(Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 8 June 2011) By Golnaz Esfandiari, When Houshang Fanaian joined Facebook last year, little did he expect it would land him in an Iranian prison. That’s exactly where he finds…
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Jailed Iranian Baha'i leader appears on Dutch postage stamp
(BWNS 6 July 2011) HILVERSUM, Netherlands — A series of special postage stamps portraying victims of human rights abuses in Iran has been launched in the Netherlands. Current and forthcoming stamps in the series depict the…
Intellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran
A conference on Intellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran was held in Toronto on 1-3 July 2011 (see here and here). Details including conference booklet, list and biography of speakers, and topics can…
Academic conference explores "othering" of
TORONTO — Iranian scholars, many from globally prominent universities, gathered here for a groundbreaking academic conference on the persecution of Iran’s Baha’is. Titled “Intellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran,” the conference examined how Iranian…
Symposium on “Intellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran”, University of Toronto
The Toronto Initiative for Iranian Studied in corporation with Foundation for Iranian Studies presents an International Symposium onIntellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 1-3, 2011.…
Iran's human rights violations: international condemnation spreads
(BWNS 26 June 2011) GENEVA — The worldwide outcry against the persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community has been joined by the Chilean Senate, a Muslim Senator in Canada, and prominent Indian organizations. The latest calls – for…
Lawyer for jailed Baha'i leaders speaks out at European Parliament
[BWNS 29 June 2011] BRUSSELS, Belgium — One of the lawyers who defended Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has made an impassioned plea for justice during an extraordinary meeting held at the European Parliament. Mahnaz…
The Sydney Morning Herald: When learning goes underground
[Sydney, 27 June 2011] The Baha’i faithful of Iran are getting their degrees with a little help from their friends at universities in Australia, writes Leesha McKenny. ACADEMIC Didar Zowghi describes meeting one of her…
BRFC Condemns Iranian Government Attack on Baha’i Education Initiative
BFRC (BHRWS) May 25, 2011 — Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – The Bahrain Religious Freedom Committee(BRFC) strongly condemns the coordinated raids by Iranian authorities this weekend on numerous Baha’i homes and the arrests of more than a dozen Baha’is who have…
USCIRF condemns Iranian government attack on Baha’i education initiative
[USCRIF, May 24, 2011] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the coordinated raids by Iranian authorities this weekend on numerous Baha’i homes and the arrests…
Denied the Right to Learn
[Posted by owen59 on May 27, 2011] The systematic denial of education to Baha’i students in Iran has been condemned by many Governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), groups and individuals. A recent event at the University of…
Parliament of Canada: "particularly troubling" Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Debates of the Senate (Hansard)1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 6, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise before you today to speak…
Rally in Rio calls for Iran to respect human rights
(BWNS 20 June 2011) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil —Representatives from government, religious communities and civil society organizations were among the 800 human rights supporters who gathered to call upon Iran to cease its persecution of Baha’is…
Panel explores crisis of human rights in Iran
[BWNS 17 June 2011] LONDON — Iran’s human rights record has come under scrutiny at a seminar held in the United Kingdom’s Houses of Parliament. The panel discussion – which included members of Parliament, experts and human…
Exemplary life of service "in the face of relentless oppression"
[BWNS, 16 June 2011] SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,United States — Right up until his final moments, Valiollah Toosky’s thoughts were in Iran, with his students and colleagues at the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE). His sister…
Iranian Authorities raid an online learning network
[movements.org, MAY 25, 2011] BY ASHIYAN RAHMANI-SHIRAZI This past weekend, amidst continued, under-the-radar simmering of Green Movement activities, an online educational network for Baha’i youth was raided. The Baha’i[s] are, at about 300,000 people, the largest non-Muslim religious…
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