BAHÁ’Í Freedom walk — The Baha’i Faith is recognised globally as a peaceful religion with teachings that promote the betterment and advancement of humanity, spiritually, socially and economically. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq03OiUQwUM[/youtube]
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Brazilians march together to demand justice
(BWNS 19 Sep 2011) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The ongoing persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community featured prominently as 25,000 people from Brazil’s diverse traditions marched to defend the right to religious freedom and call…
The Times: Baha’is lament 30 years of persecution in their homeland
Michael Binyon July 29 2011 5:34PM [thetimes.co.uk, 30 July 2011] Few religions have known such vicious persecution in the land of their birth. The Baha’is, for the past 30 years, have suffered systematic discrimination and…
Jailed Iranian Baha'i leader appears on Dutch postage stamp
(BWNS 6 July 2011) HILVERSUM, Netherlands — A series of special postage stamps portraying victims of human rights abuses in Iran has been launched in the Netherlands. Current and forthcoming stamps in the series depict the…
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…
Iran’s Other War
December 9, 2010 – by Michael J. Totten Iran’s most repressed religious minority is also its largest. Members of the community are routinely imprisoned, frequently executed, banned from universities, and ruthlessly repressed economically. Tens of…
Tehran's persecution of its religious minorities violates its own constitution.
BY KISHAN MANOCHA (Wall Street Journal – 17 Dec 2010) Seven former leaders of the Bahai community in Iran are in their first year of a decade of unjust incarceration. They were arrested in mid-2008,…
Why am I not a Baha'i (by Hadi Haddad)
By Hadi Haddad. – 1:04 PM 18 Mordad, 1389 [9 Aug 2010] Why am I not a Baha’i? Why? The question “why am I not a Baha’i” is a very intriguing proposition. For example, one…
Letter to peace makers
The sentencing of the seven leaders of the Baha’i Community, known as Yaran (Friends), by the Republic Islamic Government of Iran has caused international reactions by the Governments of the World, by humanitarian organizations, and…
Support for Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders spreads worldwide
(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,…
The Greatest Sin: Being a Bahai in Iran
by Fariba Amini 04-Sep-2010 In 1952, an emissary went to Ayatollah Boroujerdi (the highest ranking Shi’a cleric) to ask him to tell members of the Fedayeen-e Islam not to engage in disruptive and violent acts.…
"Where is the Justice? stories from behind closed doors," by Rosa Vasseghi
Inspired by the teachings of the Baha’i Faith, in face of bitter and most horrible injustice, the Baha’is of Iran focus their creative energies in bringing about awareness and positive transformation to the World. Rosa…
Austrian Medical Professionals speak out for the Baha'i leaders (Yaran) in Iran
The Iranian medical professionals living in Austria, in an open letter to Mr Larijani, express their concern with the lack of due process in the recent trial of the seven leaders of the Baha’i community…
Baha'i leaders under pressure in the new prison.
Both Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2010/08/4-6.html) and Iran Press News (http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/081070.htm) are reporting on the arrival of the former Yaran at their new Raja’i Prison facility in the Gohardasht district [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohardasht]…
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…
causes.com: Yaran the person of the year
Nominate Yaran for the person of the year in causes.com: 3,293 members as of 4-Sep-2010. See http://www.causes.com/causes/400491 Editor
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