i issue was political, and damaged the country

30 July 1956

Khorasan newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN

15 February 1956

Ashofteh newspaper: Violent incident against Baha’is in a village near Torbat Heydariyeh

04 December 1955

Rouhollah Mottahedeh’s reply to accusations by Ajang newspaper

19 September 1955

Ajang newspaper: Baha’is complain to UN

09 September 1955

Enayat Saadat complains to Interior Minister about widespread and violent attacks against Bahai's in Abadeh

07 September 1955

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

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

28 August 1955

Khorasan Mashhad newspaper: Baha’is complain to the UN

16 August 1955

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

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

02 July 1955

Baha’is of Koushkak (Abadeh) demanding justice

09 June 1955

Decisions about Baha'i complaints at the 11th meeting of Public Security committee of Abadeh

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

10 May 1955

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

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Hemmatabad village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

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

1955

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

1955

Young Baha'i injured in attack on Baha’is in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Weapons used on attack against the Baha’is of Abadeh and surrounding villages, 1955

1955

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

1955

Baha’i families of Hormozak, driven out from their homes during the violence of 1955, with police officers standing next to them

1955

Attack on Baha'i homes in Abadeh

1955

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

1955

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

1955

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

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

Bahrami and Dana families, injured in attacks on their homes

1955

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

1954

Weapons used in attacks against Baha’is of Abadeh and nine villages nearby - 1954

December 1952

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

30 November 1952

Police clash with religious crowd in Rafsanjan

25 November 1952

Letter from Interior Minister to the General Inspection Office about attacks on Baha’i houses in Rafsanjan

18 November 1952

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

11 November 1952

Letter from Minister of Justice to Interior Ministry about attacks on Baha’i houses in Rafsanjan

03 November 1952

Inciting people against police during religious ceremony in Rafsanjan

01 November 1952

Rafsanjan police chief replaced following religious unrest

30 October 1952

Attacks on Baha’i buildings and cemetery in Rafsanjan

27 October 1952

Inciting trouble against Baha'is in Rafsanjan

25 October 1952

Risk of unrest in during period of religious mourning in Rafsanjan

23 October 1952

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

22 October 1952

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

11 October 1952

Head of National Police reports on tensions in Kerman

June 1952

Report on incident in Abarghou

May 1952

Report on death of a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd

May 1952

Innocent people arrested in relation to the incident in Abarghou

28 March 1951

Ettelaat newspaper: Attack on Baha’is in Yazd

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

30 December 1950

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

13 December 1950

Attack on Baha'is of Seisan prevented

27 November 1950

Interior Minister reports high tension in Boroujen

16 November 1950

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

11 November 1950

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

04 November 1950

Situation report from Boroujen

09 March 1950

Death threat against Baha'is in anonymous leaflets distributed in Shahrekord

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 Prime Minister Saed about killing of Dr Berjis in Kashan

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

20 January 1949

Tensions in Yazd

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

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

18 February 1948

Letter from Office of Prime Minster to Ministry of Justice on complaints about tensions in Shahroud

11 February 1948

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

07 February 1948

A crowd of two thousand people from Ardestan were planning to attack the Baha'i neighbourhood

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

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

19 January 1948

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

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

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

01 September 1947

Minister of Interior's note to Prime Minister including report of attack on Baha'is in Bahar - PM's instructions on the note

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

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

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

02 April 1947

Police chief report to PM about written death threats sent to two Baha’is in Zanjan

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

12 September 1946

Prime Minister asks Minister of Interior to look into issues raised in letter by Baha'i National Assembly

08 September 1946

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

30 August 1946

Zavareh residents, stirred up by two clerics arrived from Isfahan, have been harassing Baha'is

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

10 August 1946

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

10 August 1946

Violence in Boroujen

07 August 1946

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

30 July 1946

Report from Home Minister on plans to attack Baha'i homes in the 9th province

22 July 1946

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

22 July 1946

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

17 July 1946

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

17 July 1946

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

01 July 1946

Report to the Home Office on the beating of some Baha'is in Zahedan

08 June 1946

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

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

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

26 June 1945

Nightly attack to the house of Ebrahim Eshraghi

19 June 1945

Report by Khalkhal Police on tensions in two villages nearby

16 May 1945

Risk of religious unrest in Zabol

25 January 1945

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

13 November 1944

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

02 November 1944

Police chief reports to Prime Minister about tension in Hamedan

25 October 1944

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

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

26 September 1944

The chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department has escaped

23 September 1944

Prime Minister asks Ministries of Defence and Justice to explain what they have done to implement his order about clamping down on religious unrest

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

02 September 1944

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister: Murderers of Baha’is of Shahroud must be punished

30 August 1944

Threat of death and destruction against Baha'is in Gorgan

15 August 1944

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

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

17 July 1944

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

08 July 1944

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

05 July 1944

Bahai's of Bojnourd appeal to Prime Minister to stop attacks on Bahai's in the city

July 1944

Mob attack and murder of Bahai's in Shahroud

14 June 1944

Violence against Bahai's in Shahreza

13 June 1944

Ministry of Interior reports to Prime Minster that anti-Bahai sentiments and religious tensions have intensified throughout the country

