Sen McGlinn
@senmcglinn.bsky.social
Writer, translator, artist, gardener. Religion writer and researcher, especially the Bahai social teachings (= "political theology"); Iranian studies and Persian literature; art especially sculpture; English literature especially modern poetry; wetlands
Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a #Bahai from Gorgan has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of business has also been sealed. #Baha'i #FreedomofReligion #iran
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Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a Baha’i زitizen, Arrested - Hrana
HRANA – Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen residing in Gorgan, has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of busin...
www.en-hrana.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a #Bahai from Gorgan has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of business has also been sealed. #Baha'i #FreedomofReligion #iran
www.en-hrana.org/kambiz-teimo...
www.en-hrana.org/kambiz-teimo...
Reposted by Sen McGlinn
The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace
Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
#Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine
Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
#Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine
The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace - Cosmic Conversations
Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace. The Lesser Peace is not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace
Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
#Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine
Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
#Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine
Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i, sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 years of deprivation of social rights, along with the confiscation of religious books and other personal belongings. She was charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activity." #Bahai
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Iranian Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for 63-Year-Old Baha'i Woman
An appeals court in Alborz province has upheld a three-year prison sentence for Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i citizen, after reduc ...
iranwire.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i, sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 years of deprivation of social rights, along with the confiscation of religious books and other personal belongings. She was charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activity." #Bahai
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Pariya Marandiz, a #Bahai resident of Tehran, was detained on Saturday, November 22, and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. Details in the link
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Baha’i woman Pariya Marandiz arrested to serve prison sentence in Tehran
hengaw.net
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Pariya Marandiz, a #Bahai resident of Tehran, was detained on Saturday, November 22, and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. Details in the link
hengaw.net/en/news/2025...
hengaw.net/en/news/2025...
turn the sound on, and listen up! The #Bahai principles are exciting again !
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www.bahaiblog.net/music/hip-ho...
12 Principles (Davazdah Ta’lim) – Pouya Fard ft. Iman Honarpishe – HIP HOP SESSIONS | Baha'i Blog
Hip Hop Sessions is a series produced by Baha’i Inspired (Baha’i Blog’s sister channel) where Baha’is and their friends are invited into a studio to record live Baha’i-inspired hip hop. "12 Principles...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
turn the sound on, and listen up! The #Bahai principles are exciting again !
www.bahaiblog.net/music/hip-ho...
www.bahaiblog.net/music/hip-ho...
Parsa Soroushian and Rouzbeh Naseri, residents of Karaj, join Naghmeh Mirza-Agha, Mahin Saadatmand, Mahshid Sefidi, Samar Masoudi, and Naser Rajab in jail.
iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
#Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran
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#Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran
2 More Baha'is Begin Prison Sentences in Iran
Two Baha'i men were transferred to prison to begin serving sentences on charges related to their religious activities.Parsa Soroushian ...
iranwire.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Parsa Soroushian and Rouzbeh Naseri, residents of Karaj, join Naghmeh Mirza-Agha, Mahin Saadatmand, Mahshid Sefidi, Samar Masoudi, and Naser Rajab in jail.
iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
#Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran
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#Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran
Peter Hulme has a lightbulb moment worth reading:
"art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....."
#Bahai #aesthetics
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"art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....."
#Bahai #aesthetics
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The Star of Truth (1/3): the light bulb moment
Given that my current sequence is about a lightbulb moment, it seemed only appropriate to republish again this earlier sequence which attempted to tackle the same theme from a slightly different an…
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November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Peter Hulme has a lightbulb moment worth reading:
"art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....."
#Bahai #aesthetics
phulme.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/t...
"art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....."
#Bahai #aesthetics
phulme.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/t...
Naisaan Nadimi has a collection of recorded Bahai talks, some from years ago. He has enhanced the audio quality -- a great service
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#Bahai #theology
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#Bahai #theology
Evening Baha'i Talks
Religion & Spirituality Podcast · Our Parents before us had the bounty to listen to some of these talks in person (in a couple of Mr. Taherzadeh talks you can hear my dad coughing in the background). ...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Naisaan Nadimi has a collection of recorded Bahai talks, some from years ago. He has enhanced the audio quality -- a great service
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
#Bahai #theology
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#Bahai #theology
Reposted by Sen McGlinn
Hi, I’m God.
