(CHRR – 18 March 2011) According to reports received today, each of the seven Baha’i community leaders were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the appeals court. They have been notified of their sentence in…
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(CHRR – 18 March 2011) According to reports received today, each of the seven Baha’i community leaders were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the appeals court. They have been notified of their sentence in…
(ASLAN MEDIA, 3 March 2011) As the Iranian regime continues to tighten the noose of oppression around the throats of all its citizens, one group of Iranians is being singled out for particular brutality. Last…
New Delhi, 14 March, 2011 — The global support for Iran’s seven jailed Baha’i leaders is continuing as one of the prisoners begins her fourth year in detention. Mahvash Sabet – a schoolteacher and mother…
10 March 2011. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the European Union’s approach to Iran, deploring “the fact that, contrary to the Constitution, members of religious minorities endure discrimination in housing, education and official jobs,…
International reactions to the situation of the Baba’is in Iran has been heartwarming for the Bahais all around the world. (see BWNS for more details). One recent reaction is a letter sent by the Dutch…
Saturday 12th March Dear Mr. Khanjani, I was deeply saddened to hear of Mrs Ashraf Khanjani’s passing. Please accept my deepest condolences and prayers for you, for your family and for your friends at this…
March 15, 2011 issue of the Wall Street Journal, By ROXANA SABERI (also see BBC Profile here) March 5 marked the third anniversary of the arrest of Mahvash Sabet, one of my former cellmates in Iran’s…
March 12, 2011 Funeral of Mrs. Ashraf Khanjani Dear friends, many thanks to the Blessed Beauty, who in the middle of our current difficulties makes use of events taking place in this blessed country as…
(BWNS 11 March 2011) GENEVA — The Baha’i International Community has described as “desperately cruel” the fact that one of Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders has been unable to attend the funeral of his own wife. 81 year…
(BWNS 9 March 2011) NEW YORK — The global support for Iran’s seven jailed Baha’i leaders is continuing as one of the prisoners begins her fourth year in detention. Mahvash Sabet – a schoolteacher and mother…
The Persian holiday Nowruz (“new day”) is an ancient holiday celebrated on the first day of spring to welcome in the new year. On this Nowruz we want to remember several courageous prisoners of conscience…
(FIDH 18-Feb-2011) The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for Human Rights (LDDHI) and the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) wish to draw your attention to the grave plight of the…
(BWNS 15-Feb-2011) NEW YORK — Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders have been transferred to more brutal sections of their prison complex.
WASHINGTON (AFP) 9-Feb-2011 – Prison conditions are worsening for seven leaders of Iran’s Bahai community who are staying in cramped cells with poor sanitation alongside common criminals, US-based relatives said Wednesday.
Brian O’Shea (Waterford, Labour) Question 268: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the campaign of the Baha’i international community for the release of seven former members of the Yaran group…
New Delhi, 17 December, 2010 – The former Indian Deputy Prime Minister speaking to international journalist Rohit Gandhi called upon Iran to uphold justice and treat its minorities with respect. He said “I appeal to…