HRANA – The Ministry of Education of Iran has implemented a new policy, which discriminates further against Bahá’í school students.
In the past, Bahá’í students were allowed to take the entrance exam for schools for gifted and talented students and in the cases of acceptance they would be denied admission based on their religion. Recently, the Ministry has added religion to the registration form for taking the entrance exams. The options include Muslim, Christian, Jew, and Zoroastrian, which deprives Bahá’í students right at the inception.
As it was reported previously in October 2009 Miss Shadan Shirazi of Tehran, despite occupying the first position in the female competition, was prevented from registering at Javan Research Institute, a school for gifted students, because of being a Bahá’í. Miss Shirazi attempted to take the exam again this year and due to the new policy was denied registration for the entrance exam. Similarly Miss Noura Sabet of Tehran has been unable to register for the exam.
HRANA News Agency – Anissa Fanaiyan, Bahai’e citizen, resides in Semnan arrested for the enforcement of verdict.
HRANA News Agency– Foad Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen and one of the Baha’i online university heads in Esfahan, introduced himself to Shahid Moghaddasi court in Evin prison on Thursday morning to spend his 5 years imprisonment.
HRANA News Agency – Saied Abedini, a 32 years old converted christian who has double nationality of Iran-USA is in detention of Etela’at of Islamic revolutionary guards since 3 months ago and will be trialed in branch 26 of revolutionary court on
HRANA News Agency – Shahin Negari, a Baha’i citizen and one of the Baha’i virtual university professors has been arrested and there is no news of the location.
HRANA News Agency – Three Baha’i citizens were arrested in different cities of Iran, one was summoned to serve her imprisonment.
HRANA News Agency – Baha’i’s old graveyard wad completely destroyed and was covered with soil by dozers.
HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, November 16, 2011, Security agents attempted to detain two members of Nimatullahi Gonabadi Sufi Sect in Kavar County, Fars Province, Iran, and opened fire at them when the dervishes resisted arrest.
HRANA News Agency – Mona Majidi, Baha’i citizen from Sangsar was arrested with her infant to serve her six months imprisonment in Semnan Prison.
* This article has been developed for the human rights community and civil rights activists to clarify and spread awareness about the trial of a Baha’i person and his confessions.