NEW YORK — The harsh prison sentences handed down to seven Iranian Baha’i leaders who are absolutely innocent of any wrongdoing is a judgment against an entire religious community, the Baha’i International Community said today.…
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Amnesty International: SENTENCES AGAINST JAILED IRANIAN RELIGIOUS MINORITY LEADERS CONDEMNED
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of seven members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority to 20 years in jail on a series of politically motivated charges. The five men and two women, leaders of the…
Nederland bezorgd over lot Baha’i-leiders Iran
Nieuwsbericht | 12 augustus 2010 | Mensenrechten Nederland is zeer bezorgd over het lot van 7 leiders van de Baha’i-gemeenschap in Iran. De zeven worden ervan beschuldigd ‘vijanden van God’ te zijn en zouden volgens…
Baha’is meet in Vancouver as news of 20-year prison terms for Iranian Baha'i leaders raises international concern
Vancouver, British Columbia, 11 August 2010 (CBNS) — More than 1,400 Baha’is meet this weekend at a downtown Vancouver hotel for the annual Association for Baha’i Studies Conference amidst community-wide anguish at the sentencing in…
Iran: Free Baha'i Leaders
Reports Say 7 Baha’i Leaders Have Been Sentenced to 20 Years Each AUGUST 10, 2010 (New York) – The Iranian judiciary should set aside any judgments issued in closed judicial proceedings against seven Baha’i leaders…
Canada Deeply Concerned by Reports of Sentencing of Iranian Bahá’í Leaders
(No. 251 – August 10, 2010 – 10:30 a.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement expressing Canada’s concern over Iran’s continued detention of seven Bahá’í community leaders…
Appeals Court Should Overturn Unjust Sentencing of Baha’i Leaders
Shirin Ebadi: Trial “Riddled with Irregularities” (10 August 2010) Seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, each of whom has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on security, espionage and other crimes, should be…
Transfer of the seven Baha’i leaders to Raja'i prison in Karaj (Gohardasht)
After announcement of sentence of 20 years imprisonment each: Transfer of the seven Baha’i leaders to Raja’i prison in Karaj (Gohardasht) Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Yesterday afternoon, after the announcement of a sentence of…
Reports say Iran's Baha'i leaders "sentenced"
NEW YORK — The Baha’i International Community has received reports indicating that seven Iranian Baha’i leaders have each received jail sentences of 20 years. The two women and five men have been held in Tehran’s notorious…
Detention extended for seven Iranian Baha'i leaders
GENEVA — The imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran has been extended for a further two months, the Baha’i International Community has learned. The trial of the seven concluded on 14 June. No verdict…
Trial of seven Iranian Baha'i leaders appears to have ended
Trial of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders appears to have ended (BWNS, 14 June 2010) NEW YORK — The trial of seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned for more than two years in Iran seems to have come…
Global Day of Action: Brazil
Brazil’s Baha’i Community in support of the people of Iran: Brasilia (Gallery) From the organizers of Brazil’s Baha’i Community
Global call for release of Iranian Baha'i leaders as trial session looms
Global call for release of Iranian Baha’i leaders as trial session looms 11 June 2010 NEW DELHI — On the eve of the fourth court hearing for Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders, voices are being…
Fourth court date for imprisoned Baha’i leaders set for 12 June
Fourth court date for imprisoned Baha’i leaders set for 12 June (BWNS, 1 June 2010) GENEVA — The seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned for more than two years in Iran are scheduled to make their fourth…
Calls for action as Iranian Baha'i leaders enter third year in prison
Calls for action as Iranian Baha’i leaders enter third year in prison 10 May 2010 (BWNS) NEW YORK — As seven Baha’i leaders in Iran enter their third year of imprisonment, new details about the…
Foad Khanjani released on bail.
Foad Khanjani released on bail. 8 May 2010 Population of Combat Against Educational Discrimination (PCAED) (8 May 2010): Foad Khanjani, a Baha’i citizen who has been denied the right to higher education was released on…