At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hi, I’m God.
At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
An interesting insight into the internal migrations of Iranian Bahais, from Semnan province and from Yazd, meeting on the social margins in Gonbad-e Kavus -- and what happened there after 1979
www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t...
#bahai #theology #history #subaltern
www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t...
#bahai #theology #history #subaltern
The Hidden Migrations of Bahá’ís in Northern Iran: Ayyám-i-Há Reflections – Brown Pundits
www.brownpundits.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
An interesting insight into the internal migrations of Iranian Bahais, from Semnan province and from Yazd, meeting on the social margins in Gonbad-e Kavus -- and what happened there after 1979
www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t...
#bahai #theology #history #subaltern
www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t...
#bahai #theology #history #subaltern
"Ellie Omidvari, an Iranian women’s rights activist, drew a poignant comparison: “Their bride is in a palace, our bride is buried under the ground,” referencing the many young women killed during the protests..." #Bahai #Iran #hypocricy-cracy (rule of the hypocrites)
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Iran Faces Outrage Over Baha'i Arrests And Viral Elite Wedding
On Monday, October 20, 2025, the city of Shiraz found itself at the center of two interwoven controversies that have reignited debate across Iran and beyond: the…
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October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Ellie Omidvari, an Iranian women’s rights activist, drew a poignant comparison: “Their bride is in a palace, our bride is buried under the ground,” referencing the many young women killed during the protests..." #Bahai #Iran #hypocricy-cracy (rule of the hypocrites)
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Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi ... accused Baha'is of operating “intelligence and espionage networks for the Zionist regime.” etc., yada yada #Bahai #Iran #MullaBaloney
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Khamenei Representative Calls for Seizing Properties of Baha'is in Iran
A representative of Iran's Supreme Leader has called on judicial authorities to prevent Baha'is from returning to the country or reclaim ...
iranwire.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi ... accused Baha'is of operating “intelligence and espionage networks for the Zionist regime.” etc., yada yada #Bahai #Iran #MullaBaloney
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"the Bahá’í Gardens in Acre will reopen to the public this Sunday, " [They] ...were closed to non-Bahá’ís in April 2023 [when] the city demanded millions ... in property taxes, arguing the site should be classified primarily as a tourist attraction ...." #Bahai
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Bahá’í Gardens in Acre reopen to public after 2.5-year closure
The Bahá’í Gardens in Acre, a sacred site for millions and once drawing 200,000 visitors a year, will reopen Sunday after a 2.5-year closure due to a dispute with the city over its religious vs. touri...
www.ynetnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"the Bahá’í Gardens in Acre will reopen to the public this Sunday, " [They] ...were closed to non-Bahá’ís in April 2023 [when] the city demanded millions ... in property taxes, arguing the site should be classified primarily as a tourist attraction ...." #Bahai
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It's getting better - although other groups resist change.
Quote:
"Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway ... had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church. .."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#bahai #theology
Quote:
"Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway ... had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church. .."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#bahai #theology
Church of Norway says sorry to LGBTQ+ people for ‘shame, great harm and pain’
Presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit says discrimination and harassment should ‘never have happened’
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
It's getting better - although other groups resist change.
Quote:
"Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway ... had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church. .."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#bahai #theology
Quote:
"Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway ... had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church. .."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#bahai #theology
The prison sentence of Maryam Zabihi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been reduced by the Mazandaran Province Court of Appeals to three months and one day. She had initially been sentenced to ten months in prison.
#Bahai #Iran #FreedomOfReligion
www.en-hrana.org/appeals-cour...
#Bahai #Iran #FreedomOfReligion
www.en-hrana.org/appeals-cour...
