Situation of Religious Minorities

Reports

  • Reports of the Special Rapporteur on the Elimination of Religious Intolerance:
    Angelo Vidal d'Almeida Ribeiro:
    E/CN.4/1991/56 E/CN.4/1992/52 E/CN.4/1993/62 E/CN.4/1993/62/Corr.1

    Abdelfattah Amor:
    E/CN/1994/79 E/CN.4/1995/91 E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 E/CN.4/1996/95/Add.2

  • The Persecution of Bah a'is in Iran ,Ex cerpted from The Bah 's, a publication of the Bah ' International

  • "Critical dialogue" with Iran? The Baha'is are outlawed in Iran, Press Release, Gesellschaft fuer bedrohte Voelker (Society for Threatened Peoples ), 21 November 1996.
  • Dhabihullah Mahrami: Prisoner of Conscience, Amnesty International, October 1996, MDE13/34/96
    . Current Situation of the Baha'is in Iran, A Brief Prepared for the Department of Foreign Affairs Consultations with Non-governmental Organizations, Ottawa, 13-14 February 1996. Toronto: Baha'i Community of Canada, January 1996
  • The Continued Escalation of Persecution of Christian Minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Chritians International, Inc., 1996.
  • Report on Recent Human Rights Violations Against Muslim Converts to Christianity, other Evangelical Protestant Christians, and Church Leaders, Iranian Christians International, Inc., August 1994.
  • IHRWG's Urgent Appeal:Stop Religious Persecution And Suppression Of Free Expression In Iran, Iranian Human Rights Working Group, (released: March 1st, 1996).
  • The Status of Human Rights of Evangelical Protestant Christians in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Chritians International, Inc.
  • Murders of leaders of the Christian community in the Islamic Republic of Iran, INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF WOMEN (et al), 46th session UN Sub-Commission on prevention of discrimination & protection of minorities, agenda item 6 (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/NGO/25 ; GE.94-13604).
  • Written statement by PAX CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL, 46th session UN Sub-Commission on prevention of discrimination & protection of minorities, agenda item 19 (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1994/NGO/19 ; GE.94-13486)
  • IRAN: Serious violations continue amid political and religious repression, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEWS RELEASE - November, 1993
  • Guardians of Thought - Limits on Freedom of Expression in Iran, 23 A MIDDLE EAST WATCH REPORT - August, 1993
  • Iran: Ill-treatment of Mandean Subbis, also known as Christians of St. John, esponse to Information RequestNumber: IRN00005.HCR, The Centre for Documentation on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva, 23 June 1993
  • Iran: Situation of members of the Baha'i community, Response to Information Request Number: IRN00002.HCR Date:19 February 1993, From: The Center for Documentation on Refugees, UNHCR, Geneva
  • Current Situation of the Baha'i in IranBaha'i International Community, July 1992
  • Minorities in the Middle East: A Minority Rights Group Update Pack, Minority Rights Group, London, 1991
  • Religious Minorities under Islamic Law and the Limits of Cultural relativism, Human Rights Quarterly - 1987 (Vol.: 9)
  • The Baha'is of Iran, Minority Rights Group, No.51, London, 1982

  • Olya's story, ROOHIZADEGAN, Olya, 236p 1993, Oneworld Publications/ BAHA'I / POLITICAL VIOLENCE / HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS / TORTURE / REFUGEE EXPERIENCES.
  • Europa World Year Book, Europa Publications, London, 1992
  • Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World, Longman, Harlow, 1991
  • World Directory of Minorities, Longman, Harlow, 1990
  • RELIGION IN POLITICS: A World Guide - 1989
  • A Baha'i refugee story, GILAD, L, Journal of Refugee Studies vol.2 pp276-283 1989.
  • The New Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th ed., Macropaedia, Chicago, 1988
  • Zoroastrianism, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION - 1987
  • The Baha'is of Iran Cooper, Roger, London : Minority Rights Group, 1982

