Source: news.bahai.org.uk Actor and comedian, Omid Djalili, joined Members of Parliament Mark Durkan and Jim Shannon, together with members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, faith leaders, members of civil society, activists, and…
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U.S. Calls on Iran to Immediately Release Jailed Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.rferl.org The United States has called on Iran to immediately release jailed Baha’i leaders along with other prisoners of conscience. Seven leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community were arrested by the Iranian authorities eight years ago…
Prisoners Of Conscience
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com by Layli Miron I have been, most of the days of My life, even as a slave, sitting under a sword hanging on a thread, knowing not whether it would fall soon or late upon him.…
Faezeh Hashemi and Nasrin Sotoudeh Visit Baha’i Prisoner
Source: en.iranwire.com Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (in chador) meets with Fariba Kamalabadi The photograph has popped up everywhere across social networks. It shows Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President Hashemi Rafsanjani, in her usual outfit of…
A Plea for the Release of the Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’i Leaders from Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Source: BIC #ReleaseBahai7Now #Iran #Bahai
Iran Wants to Eradicate Baha’is. We Should Demand Their Religious Freedom
Source: religionnews.com By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett (RNS) The eighth anniversary this Saturday (May 14) of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders is an opportune time to refocus attention on the plight of…
#ReleaseBahai7Now
Source: BIC This video explains some of the wrongful charges against the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders. Please share widely. #ReleaseBahai7Now #Iran #Bahai #persecution
A Statement of Concern: Baha’i Seven Mark Eight Years Behind Bars in Iran
Source: parliamentofreligions.org A Preface from Parliament Executive Director Dr. Larry Greenfield The Parliament of the World’s Religions is committed to cultivating harmony among religious and spiritual communities across the globe. That, in turn, demands that we…
Prominent Australian Lawyers to Call for Release of Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.bahai.org.au The seven Baha’i leaders, prior to their arrest An open letter signed by 26 prominent Australian lawyers calling for the immediate release of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran will be launched at the…
Temporary Freedom for Jailed Baha’i
Source: en.iranwire.com By Natasha Schmidt, Amy Fehilly Prison authorities have released Baha’i leader Fariba Kamalabadi from prison on a temporary basis, IranWire has learned. Kamalabadi, who is serving a 10-year sentence for “insulting religious sanctities” and “propaganda against…
New Campaign Launched on Behalf of Seven Imprisoned Iranian Baha’i Leaders
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—29 April 2016—In observance of the eighth anniversary of the arrest and incarceration of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Baha’i International Community is launching a global campaign calling for their immediate release. Taking…
Julie Bishop to Challenge Iran’s Treatment of Baha’i Minority During Talks with Foreign Minister
Source: www.abc.net.au By political reporter Dan Conifer Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has vowed to raise Iran’s human rights record in meetings with her Iranian counterpart in Canberra this week. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will meet with…
A Bouquet of Flowers from the Yaran for the Memorial Gathering for Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, on the occasion of the passing of one of the Yaran’s lawyers, Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh, a bouquet of flowers and a letter were sent to his…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
To Her Imprisoned Husband
Source: bahaicamp.com By Shaheen Rowhanian Translation by Gloria Yazdani and Saghi Jaihoon Morning flirts its way through my window… While from amidst the spheres which are my thoughts; Your countenance, even a brighter morn,…
Afif Naeimi Has Been Returned to Prison After an Incomplete Hospital Treatment
Source: bahaicamp.com Translation by Iran Press Watch “No to the Harassment and Imprisonment of Baha’is Citizens Campaign” reports that Afif Naiemi, one of the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders, who has been detained in Raja’i Shahr prison…
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