Appeals Court: Baha’i Citizen Maryam Zabihi Sentenced to Imprisonment - Hrana
HRANA – The prison sentence of Maryam Zabihi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been reduced by the Mazandaran Province Court of Appeals to three months and one day. She had initially been s...
www.en-hrana.org
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The prison sentence of Maryam Zabihi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been reduced by the Mazandaran Province Court of Appeals to three months and one day. She had initially been sentenced to ten months in prison.
#Bahai #Iran #FreedomOfReligion
www.en-hrana.org/appeals-cour...
#Bahai #Iran #FreedomOfReligion
www.en-hrana.org/appeals-cour...
Sonia Toudi’i was detained at her home in Babol on Sunday, October 12, 2025. During the arrest, security forces searched her residence and confiscated several personal belongings.
#bahai #iran #FreedomOfReligion
hengaw.net/en/news/2025...
#bahai #iran #FreedomOfReligion
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Baha’i woman Sonia Toudi’i arrested in Babol
hengaw.net
October 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Sonia Toudi’i was detained at her home in Babol on Sunday, October 12, 2025. During the arrest, security forces searched her residence and confiscated several personal belongings.
#bahai #iran #FreedomOfReligion
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#bahai #iran #FreedomOfReligion
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Guardian article on a Spanish town prospering through immigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"The steady supply of labour had helped turn the town into an agricultural heavyweight ... a rich tapestry of residents whose roots trace back to 32 countries."
#immigration #communitarianism
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"The steady supply of labour had helped turn the town into an agricultural heavyweight ... a rich tapestry of residents whose roots trace back to 32 countries."
#immigration #communitarianism
‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance
Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Guardian article on a Spanish town prospering through immigration
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"The steady supply of labour had helped turn the town into an agricultural heavyweight ... a rich tapestry of residents whose roots trace back to 32 countries."
#immigration #communitarianism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
"The steady supply of labour had helped turn the town into an agricultural heavyweight ... a rich tapestry of residents whose roots trace back to 32 countries."
#immigration #communitarianism
Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem ...
"How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service,
among the rocks and the rubble,
laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table,
six crystal glasses per setting."
#gaza
Can a Brit explain why the table is of/like a breezeblock?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
"How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service,
among the rocks and the rubble,
laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table,
six crystal glasses per setting."
#gaza
Can a Brit explain why the table is of/like a breezeblock?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Carol Ann Duffy writes ‘bombsite’ poem about Trump’s UK state visit
Exclusive: Former poet laureate has reader contrasting pomp and ceremony of banquet with ruins left by war
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem ...
"How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service,
among the rocks and the rubble,
laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table,
six crystal glasses per setting."
#gaza
Can a Brit explain why the table is of/like a breezeblock?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
"How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service,
among the rocks and the rubble,
laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table,
six crystal glasses per setting."
#gaza
Can a Brit explain why the table is of/like a breezeblock?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
Urmia, Shiraz, Kerman, Isfahan, Hamadan, Tehran, .. "In its latest annual report, Human Rights Watch described the systematic suppression and denial of basic rights to Baha’is as a crime against humanity." #bahai
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Iran Intensifies Persecution of Baha'i Community Across Multiple Cities
Iranian authorities have intensified their campaign of repression against members of the Baha’i community across the country.In northwe ...
iranwire.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Urmia, Shiraz, Kerman, Isfahan, Hamadan, Tehran, .. "In its latest annual report, Human Rights Watch described the systematic suppression and denial of basic rights to Baha’is as a crime against humanity." #bahai
iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
This letter has details of the breaches of legal rights and procedure in the trial - which was essentially for heresy.
#bahai #qatar #freedomofreligion
www.ibanet.org/Qatar-IBAHRI...
#bahai #qatar #freedomofreligion
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Qatar: IBAHRI Director issues letter calling for release of Remy Rowhani
In a joint letter, Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Director of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), together with other legal experts, has called for the immediate relea...
www.ibanet.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This letter has details of the breaches of legal rights and procedure in the trial - which was essentially for heresy.
#bahai #qatar #freedomofreligion
www.ibanet.org/Qatar-IBAHRI...
#bahai #qatar #freedomofreligion
www.ibanet.org/Qatar-IBAHRI...
