This site is a clearinghouse for information on the Baha’i community of Iran and their struggle to gain legitimate civil rights, in addition to the right to be treated with dignity, honor and justice. Materials provided here are of several types: at times they are English translations of Persian-language articles which have been published in the Iranian press or by Iranian journalists outside their country on the subject of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran and in support of the community, or they may represent rebuttals of charges made against the Baha’is of Iran, or news of the community as received from trustworthy sources.

Iran Press Watch also seeks to make the aforesaid records available in an archive that is accessible to the public for research and educational purposes; and to encourage an informed dialogue on the civil rights situation of the Baha’is of Iran among educators and scholars and the general public

Iran Press Watch is an independent research entity, and is not affiliated with the Baha’i administration.

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