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…
Mother and Son Arrested in Tehran to Serve Prison Terms
HRANA News Agency – Elham Faramani and her son Shamim Na’imi were arrested in Tehran on May 11 and taken to Evin prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), They face…
Plight of Baha’i Leaders Underscores Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Iran
by TheTower.org Staff | 05.15.14 8:11 pm Earlier this week, former State Department official Elliott Abrams wrote about the plight of seven Baha’i leaders who have now been jailed by Iran for six years. At the Council on…
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.”…
Human Rights Champions in Iran Commemorate Sixth Anniversary of Imprisonment of Baha’i Leaders
15 May 2014 GENEVA — In an unprecedented show of solidarity, influential Iranian personalities, human rights activists, journalists, and a prominent religious leader gathered this week in Tehran to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment…
‘To Light a Candle’: A Testimony on Severe Condition of Baha’is in Iran
Omid Memarian , Award Winning Journalist and Iran Analyst There are many topics in Iran which journalists, activists, and artists can not touch on. Amongst these, the devastating quality of life of the of Baha’i religious…
Shifting Sands in Iran Towards Recognition of Minority Faiths
[huffingtonpost] Fiyaz Mughal Director of Faith Matters and the Tell MAMA project Over a month ago, a significant shift took place in Iran regarding the status of minority faiths in the country. Before I go…
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…
A Tribute to My Brother, Farhad Sedghi: on His Fourth Year of Imprisonment in Iran as a Baha’i.
A tribute to My brother, Farhad Sedghi: On his Fourth year of imprisonment in Iran as a Baha’i. By Nasser Sedghi. This is a tribute to my brother, Farhad Sedghi, on the fourth year…
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Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran The Baha’is of the United States have worked with members of Congress for more than 30 years to pass resolutions that condemn the state-sponsored persecution of Iran’s 300,000-member Baha’i…
Baha’i Leaders in Iran Mark Six Years in Prison
by Elliott Abrams May 14, 2014 Today, May 14, marks six years in prison for the seven leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran. Their biographies can be found here, and they are citizens whose only crime…
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…
The May 14 Anniversary of the Yaran: Behrouz Tavakkoli’s Plight as a Baha’i in Iran
By Rezvanollah Tavakkoli Rezvanollah Tavakkoli is a Baha’i living in Virginia and is the brother of Behrouz Tavakkoli, who is serving a 20-year sentence as a prisoner of conscience in Iran. My brother Behrouz…
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…
Imprisoned for His Faith
David Sweet, National Post Wednesday, May 14, 2014 As part of Iran Accountability Week, the National Post is partnering with Canadian Parliamentarians to highlight the plight of individual political prisoners being persecuted by Tehran’s theocratic…
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