La naissance et l'enfance de Shoghi Effendi:
Par Violetta Zein
#Bahai #theology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Mj...
Par Violetta Zein
#Bahai #theology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Mj...
Shoghi Effendi #1 : La naissance et l'enfance de Shoghi Effendi
YouTube video by Violetta Zein
www.youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
La naissance et l'enfance de Shoghi Effendi:
Par Violetta Zein
#Bahai #theology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Mj...
Par Violetta Zein
#Bahai #theology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Mj...
Deux nouveaux articles à lire, concernant l'aspect intellectuel de la vie bahaïe. Gratuit.
FARZAM ARBAB La vie intellectuelle ...
et
PIERRE-YVES MOCQUAIS Un défi lancé à la communauté bahá’íe: Quelques commentaires ..
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
#Bahai #theology
journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue...
FARZAM ARBAB La vie intellectuelle ...
et
PIERRE-YVES MOCQUAIS Un défi lancé à la communauté bahá’íe: Quelques commentaires ..
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
#Bahai #theology
journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue...
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
| The Journal of Bahá’í Studies
journal.bahaistudies.ca
September 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Deux nouveaux articles à lire, concernant l'aspect intellectuel de la vie bahaïe. Gratuit.
FARZAM ARBAB La vie intellectuelle ...
et
PIERRE-YVES MOCQUAIS Un défi lancé à la communauté bahá’íe: Quelques commentaires ..
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
#Bahai #theology
journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue...
FARZAM ARBAB La vie intellectuelle ...
et
PIERRE-YVES MOCQUAIS Un défi lancé à la communauté bahá’íe: Quelques commentaires ..
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025)
#Bahai #theology
journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue...
This video by Nay Grant is a thoughtful approach to the rupture of history that is/was "modernity," the time when we realised that our children's future would not look at all like our present, and we wondered where it was going.
#bahai #theology #modernity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFha...
#bahai #theology #modernity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFha...
Ney Grant, “Modernity as Expansion, A Baha’i Reflection on Teleological History”
YouTube video by Corinne True Center for Bahá’í History
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August 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This video by Nay Grant is a thoughtful approach to the rupture of history that is/was "modernity," the time when we realised that our children's future would not look at all like our present, and we wondered where it was going.
#bahai #theology #modernity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFha...
#bahai #theology #modernity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFha...
A court in Tehran's Evin prison heard charges of “propaganda against the regime,” “propaganda in support of Israel” and “insulting sacred beliefs” against Baha’i actress Paria Marandiz, on Saturday. She was released on bail
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #Iran #Religion
jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ba...
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #Iran #Religion
jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ba...
Baha’i actress Paria Marandiz released on bail
News Center- An investigation session was held at Branch 3 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office, in Tehran's Evin prison, against Baha’i actress Paria Marandiz, on Saturday.During ...
jinhaagency.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A court in Tehran's Evin prison heard charges of “propaganda against the regime,” “propaganda in support of Israel” and “insulting sacred beliefs” against Baha’i actress Paria Marandiz, on Saturday. She was released on bail
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #Iran #Religion
jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ba...
#Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #Iran #Religion
jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ba...
Iranian authorities are misusing Article 49 of the Iranian Constitution— meant to recover property gained by illicit means—to seize the property, freeze bank accounts, and block routine transactions of Bahais. The money goes to the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei
#bahai
www.bic.org/news/confisc...
#bahai
www.bic.org/news/confisc...
Confiscation by text message: two dozen Baha’is face property confiscations in Isfahan
Over 20 Baha’is in Isfahan are facing the confiscation of their homes, assets, and even vehicles, solely because of their faith. Authorities in Isfahan are invoking and grossly misusing Article 49 of ...
www.bic.org
August 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Iranian authorities are misusing Article 49 of the Iranian Constitution— meant to recover property gained by illicit means—to seize the property, freeze bank accounts, and block routine transactions of Bahais. The money goes to the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei
#bahai
www.bic.org/news/confisc...
#bahai
www.bic.org/news/confisc...