Due to the new limitations, the pressure has intensified on 4 female Baha’is in the Mashhad Vakilabad Prison.
Monthly Archives For September 2010
Baha’i Deprived of Education Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
(RAHANA 29-Sep-2010) A Baha’i, Leva Khanjani, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Canada Condemns Iran’s Continued Imprisonment of Bahá’í Community Leaders and Denial of Prisoners’ Legal Rights
(No. 302 – September 17, 2010 – 8:30 p.m. ET) The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the rights of prisoners in Iran and on reports that Iran…
Noora Nabil-Zadeh, a Baha'i, Released from Jail
Human Rights Activists in Iran reporters (HRA) — Noora Nabil-Zadeh, a Baha’i of Mashhad, a city in the Khorasan province of Iran, was released yesterday [Saturday Sept 18th] on bail of 50 million Tomans [approx.…
New wave of attacks on Baha'is of Semnan
September 10th, 2010 / 16 Shahrivar, 1389 . . HRANA News – Following provocative speeches against Baha’is which recently took place in some mosques in Semnan, a new wave of attacks and pressure against the…
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…
Persecuting Baha'is on the basis of the "Cult Scenario"
[Mr. Saburi is a diligent essayist; with simple language he reveals the current policy of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to portray the Baha’i Faith and Baha’is in Iran as members of…
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,…
Committee of Human Rights Reporters: Temporary detention of Baha’i leaders was “illegal”
(CHRR 8-Aug-2010) The Committee of Human Rights Reporters announced that seven former administrators of the Baha’i community were each sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court. They are detained for…
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…
A letter from a Baha’i Woman in Sari to the Prosecutor’s Office
Shahrivar 17, 1389 [September 8, 2010] HRA News – Agents of the Ministry of Intelligence of the City of Sari raided the house of a Baha’i family living in the city, verbally and physically assaulted…
Iranian actions strike too close to home
By Robert Freeman – Chilliwack Progress Published: September 10, 2010 11:00 AM Updated: September 10, 2010 8:41 PM Persecution by the state because of religious faith. Denial of an education, of jobs, of passports for…
Elika Mahony's music: Persecution – Dedicated to the Baha'is in Iran
by Elika Mahony also see Elika’s Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/elikamahony [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMf5kqGZ1EI&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]
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.…
Arab Times: Iran slaps 20-year jail terms on 7 Bahai
(Arab Times) PARIS, Aug 9, (AFP): Iran has sentenced seven leading members of its Bahai reli- gious minority to 20-year jail terms, a spokeswoman for the French members of the faith told AFP on Monday.…
31 Eminent Indians Call on the Iranian Government for Immediate Release of the seven Baha'i leaders (II)
Call for Immediate Release of the Seven Bahá’í leaders by the Iranian Government We, add our voices to the vast and growing numbers of individuals, agencies and governments the world over who out of a…