Source: www.bic.org #7Bahais7years On 14 May 2015, the Baha’i International Community will be coordinating a global campaign to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders. The campaign…
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“Practical Dreamers”
Source: www.noghtenazar.org By Saeid Rezaie Translation by Iran Press Watch Today, after four years, Mahmoud Badavam, Farhad Sedghi and Ramin Zibaie, faculty members of the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), have been released from Rajai-Shahr…
Opinion: Iran should stand trial for persecution of Baha’i
Source: montrealgazette.com/news/world/opinion-iran-should-stand-trial-for-persecution-of-bahai More from Irwin Cotler and Renée Maria Tremblay, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: October 30, 2014Last Updated: October 30, 2014 3:44 PM EDT In Geneva on Friday, Oct. 31, the United Nations Human Rights Council is…
A Page from the Forgotten History of the Events Leading to the Detention of the “Yaran-e Iran”; Arrest of Mahvash Sabet
Source: http://goo.gl/cgNOZk Translation by Iran Press Watch By: Kian Sabeti …
A Doctor Remembers His Days in Prison With Iran’s Unjustly Persecuted Baha’is
[globalvoicesonline.org] This guest post was written by Dr. Kamiar Alaei to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment of the “Yaran”, seven leaders from the Baha’i, a persecuted minority in Iran. The Yaran – five men and two women – are serving 20…
Senator Mark Kirk: U.S. Must Condemn Persecution in Iran
[dailyherald.com] Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, is the breathtakingly beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, one of only seven temples of its type in the world. The temple, which was dedicated May…
Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is
[human rights watch] Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is Facing Prison, Cemetery Destruction MAY 20, 2014 (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should ensure that prison sentences against 20 Baha’is unlawfully convicted of national security crimes are overturned.…
Iran’s Bahá’í Leaders Mark Six Years in Jail, Imprisoned for Their Religion
by Ramin Ahmadi theguardian.com, Monday 19 May 2014 07.13 EDT The fate of the Baha’i minority is not theirs alone, they represent all Iranians who do not conform in one way or another, says Ramin…
Iran’s Forgotten Prisoners of Conscience
By ROBERT P. GEORGE AND KATRINA LANTOS SWETT May 19, 2014 1:26 p.m. ET As Iran approaches the anniversary of Hasan Rouhani’s presidential victory, the Islamic Republic’s human-rights record, particularly its treatment of religious minorities,…
Anniversary of the Arrest of Baha’i Leaders Attended by Civil Rights Activists
Published on Wednesday, May 14 , 2014 In May 2009 six of the former Baha’i community leaders (Yaran, or “Friends” of Iran) ˗ Fariba Kamal Abadi, Jamaluddin Khanjani, Afif Naimi , Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakoli…
Ambassador Bennett Marks Sixth Anniversary of Wrongful Detention of Bahá’í Leaders in Iran
May 14, 2014 – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “A year after President Hassan Rouhani’s electoral campaign promises of equal rights for all Iranians, regardless of ethnicity and…
Seven Imprisoned Baha’is Say No to Religious Discrimination
Since early 2008, seven innocent Bahá’í leaders, known as the Yárán, have been imprisoned in Iran under extremely harsh conditions. Their so-called crime is nothing more than serving the spiritual and social needs…
On 6th Anniversary, Australians Call for Release of Relatives
SYDNEY, 14 MAY 2014 Australian relatives of Baha’i leaders jailed in Iran for their religious beliefs are once again calling for their immediate release. On the sixth anniversary of the jailing of the seven leaders, family…
The Universal House of Justice Applauds Efforts to Promote Coexistence
14 May 2014 HAIFA, Israel — In a letter issued yesterday, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Universal House of Justice has spoken of…
Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders send letter to President Rouhani
[news.bahai.org, 16 Nov 2013] NEW YORK — The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders have written a letter to President Hassan Rouhani, commenting on his proposed “Charter of Citizen’s Rights.” During his campaign for election earlier…
The Plight of Iran's Baha'is
[pbs.org 1 June 2012] by KAMIAR ALAEI * * Arash and Kamiar Alaei, physicians specializing in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, were found guilty in 2009 of “cooperating with an enemy government” and sentenced…
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