by Christopher Tuckwood | Oct 1, 2011 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements
You might recall that a few weeks ago we were rallying support (and your votes) for our submission to the International Telecommunications Union conference, ITU Telecom World 2011. Well, thanks to your support I have some really exciting news to share because the...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Sep 18, 2011 | General News, Kenya, Team Announcements
The Sentinel Project needs your help! We recently entered a contest at ITU Telecom World 2011, which is sponsored by the United Nations to bring together telecom industry players, government heads, and digital innovators. One of our team members, Abhishek Bhatnagar,...
by Christopher Tuckwood | Sep 12, 2011 | General News, Kenya
In May 2011 the Sentinel Project released a report on the risk of genocide in Kenya. We are now pleased to announce the release of a revised version of this report (click here for a PDF of the report), which better reflects the conditions in Kenya and why we have...
by Sentinel Project | Aug 29, 2011 | General News, Kyrgyzstan, Team Announcements
In June of 2010 the Kyrgyz Republic held a referendum which changed their form of government from a presidential system to a parliamentary democracy. In the lead-up to the referendum there was widespread ethnic violence. The majority of the violence was committed by...
by henry | Aug 14, 2011 | General News, Iran, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
One summer morning I woke up in the bright city of Chicago, near the cornfields of Indiana. I went out to grab breakfast with two of my close friends and on our way back home, we stopped by the Bahá’í temple in Wilmette. This magnificent temple is a house of...
by Sentinel Project | Jul 31, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern, Team Announcements
Tracking the recent developments in Iran and the ordeals facing the Bahá’í community there has been a sobering task as these events reflect some disturbing trends worth mentioning. An important part of our situation monitoring and analysis is observing patterns and...
by Sentinel Project | May 10, 2011 | Kenya, Team Announcements
The Sentinel Project has initiated a new situation of concern (SOC) regarding the high risk of genocide in Kenya. Our research team recently applied the first phase of the early warning process by conducting a comprehensive risk assessment that took into account the...
by Sentinel Project | Feb 27, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern
Recent weeks have seen a large number of incidents targeting Iranian Baha’is: February 12 Two female Baha’i leaders transferred to harsher prison conditions The Baha’i World News Service carried a press release from the Baha’i International Community...
by Sentinel Project | Feb 7, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern
In recent weeks, Iranian Baha’is have continued to be targeted in several ways: January 18 One arrest in Sari HRANA reports that upon being summoned to the local Ministry of Information office, Sari resident Fayzullah Rowshan was arrested and kept out of contact...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 21, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern
Three recent events highlight the ongoing actions against Baha’is in Iran: January 14 Raid on “Achilan Doors”: Four Arrests HRANA (English translation available here) reports that security agents raided Achilan Doors, a manufacturing company based in...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 4, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern
New reports from two Iranian human rights organizations have become available through the Sen’s Daily blog and shed light on the recent series of arson attacks against Baha’i businesses in the city of Rafsanjan, Iran. The Committee of Human Rights...
by Sentinel Project | Jan 3, 2011 | Iran, Situations of Concern
The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights has reported a series of arson attacks against Baha’i-owned businesses over the last two months. These attacks appear to be part of a deliberate and organized effort. A local prayer leader is quoted as saying “What...