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Shabtab – In an open letter the International religious freedom round table call for a letter in support of Baha’is. Contents of the letter: Dear IRF Roundtable Participants, The Baha’is of the United States are circulating a letter regarding recent appellate court decisions endorsing the confiscation of some 50 homes and farms in the village of Ivel in Mazandaran Province …

shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR condemned the ‘cowardly murder by the Islamic Republic of Iran of Mr. Behnam Mahjoubi whilst in prison.’ The statement stated that the treatment of Mr Mahjoubi was not only violation of international treaties on treatment of prisoners, which Iran is a signatory to, but it was also in violation of Iranian domestic laws. Moreover, …

Poisoning has been used since before 4500BC and is still advancing for various purposes. Initially many chemicals were used as medicines and for treating ailments, but soon it was discovered that by using increased doses they could be used as poison. Over centuries the use of poison and its harmful effects increased. Chemical warfare was a reality during the first …

During 1988-1998 there were a series of murders and disappearances in Iran involving certain Iranian intellectuals and dissidents, a majority of whom were critical of the new Islamic Republic. More than 80 individuals fell victim to these horrible crimes carried out by the Iranian government, these 80 individuals were writers, political activists, poets and ordinary citizens. The murders were committed …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns Iranian authorities’ mistreatment of religious prisoner of conscience Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee in the wake of her transfer to Amol Prison on January 24. “USCIRF is appalled by Iran’s ceaseless persecution of Golrokh Iraee, a peaceful activist who has been isolated from her loved ones for months without cause,” said USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin, who …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCRIF condemned the Iran’s decision to execute Sunni clerics Amanollah Baluchi and Hafez Abdolrahim Koohi. USCIRF Commissioner @g_manchin: "We are appalled by Iran's decision to execute Sunni clerics Amanollah Baluchi and Hafez Abdolrahim Koohi. #Iran must cease its brutal persecution of religious minorities." https://t.co/cBqNkZ2PXu— USCIRF (@USCIRF) January 21, 2021

Shabtabnews – In an open letter IOPHR asks Javaid Rehman – the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to closely examine ” the growing process of execution of Sunni citizens by the extremist Shiite government of Iran,” and “submit the above cases in the human rights file of the Iranian government. …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) applauds the U.S. Department of State for designating China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region as genocide and crimes against humanity. USCIRF released the following statement: https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/releases-statements/uscirf-applauds-state-department-designation-uyghur-muslims-treatment USCIRF applauds the @StateDept for designating #China’s treatment of #Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the #Xinjiang …

Shabtabenews – In a statement the USCRIF condemned the restrictions imposed by the Iranian regime on religious groups. USCIRF Commissioner @USCIRF_Bauer: "#Iran's restrictions on holiday observance and attempts to effectively ‘reeducate’ Baha’is place the country among the world’s most notorious religious freedom violators." (1/2) https://t.co/2E7EM9xqwp— USCIRF (@USCIRF) January 15, 2021 The statement also went further by stating: USCIRF Commissioner @USCIRF_Bauer: …

Shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR, in regards to the suspicious Sanchi oil tanker collision, stated that : “After three years, the exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still unknown, and neither the Iranian nor the Chinese government’s officials have shed any clarity in this regard. Therefore, both governments are either neglecting or failing in their duties to the families …