Tables Preparation: Hamid Reza Dehghan Tabrizi<\/p>\n
Data Compiler: Hadi Dartomi, Mohammad Hosein Malai Barzi, Mohammad Aftabi<\/p>\n
Translated by Amin Jafari<\/p>\n
Edited by Alireza Jahanbin<\/p>\n
Article 18 (The right to freedom of opinion)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Everyone has the right of freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.<\/p>\n Article 19 (The right to freedom of expression)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone has the right of freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.<\/p>\n This report consists of statistical information about violation against the rights of followers of other religions in Iran until the end of Tir 1398 (22 July 2019). This report has been presented statistically-analytically.<\/p>\n It is obvious that because of strict actions of Islamic Republic of Iran with the Human Rights activists especially in observation and reporting the Human Rights violations and also deprivation of free circulation of information and constantly refusal of Iran`s government to recognize an independent\u00a0domain\u00a0in\u00a0civil\u00a0activities, at the present time, reporting is very difficult and dangerous for many reporters and activists (whom are in prison or custody) and are facing a lot of limits.<\/p>\n Important\u00a0note:\u00a0The\u00a0current\u00a0report\u00a0covers\u00a0only 20-30% of\u00a0realities of human\u00a0rights\u00a0violations against the followers of religions in\u00a0Iran.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This\u00a0report\u00a0has been\u00a0compiled\u00a0from\u00a0accredited\u00a0agencies\u00a0and\u00a0local\u00a0medias\u00a0which are approved\u00a0by the Government of\u00a0the Islamic\u00a0Republic\u00a0of Iran.<\/p>\n The news sources for this report are:<\/p>\n BBC news-agency, Doichevele news-agency, IRNA news-agency, Fars news-agency, Harana news-agency, Voice of America, Balouch activists’ campaign, Radio Farda, Mohebat News, Human rights in Iran, Centre\u00a0of Kordestan Democracy\u00a0and\u00a0Human\u00a0Rights, Centre of Iran\u2019s\u00a0Human\u00a0Rights documents, Khorasan news-agency and Nasim news-agency.<\/p>\n The pressure on followers of other religions still continues:<\/span><\/p>\n The current authorities in Iran and its leaders are believing that some religious groups are the enemies of the country, because their religious beliefs may challenge the loyalty to the regime and\u00a0under\u00a0the pretext\u00a0of preserving\u00a0national\u00a0and\u00a0political\u00a0security, they suppress\u00a0the\u00a0religious\u00a0activities of other religions followers.<\/p>\n Detentions\u00a0and\u00a0targeted\u00a0violence\u00a0against the followers\u00a0of other\u00a0religions\u00a0in\u00a0Iran\u00a0still continues by\u00a0the security\u00a0and\u00a0judicial\u00a0organizations\u00a0of the\u00a0Islamic\u00a0Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n In\u00a0Iran, citizens\u00a0on\u00a0the basis\u00a0of religion\u00a0beliefs are divided\u00a0into\u00a0two\u00a0official\u00a0and\u00a0non-official\u00a0categories.<\/p>\n the Baha`i religion is one of the non-official religions in Iran which is under more pressures rather than other religions. The Baha`is are deprived of performing\u00a0ritual\u00a0rites,\u00a0propagating\u00a0their\u00a0religion and teaching and educating in higher\u00a0educational levels. At\u00a0the present\u00a0time, hundreds\u00a0of\u00a0Baha\u2019i citizens\u00a0are suffering from\u00a0long\u00a0prison terms\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0jails\u00a0of the country, including\u00a0Semnan, Mashhad,\u00a0Tehran,\u00a0Karaj\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0cities\u00a0of Iran.<\/p>\n Official religions like Christianity have faced great limitations. The government only recognizes the Assyrian<\/a> Christians, Armenian and Chaldean worships, preaching the gospel to Iranian is a crime, the Persian language people are forbidden to enter the churches, and\u00a0churches\u00a0are\u00a0tasked\u00a0to submit\u00a0their\u00a0members names\u00a0to\u00a0the Ministry of Intelligence,\u00a0along\u00a0with copies\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0national identification card.<\/p>\n Based on the Article 13 and 26 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Christianity is a recognized religion, and the right to pray or build a community has been given to the Christians but confrontation with the Protestant Christians who are believing in the gospel of their religion still continues, and domestic churches are facing widespread suppression.<\/p>\n Religious discrimination is strictly enforcing against the Sunni Muslims. They\u00a0mostly are living in the boarder sides of the country, and are deprived of the right to build mosques and their religious rituals like Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha prayer in\u00a0central\u00a0areas\u00a0as well\u00a0as\u00a0Tehran.<\/p>\n Even\u00a0in\u00a0some cases\u00a0the destruction\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Sunni Mosques\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0reported and These people are dealing with execution, detention\u00a0and\u00a0persecution. They\u00a0are\u00a0prohibited\u00a0from\u00a0hiring\u00a0in\u00a0governmental\u00a0organizations. A\u00a0prominent\u00a0example\u00a0is the Bijan Zolfaghar Nasab\u00a0who was\u00a0appointed to the Minister\u00a0of Sports\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Hassan\u00a0Rouhani government, but because he is Sunni they did not give him the vote to be selected for this position.<\/p>\n Sunni:<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Sunnis are seeking the security\u00a0and\u00a0brotherhood,\u00a0they\u00a0expect\u00a0to have the religious\u00a0liberty and\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the demand\u00a0of\u00a0every\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the Sunni\u00a0community. \u00a0It\u00a0is expected\u00a0that\u00a0the Sunni\u00a0community\u00a0in\u00a0the great\u00a0cities\u00a0of the country, like\u00a0Isfahan\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0cities,\u00a0can\u00a0pray freely\u00a0and\u00a0educate\u00a0their\u00a0children. This\u00a0expectation is\u00a0perfectly legal.