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Tag : bihe

October 14, 2021

Four Baha’is Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Access Higher Education

Court Rulings Reveal Systematic Religious Discrimination The Baha’i faith community is one of the most severely persecuted religious minorities in Iran. Iran’s government is unabashed in its propagating of false narratives about the community and has for decades blocked ...

October 19, 2015

Teacher to Begin Prison Sentence for Her Work at Baha’i University

Azita Rafizadeh and her family Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i citizen and instructor at the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) online university, must report to ...

June 1, 2012

Imprisoned Baha’i Refused Medical Leave After Surgery

66-year old Riaz Sobhani, currently in prison for financially assisting the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education (BIHE), was refused medical leave after his recent heart surgery. His son, Naim Sobhani, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his father was transferred to ...

May 22, 2012

New Video Urges Support for Imprisoned Baha’i Educators

On 22 May 2012, the Education Under Fire campaign released a new video to raise awareness about the besieged Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) and six Baha’i prisoners of conscience detained for teaching at this community-organized university. The BIHE is a university comprised of a ...

November 2, 2011

Children of Arrested Baha’is: “We Have No Recourse”

Following the sentencing of seven Baha’is associated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, their families’ only hope is that the Appeals Court will change the ruling. They were each sentenced to four or five years in ...

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