In November of 2009, Iranian authorities banned Hamshahri Newspaper, the popular daily, for using a photo of the Baha’i House of Worship (temple) in India, also known as the Lotus Temple, in an ad by…
Monthly Archives For April 2011
Shutting Down Baha'i Citizen's business in Abadan
(HRANA 29 April 2011) By a notice from “Union of Retail workers & Manufacturers , Gold & Silver & Clock & Glasses” the business of a Baha’i citizen in Abadan was shut down.
Sari Baha’i Citizen Vajiollah Mirzagolpour Arrested
(RAHANA 29 April 2011) Sari Baha’i citizen Vajiollah Mirzagolpour was arrested after being summoned by the Intelligence Ministry.
Baha’i Citizens Vesal and Sarah Mahboubi Arrested in Northern Iran
(RAHANA 29 April 2011) Sari Baha’i citizen Vesal Mahboubi was arrested after being summoned to the Intelligence Ministry.
Sari Baha’i Resident Behzad Zabihi Detained
(RAHANA, 13 April 2011) Behzad Zabihi has been detained after referring to the Sari Intelligence Ministry for responding to several questions.
Baha’i Student Sara Mahboubi Detained
(RAHANA 11 April 2011) Sara Mahboubi, a Baha’i student banned from continuing her education, was detained for the second time in the past year and transferred to the Sari Intelligence Ministry.
Cornel West Speaks on the Baha'i Faith
(Iranian.com, 22 April 2011) Dr. Cornel West is a philosopher and Princeton professor of African American Studies and Religion and a staunch defender of rights and freedoms for all people. He learned about the Baha’i…
Baha'i Citizens Are Forced to Leave Iran
12 April, 2011. Fereshteh Ghazi In an exclusive interview with Rooz, the spokesperson for the Baha’i International Community Farhad Sabetan talks about the Iranian government’s growing pressure on Baha’i citizens to force them to leave…
Germany: Human rights representative “furious” at increase in sentences
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…
Brazil: Federal Chamber of Deputies hears plea for support of Iran’s Baha’is
(4 April 2011) Brazilian Federal Deputy Luiz Couto – former President of the Human Rights and Minorities Commission – explained to a Plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies how international pressure indicated to the Iranian…
Iran upholds prison sentence for Baha’i leaders ahead of Christians’ blasphemy trial
(4 April 2011) Seven leaders of the Baha’i faith, currently detained in Gohardasht prison in Karaj, have been informed that their original 20-year prison term has been reinstated. The judgment came days before the blasphemy…
UK: Foreign Secretary concerned by reinstated sentence for Baha’i spiritual leaders in Iran
(04 April 2011) Foreign Secretary, William Hague calls on the Iranian judiciary to review the case and to cease persecution of the Baha’i faith.
Buzek on the Iranian verdict on Baha'i religious leaders
(Strasbourg – Monday, April 4, 2011) The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, made the following statement on the excessive and unjustified detention of Baha’i religious leaders by Iranian authorities:
France: Government “very concerned” by situation of the Iranian Baha’i leaders
In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of France said it is very concerned over the decision to restore the 20-year prison sentences of Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders, in spite of an appeal court ruling…
U.S. Remains Concerned with the Iranians Government's Continued Persecution of Baha'is and other Religious Minority Communities
An excerpt form the March 31st Session” Mark C. Toner Acting Deputy Department Spokesman Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC March 31, 2011 TRANSCRIPT: 1:24 p.m. EDT MR. TONER: Good afternoon. I just have one thing…
Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for the Ridván Festival of the Baha'i Communtiy
We are delighted to share with you the enclosed message from the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, for the Ridván Festival of the Baha’i Community. From Wikipedia: Riḍván (Arabic: رضوان Riḍwán; Persian transliteration: Riḍván <Persian…