Speaker: Dr Payam Akhavan, Time: 7:30pm, December 7th, 2011, Room 1900 @ Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University, 555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada In 2009, the Middle-East witnessed its first social media revolution in Iran,…
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Baha’i Citizen Farhood Eshtiyagh Incarcerated for the Past 5 Months
[RAHANA 24 Nov. 2011] In his 5th month of detention, Baha’i citizen Farhood Eshtiyagh is still suffering from heart problems.
VIDEO: U.S. leaders, artists and activists defend Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders
[bahai.us, 21 Nov. 2011] On May 12, 2011, United States Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois hosted a reception to raise awareness about the seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran. [view the video here]
Concerns for imprisoned Baha'i educators voiced in Senate
[BWNS 5 Dec. 2011] OTTAWA — At the Canadian Senate enquiry into the persecution of Iranian Baha’is, Canada’s first Muslim senator has strongly criticized Iran for its prosecution and imprisonment of Baha’i educators. Senator Mobina…
Senator highlights "warning signs" in Iran's treatment of Baha'is
[BWNS, 2 Dec. 2011] OTTAWA — Canadian Senator Romeo Dallaire, the former UN peacekeeping force commander who tried to stop the 1990s genocide in Rwanda, has said that Iran’s current actions against Baha’is remind him of…
Bahai’s in Iran: seven educators sent to prison amid fresh persecution
[huffingtonpost.co.uk, 11-Nov-2011, by Dr. Khishan Manocha] The tide of persecution in Iran is rising. In a fresh wave of attacks against the Bahá’í community – Iran’s largest religious minority – three women were arrested on…
UN strongly condemns Iran's human rights violations; European Parliament joins global outcry
[BWNS 21 Nov. 2011] UNITED NATIONS — Using some of its strongest language to date, the United Nations General Assembly has roundly condemned Iran for its “serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations.” By a vote…
Iranian Crackdown: The Regime Against Baha'is Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call
[CFR, 07 Nov. 2011] Speakers: Elliott Abrams, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Dwight Bashir, Deputy Director for Policy and Research, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Presider: Irina A.…
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…
Baha’i Citizen Anvar Moslemi Began Serving Prison Sentence
Anvar Moslemi has begun serving his one year prison sentence in Sari Prison. He had been detained and interrogated twice before. According to the Human Rights House of Iran, he had been sentenced to one year…
Council on Foreign Relations hosts conference call on “Iranian Crackdown: The Regime Against Baha’is”
[bahai.us, 10 Nov. 2011] Religious leaders, congressional staff, policy researchers and academics participated in an unprecedented discussion about the Iranian regime’s persecution of members of the Baha’i faith, hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations…
Children of Arrested Baha’is: “We Have No Recourse”
[iranhumanrights.org, 2 Nov. 2011] Following the sentencing of seven Baha’is associated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, their families’ only hope is that the Appeals Court will…
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Children of Arrested Baha’is: ‘We Have No Recourse’”
[bahai.us, 3 Nov. 2011] iranhumanrights.org, Nov. 2 – Following the sentencing of seven Baha’isassociated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court, their families’ only hope is that the…
Iran bans 'underground university,' brands it 'extremist cult'
[CNN, 10 Nov 2011] By Tim Hume, for CNN, November 10, 2011 — Updated 1339 GMT (2139 HKT) London (CNN) — Today, Keivan Mohammad Hassan lives a peaceful life with his family as a civil…
Baha’i Citizen Parisa Babaei Arrested
[RAHANA, 6 Nov. 2011] She was arrested following a summons order to the Intelligence Ministry. According to the Human Rights House of Iran, the security forces appeared at her house and informed her that she has…
Trial of Baha'i educators: condemnation spreads
[BWNS, 7 Nov. 2011] GENEVA — As more information has emerged regarding the trial of seven Baha’i educators, the worldwide outcry at the persecution of Iranian Baha’i students and teachers continues to spread. In recent days,…
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