(BWNS) Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders that the next session of their trial will be held on 7 February, the Baha’i International Community learned today. At their first court…
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Iran’s Ebadi says seven Baha’is must be acquitted
(Washington TV) — In an exclusive telephone interview with WashingtonTV on Tuesday, Shirin Ebadi, one of the lawyers defending the seven detained Baha’i leaders in Iran, whose first trial hearing took place today in Tehran,…
Iranian Islam, not the Yaran, on trial in the court of international opinion
Credo quia absurdum est. “I believe, because it is absurd.” — Tertullian’s (misquoted) Paradox by Christopher Buck [Editor’s Note:Iran Press Watch is pleased to offer a guest article by Dr. Christopher Buck, a distinguished legal scholar,…
First session ends in trial of Baha'i leaders in Iran
(BWNS) The trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders began today in Iran. Initial reports indicate that the trial was marked by numerous violations of legal due process. After about three hours, the hearing ended. Authorities…
Citizens speak up for Baha'is in Iran
(DNA) Just five days before the trial of seven former leaders of the Baha’is in Iran, prominent citizens have expressed concern at the continued persecution of the community and urged the government of India to…
Trial of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran looms
(BWNS) Recent developments in Iran have raised grave concern about the ultimate fate of the seven Baha’i leaders who are scheduled to go on trial next Tuesday. “The Baha’i community in Iran has all too…
Iran to try seven detained Baha'is soon
Editor’s note: The story of these seven Baha’is has been in the news ever since their arrest in May 2008 and closely followed by many Baha’is and humanitarian organizations around the world. The last scheduled…
Interview with human rights lawyer Soltani
Editor’s Note: Abdolfattah Soltani is a well-known Iranian human rights lawyer, and spokesman for the Defenders of Human Rights Center, which was co-founded by the Nobel Peace-Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi. He has twice been incarcerated in…
Trial Delayed!
According to various sources, the trial of the seven imprisoned Baha’is who formerly supervised the Baha’i community of Iran has been postponed. The new trial date appears to be set for 26 Mehr 1388, corresponding…
Lawyer: Iran has no evidence against Baha'i prisoners
(CNN) — Iran should release seven Baha’i prisoners accused of espionage because it does not have any evidence against them, their lawyer Shirin Ebadi told CNN on Saturday. “In the files, in the case basically,…
Profiles of the Yaran
In anticipation of the upcoming trial of the seven former leaders of the Baha’i community of Iran, known as the Yaran, meaning friends, Iran Press Watch is pleased to publish the following short biographical profiles…
Sunday Editorial on the Upcoming Trial
After more than a year of incarceration, the situation of the former leaders (Yaran, meaning “friends”) of the Baha’i community of Iran appears to be of profound concern. According to various reports, the seven former…
An Iranian Cleric Protests Trial of Yaran (part 2)
Editor’s Note: For those interested in the original of this seminal essay, please consult the Persian page of Iran Press Watch (here). In response to the repeated questions and enquiries of his followers as to…
In Support of the Baha’is of Iran
Editor’s Note: Prof Abbas Milani is Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford, where he is the co-director of the Iran Democracy Project. Following if the text of Dr. Abbas Milani’s speech at the Herbst Theater…
Due process ignored as trial date is set for Iranian Baha'i prisoners
GENEVA — In yet another example of the denial to Baha’is in Iran of their rights to justice, including due process, judicial officials have reportedly set next Tuesday as the trial date for seven imprisoned…
Helping the hidden victims of persecution in Iran
By Michael Boren Simin Ziaie flips through the pages of 215 men, women and teenagers. Their faces represent multitudes of families and personalities. One is a 17-year-old girl who taught Sunday school, another an educator,…
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