by Drew Boyd | Oct 14, 2014 | General News, Iran, Situations of Concern, Technology
Sentinel Project partners with Colorado-based non-profit Space United, allows supporters to directly contribute to ‘humanitarian aerospace’ goals. The public perception of satellite imagery often conjures up visions of high-tech military hardware or the cloak and...
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...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 30, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
A couple reports of recent anti-Baha’i events in Iran became available over the past week. Here is a brief summary: December 23 Two Baha’i students expelled in Tabriz A blog provides a translation of a Persian-language report that two Baha’i students...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 15, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
Iran Press Watch reports a story from the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) about the seizure of agricultural land belonging to Baha’is in Ivel, Mazandaran Province. This land has, at the instigation of some local community members, been donated to the...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 13, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
The Baha’i International Community sent a letter last week to Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq Larijani, the head of the Iranian Judiciary, highlighting anti-Baha’i persecution. The letter requests that “the Baha’is in that country be granted their...
by Sentinel Project | Dec 7, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) has released a report outlining the campaign of discrimination against certain students initiated under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. “Punishing Stars: Systematic Discrimination and Exclusion...
by Sentinel Project | Nov 20, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
Information has just become available through a Persian language blog that Iranian intelligence agents raided Baha’is in the town of Nour on 3 November 2010. This attack occurred while the targets were celebrating the Baha’i Feast of Qudrat. All people in...
by Sentinel Project | Nov 19, 2010 | Iran, Situations of Concern
The Iranian human rights organization RAHANA has provided a summary of anti-Baha’i rights violations in the second week of November. Four events from last week highlight the ongoing persecution of Baha’is, including arrests, imprisonment, and denial of education. Most...