<\/p>\n The right to build the mosques in any city or have the freedom for Friday and Eid prayers or have the complete freedom, are completely legal\u00a0and\u00a0they do not\u00a0have a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0demands. The Sunnis are\u00a0believing\u00a0that\u00a0their right should\u00a0be consider and\u00a0that no one\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0deprived\u00a0of\u00a0their rights\u00a0for\u00a0religion\u00a0beliefs,\u00a0because respecting\u00a0the rights\u00a0of\u00a0the people\u00a0causes\u00a0unity\u00a0and\u00a0closeness.<\/p>\n Because of religious\u00a0propaganda the Sunni\u00a0prisoners\u00a0are\u00a0convicted\u00a0with charges\u00a0of\u00a0action\u00a0against\u00a0national\u00a0security, they have the sentence of combat against GOD, they are spending their conviction time in jail and in an inappropriate space and constantly\u00a0being\u00a0insulted\u00a0by\u00a0the prison\u00a0officers\u00a0and guards because of\u00a0their\u00a0opinions.<\/p>\n Article\u00a020\u00a0of\u00a0the Constitution\u00a0of\u00a0the Islamic\u00a0Republic\u00a0of\u00a0Iran\u00a0stresses\u00a0that based on the rules\u00a0of Islam, all Iranian citizens are equal. However, along\u00a0with\u00a0other\u00a0religions\u00a0in\u00a0Iran,\u00a0the\u00a0constitution\u00a0has\u00a0failed\u00a0to ensure\u00a0equality\u00a0for\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0three decades\u00a0to guarantee\u00a0the\u00a0rights of\u00a0citizens. Sunni\u00a0followers\u00a0in\u00a0Iran\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0the same\u00a0condition,\u00a0even\u00a0though\u00a0they are\u00a0Muslims. They\u00a0are deprived\u00a0not only, of\u00a0the\u00a0management\u00a0responsibilities\u00a0of the country\u00a0and\u00a0military but also,\u00a0equal opportunities\u00a0and\u00a0facilities. They\u00a0are facing\u00a0strict\u00a0obstacles\u00a0and\u00a0constraints\u00a0to\u00a0publicize\u00a0their\u00a0beliefs\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0perform<\/a>\u00a0their\u00a0religious\u00a0rites\u00a0from\u00a0the Iranian government.<\/p>\n In this Month:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The statistical report of violations against the Sunni People:<\/span><\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 86<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Baha`i:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Iran, a country that many Baha`is are living in, The\u00a0Baha’i is\u00a0still\u00a0considered as an “apostate\u00a0sect” in\u00a0Iran.\u00a0It is well known that Baha`is are seeking the peace, they do not want political power and do not pose the security threat. However, the Iranian religious regime pursues them. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, methodically Baha`is were deprived of access to higher education levels as well as employment rights, and if they persevere in claim for their lost rights, they will face the false accusations, imprisonment and intimidation, and always have been exposed to arbitrary arrests and imprisonment. They have never been able to follow their religious instructions in public. They are being abused almost all the way of their life.<\/p>\n It is not possible to transfer the knowledge and human experience, except through specific trainings. And so the right to education is one of the fundamental human rights which has been mentioned in Articles 26 and 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 13, 14 and 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, that everyone has the right to educate\u00a0 without discrimination based on distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Iranian government is obliged to provide all essential facilities for enjoyment of all citizens from this natural right and also should remove any kind of obstacles based on geographical, political, economic and cultural conditions in order to provide these fundamental rights.<\/p>\n Prohibition of work and business\u00a0is\u00a0another\u00a0strain\u00a0and\u00a0harassment\u00a0that\u00a0the Baha`is are\u00a0facing\u00a0in society. In most of the provinces, the Public Places Surveillance Authority which is affiliated with the Police Force, without any permission is sealing their businesses places.<\/p>\n In this month:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The statistical report of violations against the Baha`i People:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Christians:<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Islamic Republic is trying to destroy the Christianity, and this is a bitter fact about the violations against the Christians rights. Christians, who have been charged and sentenced to persecution by the Islamic Republic because of their heresy and religious conversion.<\/p>\n Violation against the Christian rights is increasing in the Islamic Countries and many of them are facing the racial harassment on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n
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\n Row<\/td>\n Subject<\/td>\n Number of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Summon and Interrogation<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Religious Rites Prevention<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Detention and Unawareness<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Detainees in an Unknown Situation<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Prevention of Leaving the Country<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Persecution and Intimidation of Prisoners<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Deprivation of the Right to Visit<\/td>\n 35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Strike<\/td>\n 36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \n \n \n
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\n Row<\/td>\n Subject<\/td>\n Number of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Deprivation of the Right to Visit<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Summon and Interrogation<\/td>\n 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Lawyer Inaccessibility<\/td>\n 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Trial<\/td>\n 13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Freedom<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Deprivation of Citizenship Rights<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/td>\n 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n