[ottawacitizen.com, 15 March 2012] By Christopher Tuckwood, Ottawa Citizen March 15, 2012 Re: Attack on Iran could trigger bloodbath for Bahá’ís, March 12. I commend Senator Roméo Dallaire for his recent editorial. His conclusion that…
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Summary of anti-Bahá’í activity in Iran – February 2012
By SENTINEL PROJECT | Published: MARCH 18, 2012 The Sentinel Project’s research team is constantly seeking to improve the flow of information surrounding our situations of concern (SOC). After all, information is the key to…
Amnesty International report condemns Iran's human rights abuses
[BWNS, 2 Mar. 2012] GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has noted with alarm a new Amnesty International report that highlights the widening crackdown on dissent in Iran. The document, titled ‘We are ordered to crush you’:…
Claim your Human Rights – IHRDC’s Evidence Collection Guide, Now on Video
[IHRDC, 8 Dec. 2011] In 2011, the world witnessed millions of people around the globe peacefully demanding their human rights and civil liberties. While less visible than the crowds in Cairo’s Tahrir Square or the marches…
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]
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.…
Iran Punishes the Baha’i for the Crime of Education
[cfr.org, 18 Oct. 2011] Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 By Elliott Abrams The viciousness of the Iranian regime toward Iranians of the Baha’i faith was displayed again today in the sentencing of seven Baha’i educators to years…
New reports of human rights violations highlight situation of Iran's Baha'is
[BWNS, 23 Aug. 2011] GENEVA — Iran’s treatment of its Baha’i citizens has been identified as a major area of concern in three important new surveys carried out by international human rights organizations. The reports…
Statement by “Population of Combat against Educational Discrimination” Objecting to the Sentence of Mr. Sama Nourani
(edu-right.net) After more than three decades, the trend in the confrontation of the [Iranian] authorities with social and civil activists continues intensively. This trend is not new and, as the most progressive social force in Iran,…
BRFC Condemns Iranian Government Attack on Baha’i Education Initiative
BFRC (BHRWS) May 25, 2011 — Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain – The Bahrain Religious Freedom Committee(BRFC) strongly condemns the coordinated raids by Iranian authorities this weekend on numerous Baha’i homes and the arrests of more than a dozen Baha’is who have…
Rally in Rio calls for Iran to respect human rights
(BWNS 20 June 2011) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil —Representatives from government, religious communities and civil society organizations were among the 800 human rights supporters who gathered to call upon Iran to cease its persecution of Baha’is…
7,734 Days of Injustice: Support Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders
On Saturday (May 14, 2011), six of Iran’s seven Baha’i Leaders – Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Vahid Tizfahm – will begin their fourth year in prison. The seventh member…
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…
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…
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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