In early August 2010, after over two years of detention, Iran’s 7 Baha’i leaders were sentenced to 20 years prison. Considering the advanced ages of several of these spiritual leaders, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) has effectively dealt life sentences. These two women and five men formed the national leadership of the Baha’i community in Iran, known as ‘yaran’ or ‘friends,’ to tend to the spiritual needs of Iran’s largest religious minority. The Baha’i community faces systematic oppression and discrimination by the IRI, including denial of education and government jobs, home raids, arbitrary detention, cemetery desecration, and much more.
Please fill out the form below and send it to the Islamic Republic of Iran. You are also encouraged to forward information about this campaign and this website to others including those with influence who will be able to add to the international pressure on Iran in order to free these 7 Baha’is and expedite a fair appeal hearing.
Source: http://free7bahais.ca/
[For the latest information on the situation of the former Yaran, please visit: http://news.bahai.org/ and for background information please see: http://news.bahai.org/human-rights/iran/yaran-special-report/.
IPW Editor]
August 27, 2010 9:22 pm
ای عباد براستی گفته ميشود و براستی بشنويد حق جلّ شأنه ناظر بقلوب عباد بوده و هست و دونِ آن از برّ و بحر و زخارف و الوان کلّ را بملوک و سلاطين و امرا واگذارده چه که لازال عَلَم يفعل ما يشاء اَمام ظهور بازغ و ساطع و متلألئ آنچه امروز لازمست اطاعت حکومت و تمسّک بحکمت فی الحقيقه زمام حفظ و راحت و اطمينان در ظاهر در قبضه اقتدار حکومت است حق چنين خواسته و چنين مقدّر فرموده …
اميد هست که يکی از ملوک لوجه اللّه بر نصرت اين حزب مظلوم قيام نمايد و بذکر ابدی و ثنای سرمدی فائز شود قد کتب اللّه علی هذا الحزب نصرة من نصرهم و خدمته و الوفاء بعهده بايد اين حزب در جميع احوال بر خدمت ناصر قيام نمايند و لازال بحبل وفا متمسّک باشند طوبی لمن سمع و عمل و ويل للتّارکين .