(BWNS 16 Sep 2010) . GENEVA — The call to release seven Iranian Baha’i leaders – whose prison sentences have reportedly been reduced to 10-years each – is spreading around the world. Prominent figures in India,…
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Prison sentences for Iran's Baha'i leaders reportedly reduced to 10 years
(BWNS – 18 Sep 2010) NEW YORK — The 20-year prison sentences received by Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders have reportedly been reduced. The Baha’i International Community has learned that the lawyers representing the seven were informed…
The Case of Baha’i Prisoner, Rozita Vasseghi: Learn More & Take Action!
(United4Iran – 7-Sep-2010) Over the last week, friends and family of various prisoners in Iran have emailed requesting that we highlight the specific cases and current conditions of their loved ones. Wherever possible, U4I will…
Baha'i woman recalls imprisonment in Iran
(Posted by: Moni Basu – CNN Wire editor) Minoo Vosough can still hear the guards’ boots marching down the cold hallways of Iran’s Gohardasht prison. The screams of other inmates burn her ears. She can…
Appeals Court Should Overturn Unjust Sentencing of Baha’i Leaders
Shirin Ebadi: Trial “Riddled with Irregularities” (10 August 2010) Seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, each of whom has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on security, espionage and other crimes, should be…
47 Baha’is Currently In Prison
13 Aug. 2010 Following the sentencing of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran, Diane Ala’i, the representative of the Baha’i International Community told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that currently 47 members of…
Harsh sentences are a judgment against an entire religious community
NEW YORK — The harsh prison sentences handed down to seven Iranian Baha’i leaders who are absolutely innocent of any wrongdoing is a judgment against an entire religious community, the Baha’i International Community said today.…
A Baha'i is sentenced to three years of imprisonment
Monday 18 Mordad 1389 at 17:23 HRANA News – In a continuation of the repression of religious minorities, a Baha’i is sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment by the Babol Revolutionary Court.
Take Action! Send e-letters in support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders
[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to WORLD LEADERS ] [ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] [ FARSI: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] — COMING SOON Background In early August 2010, after over two…
Baha’is meet in Vancouver as news of 20-year prison terms for Iranian Baha'i leaders raises international concern
Vancouver, British Columbia, 11 August 2010 (CBNS) — More than 1,400 Baha’is meet this weekend at a downtown Vancouver hotel for the annual Association for Baha’i Studies Conference amidst community-wide anguish at the sentencing in…
Iran: Free Baha'i Leaders
Reports Say 7 Baha’i Leaders Have Been Sentenced to 20 Years Each AUGUST 10, 2010 (New York) – The Iranian judiciary should set aside any judgments issued in closed judicial proceedings against seven Baha’i leaders…
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…
Appeals Court Should Overturn Unjust Sentencing of Baha’i Leaders
Shirin Ebadi: Trial “Riddled with Irregularities” (10 August 2010) Seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, each of whom has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on security, espionage and other crimes, should be…
BBC report on sentencing of the Yaran & interview with Shirin Ebadi
8 August 2010 Shirin Ebadi’s interview with BBC Persian Television Subject: Twenty years’ imprisonment for the Yárán. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P57D26H0hvE[/youtube] Question: Mrs. Ebadi, what is your opinion about the sentence of twenty years’ imprisonment? Answer: I was stunned; I…
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 –…
Transfer of the seven Baha’i leaders to Raja'i prison in Karaj (Gohardasht)
After announcement of sentence of 20 years imprisonment each: Transfer of the seven Baha’i leaders to Raja’i prison in Karaj (Gohardasht) Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Yesterday afternoon, after the announcement of a sentence of…
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