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,…
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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…
Irwin Cotler: Criminalizing the Baha’i Faith
Irwin Cotler, National Post | May 16, 2014 More from National Post AP Photo/Vahid SalemiDuring his 2013 election campaign, Rouhani explicitly promised to ensure “equality for all citizens without discrimination based on race, gender, or religion.”…
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…
Letter from Reja'i Shahr political prisoners demanding arrest and punishment of perpetrators who killed Mr. Rizvani
Editor’s choice 9, Shahrivar, 1392 Report: Following the killing of Mr Ataullah Rizvani, a Baha’i in southern Iran, a group of political prisoners and belief prisoners [of conscious] in Raja’i Shahr prison, through issuing a…
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…
Persecution intensifies as former Baha’i leaders mark anniversary behind bars
[BWNS, 14 May 2012] GENEVA — Iran’s former Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists. The seven prisoners each face the bleak prospect of…
World calls for unconditional release of Baha'i leaders and other Iranian prisoners of conscience
[BWNS 3 April 2012] NEW YORK — The plight of Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been capturing the public’s attention in 12 of the world’s major cities, where a day of action marked the…
Press Release: Worldwide Action for Iran’s Baha’i Seven
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U4I media contact: Sarah Shourd, Advocate, [email protected], (510) 473-5923 U4I media contact: Roxana Saberi, journalist, U4I advisory board member, [email protected] Berlin, Germany Baha’i media contact: Alina Braml, [email protected], +49 (0) 30 24 72 32 17 Brazil…
Report on the status of Bahai prisoners in Iran
[hranews.info, 20 March 2012] The Human Rights Activists’ News Agency (HRANA) reports that, as Now Ruz approaches, 67 Bahai prisoners remain in detention in Iran. Of these, 43 are sentenced prisoners, serving a total of 260…
Iran's seven Baha'i leaders: 10,000 days in prison
[BWNS 29 March 2012] NEW YORK — Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran’s seven former Baha’i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have been deprived of the…
One Prisoner; Jamaleddin Khanjani, One of the Seven; by Mojtaba Samienejad
[RAHANA, 12 Nov 2011, Mojtaba Samienejad] The story began when life took the color of blood and prison; the 1979 Revolution in which the execution ropes were dancing in the skies to the death song and…