04 June 1944

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

27 May 1944

Tensions in Shahreza

24 May 1944

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

13 May 1944

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

18 April 1944

Complaint of Baha'i living in Qom to Interior Minister about intense harassment by religious fanatics

18 April 1944

Complaint of Baha'i living in Qom to Interior Minister about intense harassment by religious fanatics

15 April 1944

Qom police chief asks governor what to do about presence of Baha'is in the city

09 April 1944

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

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

02 April 1944

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Ali Soheili about intense pressure against Baha’is

19 March 1944

Attack on Baha'is in Shirvan

28 February 1944

Nourollah Hadipour complains about attack on Baha'is in Abadeh

15 February 1944

Threat against Baha'is in Damghan

11 February 1944

Telegram to Prime Minster by Bahai's complaining about attacks, looting and arson against them in Abadeh

21 July 1942

Appeal to Prime Minister

01 February 1942

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

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 Abbas Pezeshki to 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

19 November 1939

Mohammad Beglari prosecuted for being a witness in a Baha’i wedding

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

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 Mohammad Vatani’s mother to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my son’s marriage and have imprisoned him

12 November 1939

Letter from Lotf-Ali Golshani to the cabinet of ministers: authorities refuse to register my marriage

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

19 October 1937

Letter from Baha’is of Seisan to Chief Minister: Stop persecution of Baha’is in 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

Rezvanieh Laghaei demanding the release of her husband from prison in Sangsar

29 July 1937

Letter from Tahereh Taeidi to Chief Minister about the detention of her husband

28 July 1937

Bahiyyeh Tebyani: My husband has been in jail for ten days

26 July 1937

Sangsar sheep-sellers jailed for closing their shops on Baha’i holiday

26 July 1937

Tahereh Golestani seeking justice for her detained husband

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

26 April 1930

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Parchin about activities of Mir-Fazel Rozekhan against Baha’is

26 April 1930

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Parchin about activities of Mir-Fazel Rozekhan against Baha’is

08 April 1930

Baha’is of Birjand, accused of distributing threatening letter

09 October 1929

Request to Ministry of Education for establishing secondary education program

07 February 1928

Telegram to Chief Minister: Baha’i women forced to leave the bathhouse in Rafsanjan

09 April 1927

Letter from the Local Spiritual Assembly of Ardabil to Chief Minister of Reza Shah

20 March 1927

Letter from the Spiritual Assembly of Tehran to Chief Minister about Anti-Baha’i speeches

17 March 1927

Two workers attacked in Kerman, accused of being Babis

1927

Children of Aminol-Olama write to Reza Shah

16 July 1926

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of the US and Canada to Reza Shah, appealing for justice

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

Letter from Paridokht Vahdat-Hagh about the ownership of Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s car

Baha’i students must stop their involvement with BIHE, if they want to be safe

Bashir Amri’s note about the arrest of his father

Letter from Baha’i community of Kashan to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, Interior Minister of the Provisional Government

Letter from Behrouz Shadabi to Hashemi Rafsanjani about violation of the rights of his family and the Baha’i community

Sina Hakiman’s letter from prison to Iranian authorities

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

An account of the persecution of the Baha’i community during the Pahlavi regime

Letter from Baha'is of Ivel to Ayatollah Shahroudi asking for protection

Violent expulsion of Baha’is from their homes

Letter to the Interior Minister about attacks on the Baha’is of Kermanshah

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

Brief survey of Iran’s judicial system, and how some courts deal with Baha’is

Ali Ghiami's letter to Judiciary officials

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

Letter to the Revolutionary Council: Stop attacks against Baha’is

Bibi Sakineh who was beaten up by mobs in Abadeh

Letter of complaint by Ziaollah Motearefi

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran about multiple arrests of Baha’is

Statement threatening Baha'is signed by People of Hezbollah

Letter from a group of Baha’is in Tabriz to Ayatollah Masoumi Tehrani

Letter to the Supreme Council of Islamic Revolution about the right of Baha’is to work

Touraj Naimi's letter to the prayer leader of Tabriz, pointing out that Baha'is are not given permission to bury their dead

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

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

Shohreh Torani’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini

Anisa Fanaian’s demand for her rights

Hosein Vahdat-Hagh’s letter to Ayatollah Khomeini about his expulsion from the Army

Ataollah Derakhshan requests for his case to be reconsidered

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini about the execution and increased pressure on Baha’is since the Islamic Revolution

Bashir Dana's complaint against Ministry of Science, Research and Technology regarding his expulsion from university

Ali Ghiami's letter to Hojatoleslam Salman Bahonar

Baha’i community ask Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani to protect Baha'is from potential attacks around 15th of Shaban

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

Letter by a Baha'i from Semnan to President Khatami

Baha’i community ask Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani to protect Baha'is from potential attacks around 15th of Shaban

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

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

Discrimination against Vahdat-e Bashar school

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

Letter from Nematollah Zare to the Majls about his dismissal from work

Letter from Sousan Tebyanian to President Khatami

Plea to Ayatollah Khomeini

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Prime Minister: We hope to have equal rights with others

Letter from Baha'i farmers of Ivel to the Head of Judiciary of Mazandaran province

Post-e Tehran newspaper: Census and the problem with Baha’is

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

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