Summary: 12 August 2010, Brussels – Declaration by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on the sentencing of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran.
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U.S.A. joins Netherlands, U.K. and European Union in chorus of condemnation at prison sentences
13 August 2010 GENEVA — The United States of America has said it “strongly condemns” the sentencing of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders to 20 years imprisonment. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described the act…
U.S. Secretary of States: deeply concerned with the persecution of Baha'is in Iran
Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC August 12, 2010 The United States is deeply concerned with the Iranian government’s continued persecution of Baha’is and other religious minority communities in Iran.
Canada Deeply Concerned by Reports of Sentencing of Iranian Bahá’í Leaders
(No. 251 – August 10, 2010 – 10:30 a.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement expressing Canada’s concern over Iran’s continued detention of seven Bahá’í community leaders…
International outcry at prison sentences for Iranian Baha'i leaders
GENEVA — Reports that seven Iranian Baha’i leaders have each received prison sentences of 20 years have been met with condemnation from governments and human rights organizations around the world. Australia, Canada, France, Germany –…
UK government urges Iran to “cease harassment” of Baha’i community
UK Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt reiterates the government’s concerns about the ongoing detention of the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran. “I again urge the Iranian Government to cease its harassment of the Baha’i minority,…
Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire makes statement to Canadian Senate
[Senator Romeo Dallaire, formerly Force Commander of UNAMIR, the UN peacekeeping force for Rwanda 1993-1994, speaks to the Canadian Senate of “state-sanctioned persecution” extending to the Baha’i community in Iran. “The Iranian government has sanctioned…
UN gives final approval to resolution criticizing rights violations in Iran
(BWNS) The United Nations General Assembly gave its final stamp of approval today to a strongly worded resolution condemning Iran for a long list of human rights violations. By a vote of 74 to 49,…
New Zealand parliament focuses on Baha'i persecution
On the evening of Wednesday 9th December, 28 minutes of Parliamentary time in New Zealand was focused on the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. Four members of Parliament from three different parties (National, Labour…
UN resolution on Iran sends powerful message on human rights
(BWNS) The approval today of a strongly worded resolution on human rights in Iran sends a powerful signal to the Iranian government that the world is gravely concerned about how Iran treats its citizens, said…
EU Joins Canada to Co-sponsor Resolution on Iran at the UN
(CBNS) A Canadian-led resolution condemning Iran for its human rights record is being put forward this week at the United Nations. Strong resolutions passed last week in the European Union (EU) Parliament and in the…
International Religious Freedom Report 2009
The situation of the Baha’is of Iran dominates the 2009 report on international religious freedom on Iran issued by the U.S. Department of State, with more than 100 references. Editor’s Note: The report is long…
Rep. Kirk speaks on H.Res.175 in defense of Iran's Baha'is
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcpEkdzBVAQ[/youtube] Read more on the passing of the 11th Resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran at http://iran.bahai.us/
Spain's recently passed Motion in Defense of Iran's Baha'is
On 21 March 2009 the Spanish House of Representatives passed a motion in defense of the Baha’is in Iran. The motion, presented by the People’s Party and adopted unanimously, calls for the release of the…
U.K. MP Opik expresses concern for Iran's Baha'is on BBC
(BBC) Since Iran’s disputed presidential elections it is believed that the authorities have detained hundreds of opposition supporters, journalists and protestors alike. There have also been a number of deaths. One persecuted group includes the…
Parliamentary Group in Germany demands release of imprisoned Baha'i leaders
Berlin – On the occasion of the upcoming scheduled trial of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran, the speaker on human rights issues of the parliamentary groups of the German Bundestag Erika Steinbach MP (CDU/CSU), Christoph…
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