[RAHANA, 12 Nov 2011, Mojtaba Samienejad] The story began when life took the color of blood and prison; the 1979 Revolution in which the execution ropes were dancing in the skies to the death song and…
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[RAHANA, 12 Nov 2011, Mojtaba Samienejad] The story began when life took the color of blood and prison; the 1979 Revolution in which the execution ropes were dancing in the skies to the death song and…
[It is surprising that AhramOnline news agency is still using condescending terms such as “Haifa-based sect” to refer to the Baha’i Faith when all news agencies, all NGO’s, Governments and Individuals use the proper reference,…
The Bahá’í community has faced repression for years in an Iran that seeks to control private thought and beliefs Omid Djalali, guardian.co.uk, 10 July 2011 Back in the mid-90s in my show I’m A Short…
(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…
[BWNS 29 June 2011] BRUSSELS, Belgium — One of the lawyers who defended Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has made an impassioned plea for justice during an extraordinary meeting held at the European Parliament. Mahnaz…
Debates of the Senate (Hansard)1st Session, 41st Parliament, Volume 148, Issue 6, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise before you today to speak…
(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…
[BWNS 25 May 2011] GENEVA — The two women amongst Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders have been returned to Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The Baha’i International Community has confirmed that Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet are now…
05/19/2011: Community Against Denial of Higher Education: Ms. Mahvash Sabet and Ms. Fariba Kamalabadi, two Baha’i prisoners and members of the 7-member Baha’i leadership council of Iran known as the Yaran [“Friends”], were transferred from…
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…
(BWNS 16-May-2011) GENEVA — The injustice being faced by countless citizens of Iran has been highlighted around the world, as supporters marked three years since the arrest of the country’s imprisoned Baha’i leaders. In a message…
by Fereshteh Ghazi interview, May 9, 2011, Families of Female Political Prisoners Transferred to Varamin’s Qarchak Prison in Interview with Rooz: The families of several female political prisoners raised alarm about their transfer to the Qarchak…
(BWNS 10-May-2011) NEW YORK — As seven Baha’i leaders in Iran complete their third year in jail, the Baha’i International Community has confirmed that the two women amongst them have been transferred to another prison.…
Reminder: The Reception for Human Rights Supporters in the Hart Room of the U.S. Senate building regarding the plight of the Baha’is in Iran being held on Thursday, May 12, can be viewed on “live…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 5, 2011 Contact: Ginous Alford | O: 202-833-8990 | M: 202-643-1612 | [email protected] BELIEF BEHIND BARS: LAWMAKERS, PERFORMERS TO DRUM UP SUPPORT AT CAPITOL HILL RECEPTION FOR IRAN’S SEVEN IMPRISONED…
In a statement, Markus Löning – the Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office in Germany – described the increase in prison sentences for the seven former Baha’i leaders…