Media

  • "Bahais Pray for Their Homeland; for Local Bahais, the Hardships Faced by Their Relatives Overseas Have Made Their Devotion to the Faith All the More Intense.", Meg McSherry Breslin, Chicago Tribune, 4 April 1997
  • AN IRISHMAN'S DIARY, The Irish Times, April 22, 1997 (NEIS)
  • Baha'i woman tells of ordeal in Iran, The Evening Post (Wellington), March 17, 1997
  • Islamic Revolution Courts head says two Baha'is sentenced to death for spying, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 25, 1997 (NEXIS)
  • Newspaper scorns UNGA's report on human rights in Iran, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 14, 1996 (NEXIS)
  • Iranian exiles flee nightmare, The Sunday News (Auckland), June 30, 1996 (NEXIS)
  • Iran top judge says Baha'ism spy ring, not faith, Reuters, May 14, 1996 (NEXIS)
  • Idea of human rights unknown in Iran: UN rapporteur, Agence France Presse, March 30, 1996 (NEXIS)
  • Death in Iran, The Herald (Glasgow), September 6, 1995 (NEXIS)
  • "Not a Bunch of Spies, Just a Devout Religious People; The Baha'is Believe in 'the Oneness of Mankind' and the Validity of All Faiths." Nicholas Bethell The Independent [London]. 20 July 1996
  • Death sentence handed down by the Revolutionary Court of Yazd against a member of the Baha'i Faith, 2 January 1996, PROVISIONAL TRANSLATION FROM PERSIAN, posted on soc.culture.iranian.
    Bahai Gets Death Sentence in Iran: FrenchReport, Reuters. 11 February 1996. BC Cycle(NEXIS)
    Death in the name of religion. In the early eighties fundamentalists attempted to wipe out Iran's largest religious minority. Stephen McGinty describes one woman's fight for her faith, The Herald (Glasgow), September 4, 1995 (NEXIS)
  • Bahai Torture Victim tells her story of religious persecution, San Jose Mercury, July 8, 1995
  • Persecution of Christians mounts in Iran, International Herald Tribune - Aug. 2, 1994
  • Iranian Protestants in Shock After String of Murders, Kianouche Dorranie Agence France Press 6 July 1994 (NEXIS)
  • IRAN: Media and the Message, The Middle East - April, 1994
  • Bishop's Killing Puts Focus on Persecution in Iran, N.Y. Times, Feb. 6, 1994.
  • martyred for his faith - The perversion of Islam in Iran is now leading to the killing of Christians, 8 THE TIMES - Feb. 15, 1994
  • UN urges Iran to halt secret service attacks on exiles, 7 Agence France Presse - Feb. 18, 1994
    Missing Protestant Sect Leader Found Dead in Iran , Agence France Press31 January 1994
  • Missing Bishop Killed in Iran, The Times, Jan. 31 1994.
  • Iranian Bishop disappears in Tehran Rights Group, Reuters Jan. 26, 1994
  • Bahai's Calm in Center of Storm, Toronto Star, Jan. 15 1994.
  • Ayatollah Speaks of 'Bahai-Killing', Middle East Times. Jan. 09, 1994.
  • Plea to Iran on missing bishop, The Times, January 27, 1994 (NEXIS)
  • Iranian to be executed for giving up Islam 9 THE TIMES - Jan. 14, 1994
  • IRANIAN AYATOLLAH SPEAKS OF PAST ''BAHA'I-KILLING'', Reuters, December 24, 1993 (NEXIS)
  • U.N. PANEL CONDEMNS RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN AND IRAQ, Reuters, December 6, 1993
  • GERMAN COURT BARS EXPULSION OF IRANIAN BAHAI MEMBERS, Reuters, September 21, 1993
  • Iran's isolated Christians, MIDDLE EAST CONCERN (MEC)- Dec., 1993
  • New Iranian law called disastrous, GAZETTE TELEGRAPH - Oct. 30, 1993
  • Stalked by the death squads, The Scotsman, August 9, 1993 (NEXIS)
  • EP CONDEMNS OPPRESSION OF BAHA'I PEOPLE IN IRAN, Reuters, European Community Report, July 15, 1993 (NEXIS)
  • Too good for hanging, The Times, June 26, 1993(NEXIS)
  • EP CONDEMNS INFRIGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY IRAN, European Community Report, April 23, 1993 (NEXIS)
  • Iranian envoy speaks in Washington, Slams U.S., 41 12. Reuter - April 30, 1993
  • IRAN: Rushdie's fate decided by Imam - Ayatollah Kashani, 46 TEHRAN TIMES - Feb. 20, 1993
  • In the name of God - Human rights groups reports religious persecutions, 47 THE GAZETTE MONTREAL - Feb. 20, 1993
  • IRAN: Imam's fatwa - personal or Islamic, TEHRAN TIMES - Feb. 14, 1993
  • Radicals gaining upper hand in Iran, TORONTO STAR - Nov. 29, 1992
  • U.N. ACCUSES IRAN OF EXECUTIONS AND TORTURE, Reuters, November 24, 1992 (NEXIS)
  • Iran rejects alleged link between UNESCO director Mayor's visit and Rushdie verdict, TEHRAN TIMES - Nov. 19, 1992
  • U.N.Human Rights committee condemns Iran, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE - Aug.27, 1992
  • Bahais say leading member executed by Iran, Reuters. April 11, 1992.
  • First Baha'i executed in Iran since 1988, RNS DAILY NEWS REPORTS - April 9, 1992
