[bahainews.ca, 15 May 2012] Ottawa, Ontario, 15 May 2012 (CBNS) — As seven Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year of incarceration, arrested and sentenced solely because of their religious faith, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
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On anniversary of arrests, Canadian MPs highlight Iran’s human rights violations
[BWNS, 16 May 2012] OTTAWA — In a wide-ranging debate that took place on the fourth anniversary of the arrest of imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders, members of the Canadian Parliament voiced their grave concern about worsening…
Guam joins global condemnation of Iran's human rights abuses
[BWNS 27 April 2012] HAGǺTÑA, Guam — The Senate of the western Pacific island territory of Guam has called upon the United States of America to keep up its pressure on Iran over human rights abuses.…
U.S. Senate Urges Iran To Release Imprisoned Baha'i Leaders
[radio free europe, 30 March 2012] By RFE/RL WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has urged Iran to release jailed leaders of the Baha’i faith. A resolution passed unanimously on March 30 calls on Tehran to free seven…
World calls for unconditional release of Baha'i leaders and other Iranian prisoners of conscience
[BWNS 3 April 2012] NEW YORK — The plight of Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been capturing the public’s attention in 12 of the world’s major cities, where a day of action marked the…
U.S. Senate calls for release of religious prisoners in Iran
[BWNS 1 April 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States Senate has passed a resolution condemning the government of Iran for its systematic campaign of persecution of Baha’is and calling for the release of…
Iran's Election Promises: Slaughter, Imprisonment, Torture, and Oppression
[huffingtonpost.ca, 2 Mar. 2012] Irwin Cotler, (Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, first elected in November, 1999; he is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law…
Australian MPs call upon Iran to protect human rights
[BWNS, 14 Feb. 2012] CANBERRA, Australia — In a motion supported by both government and opposition MPs in Australia’s House of Representatives, parliamentarians have urged their counterparts in Iran to promote and protect the fundamental human…
Slovakian politicians call Iran’s persecution of Baha’is "chilling" and "abhorrent"
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia —Treatment of the Baha’is in Iran has “escalated to an institutionalised and blatant policy of persecution,” according to a proclamation issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Slovakian parliament. The proclamation describes the…
Debate highlights dangerous escalation of religious persecution in Iran
[BWNS, 13 Jan. 2012] LONDON — Members of Parliament here have sharply criticized Iran for its human rights violations, focusing especially on the “steep rise” in the persecution of religious minorities. In a debate held at…
Canadians Can Help Stop the Persecution of Iran’s Baha’i
By Allan Rock, Lloyd Axworthy [huffingtonpost.ca, 5-Jan-2012] With the eyes of the world on the Arab Spring, the populist struggles in Iran have faded from view. Yet some in Iran continue to face appalling levels…
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…
Parliament of Canada discusses the situation of the Baha'is in Iran.
Senator Segal of Canada tables the situation of the Baha’is of Iran in direct and plain words in the Canadian Senate on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011. Read full Senate transcript here, and the except about…
Jagland urges Europe to 'practice what it preaches' in the Mediterranean region
[Human Rights Europe, 12 Sep. 2011] Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has challenged Europe to practice what it preaches in its relations with neighbouring countries in the Mediterranean region. In his 9 September speech to the…
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