On the evening of Wednesday 9th December, 28 minutes of Parliamentary time in New Zealand was focused on the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. Four members of Parliament from three different parties (National, Labour…
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Spain's recently passed Motion in Defense of Iran's Baha'is
On 21 March 2009 the Spanish House of Representatives passed a motion in defense of the Baha’is in Iran. The motion, presented by the People’s Party and adopted unanimously, calls for the release of the…
U.K. MP Opik expresses concern for Iran's Baha'is on BBC
(BBC) Since Iran’s disputed presidential elections it is believed that the authorities have detained hundreds of opposition supporters, journalists and protestors alike. There have also been a number of deaths. One persecuted group includes the…
Parliamentary Group in Germany demands release of imprisoned Baha'i leaders
Berlin – On the occasion of the upcoming scheduled trial of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran, the speaker on human rights issues of the parliamentary groups of the German Bundestag Erika Steinbach MP (CDU/CSU), Christoph…
Australian Parliament calls for release of Baha'is
The Australian Parliament has called upon Iran to release without delay seven Baha’i leaders who have been imprisoned for more than a year. Six Members of Parliament from both major parties spoke in support of…
Parliament Ready to Approve Budget Item to Combat Baha'is
Ayandeh Rouchan news agency is the mouthpiece of orthodoxy and fanaticism in Qom. On Sunday, March 8, 2009, it reported that Iran’s Parliament had finally passed the administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year…
Violations of the Rights of our Baha’i Countrymen
By Hamid Hamidi Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a talk given by Mr. Hamid Hamidi and Iran Press Watch welcomes comments and reactions to this seminal piece. Mr. Hamidi is a much-respected…