  • CYPRUS: Khamenei asks Iranian factions to stop bickering in public, Reuter - Aug. 15, 1991
  • IRAN: Ramdan & Norouz, APS DIPLOMAT - April 8, 1991
  • IRAN: Other religious currents, APS DIPLOMAT - June 11, 1990
  • PEOPLE STILL JAILED FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, U.N. REPORT SAYS, Reuters, February 6, 1989 (NEXIS)
  • U.N. REPORT FINDS WIDESPREAD RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, Reuters, February 17, 1988 (NEXIS)
  • ISLAMIC JURORS CALL ON MOSLEMS TO CONFRONT BAHA'I FAITH, Reuters, February 12, 1988 (NEXIS)
  • Iranian Baha'i member executed, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 3, 1987 (NEXIS)
  • U.S. ALLEGES BAHA'I BOY STONED TO DEATH IN IRAN, Reuters, OCTOBER 10, 1986 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'I REPORTED EXECUTED IN IRAN, Reuters, JUNE 28, 1986 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Reported resumption of persecution of Baha'is , BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, May 15, 1986 (NEXIS)
  • RELIGIOUS LEADER SAYS MAN STONED TO DEATH IN IRAN, Reuters, MAY 15, 1986 (NEXIS)
  • IRAN HALTS EXECUTION OF BAHA'IS TO IMPROVE FOREIGN IMAGE, Reuters, NOVEMBER 24, 1985 (NEXIS)
  • ALL EXECUTIONS OF BAHA'IS IN IRAN LEGAL, PAPER SAYS, Reuters, NOVEMBER 21, 1985(NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Baha'i executed on espionage charges, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 21, 1985 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'IS AT U.N. BODY DEPLORE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAN, Reuters, MARCH 8, 1985 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Supreme Judicial Council discusses amnesty and Baha'is, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, February 5, 1985 NEXIS)
  • IRAN ORDERS BAHA'IS TO PAY BACK LIFETIME EARNINGS, Reuters, FEBRUARY 1, 1985 (NEXIS)
  • Iran In Brief; Reported executions of Baha'is, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, December 21, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • IRAN EXECUTES SIX BAHA'IS, SENTENCES 19 TO DEATH, Reuters, DECEMBER 21, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • THREE BAHA'IS HANGED IN IRAN, Reuters, NOVEMBER 12, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • THREE MORE BAHA'IS REPORTED EXECUTED IN IRAN, Reuters, NOVEMBER 10, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'IS REPORT TORTURE CONFESSIONS, Reuters, MAY 16, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • IRAN'S TREATMENT OF BAHA'I FAITH "REMINISCENT OF NAZIS", Reuters, MAY 2, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Baha'i prisoners reportedly centralised in Tehran, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, April 13, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • IRAN SAID TO EXECUTE FOUR MORE BAHA'IS, Reuters, APRIL 13, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'IS SAY PERSECUTION OF FOLLOWERS CONTINUES IN IRAN, Reuters, JANUARY 24, 1984 (NEXIS)
  • In Brief: General; Reported arrest of Baha'is in Iran, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 5, 1983(NEXIS)
  • BAHA' IS APPEAL FOR END TO ALLEGED PERSECUTION IN IRAN, Reuters, SEPTEMBER 23, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'IS FEAR FOR CO-RELIGIONISTS IN IRAN, Reuters, AUGUST 19, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; More Baha'is arrested,BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, July 29, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • BAHA'IS SAY 22 MORE ARRESTED IN IRAN, Reuters, JULY 28, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • MIDEAST-TWO PROMINENT IRANIAN BAHA'IS REPORTED KIDNAPPED, Reuters, JULY 12, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • Conversion of Baha'i families in Iran, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, June 8, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Execution of Baha'i sect members, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 18, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Reported execution of Baha'is, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, January 7, 1983 (NEXIS)
  • Iran: In Brief; Reported arrest and execution of Baha'is, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, November 30, 1982 (NEXIS)
  • The Baha'is, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, August 3, 1981 (NEXIS)
  • Executions in Iran of Baha'i leaders, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, July 15, 1980(NEXIS)

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