Editor’s note: The story of these seven Baha’is has been in the news ever since their arrest in May 2008 and closely followed by many Baha’is and humanitarian organizations around the world. The last scheduled…
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Interview with human rights lawyer Soltani
Editor’s Note: Abdolfattah Soltani is a well-known Iranian human rights lawyer, and spokesman for the Defenders of Human Rights Center, which was co-founded by the Nobel Peace-Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi. He has twice been incarcerated in…
Due process ignored as trial date is set for Iranian Baha'i prisoners
GENEVA — In yet another example of the denial to Baha’is in Iran of their rights to justice, including due process, judicial officials have reportedly set next Tuesday as the trial date for seven imprisoned…
Trial of Iranian Baha’i Leaders: A No Win Situation for the Islamic Republic
By Bijan Masumian The news coming out of Iran indicates that at some time in the future, the Islamic Republic government intends to put the seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community on trial. The…
New Old Picture of the Seven Baha'i Leaders
The seven members of the now-dissolved informal coordinating network of the Baha’is in Iran, the Yaran. This picture was taken before their imprisonment in March/May 2008. One can only imagine their state after a year…
Iran’s Prosecutor-General: Imprisoned Baha’i Leaders Accepted the Charges
Editor’s Note: Earlier today, Iran’s Prosecutor-General declared that the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders have confessed to the charges brought against them. This blatant lie and utter misrepresentation is the latest in what is fast becoming…
End the Persecution of Baha’is
[On Thursday 29 May 2008 the organization United Republicans of Iran demanded the immediate release of the Baha’i leaders incarcerated in March and May of that year, http://www.iranrepublic.org/, and their proclamation is shared below for…
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