Three Iranian women spread awareness at rally International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit About sharing experiences of being a prisoner of conscience and empowering others to take action.
The IRF Summit brings together survivors and supporters from around the world to highlight the tragedy of religious persecution.
Ruhi Jahanpour speaks at the 2024 International Religious Freedom Summit.
Countries of particular concern to the government State Department Iran has long been cited as a country that commits serious violations, including torture, long-term detention without charge, enforced disappearances, and/or serious denial of human life, liberty, and security.
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Mitra Aliabzar came to the United States in 2013 after being imprisoned and banned from studying for student activism. She argues that fighting Iran’s Islamic regime requires action among nations.
She told Fox News Digital: “The Islamic regime in Iran is murderous. They enjoy killing, it’s in their DNA, but they’re not suicidal. They want to stay in power. And they want that at all costs.So if they had two options, release political prisoners or stay in power, they would definitely choose that. ”
By the end of 2022, security forces had killed more than 500 people, including at least 69 children, and arrested more than 19,000 protesters, including children, according to the non-governmental organization Human Rights Defenders News Agency.
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While studying abroad in Iran, Ali Abuzar protested against the Iranian government’s oppression of its own people. She was jailed and sentenced to three years in prison, and was eventually released on bail after serving five months.
Ruhi Jahanpour, who was imprisoned from 1982 to 1983 for organizing Baha’i activities with fellow young people, says she and others remained steadfast in their faith even as prisoners of conscience. .
Baha’i homes and vehicles are targets of arsonists, who often face impunity. (Bahá’í Faith)
Iran’s Baha’i community has faced significant abuses for many years. According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 Baha’is are currently at risk of imprisonment.
After the 1979 revolution, Iranian authorities executed or forcibly disappeared hundreds of Baha’is, including community leaders. Thousands more have lost their jobs or been forced to flee their homes and countries.
“One of the questions is, [the Iranian regime] What we were asked over and over again in prison was, if you’re a Baha’i, deny your faith…and they deny women their faith, including torturing them. We are making every effort to do so,” Jahanpour said.
The Iranian government considers Baha’is part of a “deviant sect of Islam” because their faith recognizes divine revelation following the Prophet Muhammad; This is because it is considered to be the final revelation from God, or the “seal of the prophets.” The government severely restricts Baha’i students’ rights to education, including banning them from registering at universities and expelling them if their identities are discovered.
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A common form of torture is the “bastinado.” This is a method of inflicting pain and humiliation by hitting a person on the soles of their bare feet.
Minu Anvari, whose father was executed for being a Baha’i early in the revolution, was arrested in 1982 along with 30 other Baha’is. She was tortured in the regime’s attempt to force her to recant her faith.
Minu Anvari speaks at the 2024 International Religious Freedom Summit.
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Mr. Anvari wants the summit to draw attention to the regime’s individual violation tactics in order to shift attention away from the atrocities rather than the large-scale attacks.
She said: “At this point, someone’s home could be raided right now and Mr. Bahar could be arrested…absent local, national and international pressure.”
Anvari told Fox News Digital: “Baha’is are law-abiding and we will not fight back against resistance. This is a peaceful faith that is united. Baha’is are being executed in silence.” Told.
