Source: openparliament.ca By James Bezan Mr. Speaker, Saturday, May 14, marks the eighth year of incarceration for the seven Iranian Bahá’i leaders. Their only crime is their religion and their efforts to serve the spiritual and…
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U.S. Slams Iran for Arrests of Baha’i Leaders 8 Years Ago
Source: www.cnn.com By Joe Sterling, CNN Adherents of the Baha’i religion can be found worldwide. Here is the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. (CNN)–The United States condemned the 2008 arrests of Baha’i leaders…
Omid Djalili Joins MPs in Urgent Appeal to Release Baha’i Leaders in Iran
Source: news.bahai.org.uk Actor and comedian, Omid Djalili, joined Members of Parliament Mark Durkan and Jim Shannon, together with members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, faith leaders, members of civil society, activists, and…
U.S. Calls on Iran to Immediately Release Jailed Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.rferl.org The United States has called on Iran to immediately release jailed Baha’i leaders along with other prisoners of conscience. Seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community were arrested by the Iranian authorities eight years ago…
Prisoners Of Conscience
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com by Layli Miron I have been, most of the days of My life, even as a slave, sitting under a sword hanging on a thread, knowing not whether it would fall soon or late upon him.…
Faezeh Hashemi and Nasrin Sotoudeh Visit Baha’i Prisoner
Source: en.iranwire.com Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (in chador) meets with Fariba Kamalabadi The photograph has popped up everywhere across social networks. It shows Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, in her usual outfit of…
A Plea for the Release of the Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’i Leaders from Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Source: BIC #ReleaseBahai7Now #Iran #Bahai
Iran Wants to Eradicate Baha’is. We Should Demand Their Religious Freedom
Source: religionnews.com By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett (RNS) The eighth anniversary this Saturday (May 14) of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders is an opportune time to refocus attention on the plight of…
#ReleaseBahai7Now
Source: BIC This video explains some of the wrongful charges against the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders. Please share widely. #ReleaseBahai7Now #Iran #Bahai #persecution
Human Rights Remain Nonexistent for Iran’s Bahai Population
Source: www.washingtonpost.com By Elliott Abrams May 12 at 9:06 PM Elliott Abrams, a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, was U.S. deputy national security adviser for global democracy strategy from 2005…
A Statement of Concern: Baha’i Seven Mark Eight Years Behind Bars in Iran
Source: parliamentofreligions.org A Preface from Parliament Executive Director Dr. Larry Greenfield The Parliament of the World’s Religions is committed to cultivating harmony among religious and spiritual communities across the globe. That, in turn, demands that we…
Prominent Australian Lawyers to Call for Release of Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.bahai.org.au The seven Baha’i leaders, prior to their arrest An open letter signed by 26 prominent Australian lawyers calling for the immediate release of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran will be launched at the…
Temporary Freedom for Jailed Baha’i
Source: en.iranwire.com By Natasha Schmidt, Amy Fehilly Prison authorities have released Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi from prison on a temporary basis, IranWire has learned. Kamalabadi, who is serving a 10-year sentence for “insulting religious sanctities” and “propaganda against…
Twelve Baha’i Businesses Sealed in Babolsar
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch “Baha’iNews” reported the sealing of 12 businesses belonging to Baha’i citizens in Babolsar, Fereydounkenar, and Behnamir in the Province of Mazandaran on 1 May 2016. Baha’i businesses that were…
Two Baha’i Shops Closed in Tonekabon
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch According to a report from the No to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran Campaign, at noon on April 28, 2016, the agents of the Office of…
Baha’i Victim of Land Confiscation by Iranian Government Speaks Out
Source: www.iranhumanrights.org Complaints Ignored by Rouhani Administration Last year, 50 hectares (123.5 acres) of farm land were confiscated by the Iranian government from Ziaollah Motearefi, who had legally purchased the land, simply because he is a…