(Dubbo Weekender, 06.08.2011) On May 22 this year, Farhad Sedghi, the brother f well-known local businessman Nasser Sedghi, was arrested in his home country Iran — another victim of thirty year campaign of religious persecution…
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Statement by “Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination” Objecting to the Sentence of Mr. Sama Nourani
(edu-right.net) After more than three decades, the trend in the confrontation of the [Iranian] authorities with social and civil activists continues intensively. This trend is not new and, as the most progressive social force in Iran,…
Relative of Australian Baha’i facing “conspiracy” charges for teaching accountancy
The brother of an Australian member of the Baha’i Faith is among 11 Baha’is reportedly charged in Iran for delivering higher education to young Baha’is banned from university because of their religion. Among those understood…
Baha’is never give up on the power of divine justice
In wake of the raid on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by the Islamic Republic of Iran in May 2011, we saw a world-wide genuine reaction by individuals, organizations and governments. Below is…
Iran: Baha'is educating their youth is a "conspiracy" against the state
(BWNS 27 July 2011) GENEVA — Some nine weeks after they were arrested, 11 Iranian Baha’is – associated with an initiative offering higher education to young community members barred from university – are now reportedly facing…
Baha’i Citizen Ighan Shahidi Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
(RAHANA, 25 July 2011 ) Baha’i citizen and education rights activist Ighan Shahidi has been sentenced to 5 years in prison.
Government minister praises Baha'i contribution to Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG CITY, Luxembourg — The Luxembourg Baha’i community’s involvement in society has been praised by a high-ranking government minister on a special visit to the national Baha’i centre. Minister of Finance Luc Frieden made his…
VIDEO: U.S. Congressman John Lewis video meeting with Georgia Baha’is on behalf of Baha’is in Iran
U.S. Congressman John Lewis from Georgia’s 5th congressional district met via video link with a delegation of his Baha’i constituents from Atlanta and surrounding areas on behalf of the repressed Baha’is in Iran. Rep. Lewis…
COUSINS IN THE SPIRIT: ANGELS OF IRAN
(YouTube, angelsofiran, 6 May 2011) Sina Sabet, a Baha’i youth living in Dallas shares the injustices faced by his cousin, Raha Sabet. Raha is serving a four year prison term in Shiraz, Iran, for teaching children’s…
Baha'i Residents in Kata Village Arrested
(HRA 22 July 2011) HRANA News Agency – During the last three weeks, Iranian security forces have raided Baha’iresidents’ houses in the village of Kata and arrested a large number of them. The village of…
Four Year Prison Sentence Upheld for Baha'i Citizen Houshang Fanaian
(HRA 11 July 2011) HRANA News Agency – The Appeals Court has upheld a four-year prison sentence issued for Houshang Fanaian, a Baha’i citizen from the city of Amol in Mazandaran Province.
"Iranian Taboo"
Dariush’s new song for Reza Allamehzadeh’s film “Iranian Taboo” composed by: Efandiar Monfaredzadeh for Reza Allamehzadeh’s documentary, “Iranian Taboo.” Mr. Reza Allamehzadeh explains that his latest documentary of 78 minutes, which has consumed him in…
The Little Religion That Persists: The Baha'i in Israel
Time World, 14 July, 2011, By Karl Vick / Haifa Stepping into the gardens of the Shrine of the Bab is like entering a hallucination. They rise in steps all the way up the mountainside above…
UN: Situation of the Baha'is in Iran (June 15, 2011)
Statement on the situation of the Baha’is in Iran to the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (15 June 2011) YouTube Video by the Baha’i International Community’s Unite Nations Office: BICUNoffice [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIUjRgMRp74&feature=digest[/youtube] —…
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Board Demands Immediate Release of Faculty and Staff of the Baha'i Institute of Higher Education in Iran
CHICO, Calif., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following was written by Scholars for Peace in the Middle EastBoard of Directors: The undersigned members of the Board of Directors of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), a…
Universities Australia speaks out after arrest of Baha’i educators
(bahai.org.au, 5 July 2011) The peak body representing universities throughout Australia has repeated its concerns about the denial of university education to members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran, a Sydney seminar has been told. Universities…
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