12 April, 2011. Fereshteh Ghazi In an exclusive interview with Rooz, the spokesperson for the Baha’i International Community Farhad Sabetan talks about the Iranian government’s growing pressure on Baha’i citizens to force them to leave…
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Germany: Human rights representative “furious” at increase in sentences
In a statement, Markus Löning – the Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office in Germany – described the increase in prison sentences for the seven former Baha’i leaders…
Brazil: Federal Chamber of Deputies hears plea for support of Iran’s Baha’is
(4 April 2011) Brazilian Federal Deputy Luiz Couto – former President of the Human Rights and Minorities Commission – explained to a Plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies how international pressure indicated to the Iranian…
Iran upholds prison sentence for Baha’i leaders ahead of Christians’ blasphemy trial
(4 April 2011) Seven leaders of the Baha’i faith, currently detained in Gohardasht prison in Karaj, have been informed that their original 20-year prison term has been reinstated. The judgment came days before the blasphemy…
UK: Foreign Secretary concerned by reinstated sentence for Baha’i spiritual leaders in Iran
(04 April 2011) Foreign Secretary, William Hague calls on the Iranian judiciary to review the case and to cease persecution of the Baha’i faith.
Buzek on the Iranian verdict on Baha'i religious leaders
(Strasbourg – Monday, April 4, 2011) The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, made the following statement on the excessive and unjustified detention of Baha’i religious leaders by Iranian authorities:
France: Government “very concerned” by situation of the Iranian Baha’i leaders
In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of France said it is very concerned over the decision to restore the 20-year prison sentences of Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders, in spite of an appeal court ruling…
U.S. Remains Concerned with the Iranians Government's Continued Persecution of Baha'is and other Religious Minority Communities
An excerpt form the March 31st Session” Mark C. Toner Acting Deputy Department Spokesman Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC March 31, 2011 TRANSCRIPT: 1:24 p.m. EDT MR. TONER: Good afternoon. I just have one thing…
Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for the Ridván Festival of the Baha'i Communtiy
We are delighted to share with you the enclosed message from the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for the Ridván Festival of the Baha’i Community. From Wikipedia: Riḍván (Arabic: رضوان Riḍwán; Persian transliteration: Riḍván <Persian…
Governments condemn Iran's reversal on jail terms
(BWNS – 6 April 2011) GENEVA — Governments and human rights organizations have been swift to condemn the reinstatement of 20-year jail sentences for Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders. The seven were informed last month by prison authorities…
US concerned about prosecution of minorities in Iran
(Press Trust of India, Updated: April 01, 2011 15:53 ISTz) Washington: The United States has expressed its deep concern over what it says continued religious prosecution of minorities in Iran. “We’re deeply troubled about reports coming…
EU's Ashton demands freedom for Bahai prisoners in Iran
(EUbusiness, 02 April 2011, 00:11 CET) – (BRUSSELS) – The European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton said Friday she was “disturbed” by Iran’s reported doubling of a jail term for seven leaders of a religious minority,…
Iran Reinstates Draconian Sentence for Baha'i Leaders
By Michael Day ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 1 APR 2011 Iranian prison authorities have told seven jailed Baha’i leaders that their twenty-year sentences which had been halved by an appeals court have now been…
AI USA: Iranian Baha'i Leaders Hit By 'Vindictive' Sentence Extension, Says Amnesty International
Amnesty International Media Release For Immediate Release Thursday, March 31, 2011 Organization Repeats Call for Immediate Release of Seven Leaders Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) — The reimposition of 20-year jail terms on…
Families visit former Yaran
(BWNS in Persian, 5 Farvardin 1390 [25 March 2011]) — On 26 Esfand 1389 (17 March 2011), former members of the Iranian Yaran (“Friends”) were visited by their families.
IRANIAN BAHA'I LEADERS HIT BY 'VINDICTIVE' SENTENCE EXTENSION
(Amnesty, 31 March 2011) The reimposition of 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority is “outrageous”, Amnesty International said today as it made a renewed call for their immediate release. The…
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