Source: www.kirk.senate.gov Thursday, Mar 12, 2015 By Senator Mark Mirk Today marks the seventh anniversary of Baha’i leader Mahvash Sabet’s wrongful imprisonment in Iran solely because of her faith. Mahvash, a wife and mother of two,…
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Alberto Manguel writes an open letter to the poet, imprisoned in Iran for her defence of the Bahá’i Faith
Day of the Imprisoned Writer: Mahvash Sabet Source: www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/10/day-of-the-imprisoned-writer-mahvash-sabet-alberto-manguel Alberto Manguel writes an open letter to the poet, imprisoned in Iran for her defence of the Bahá’i Faith News: Leading authors mount international protest to defend…
Opinion: Iran should stand trial for persecution of Baha’i
Source: montrealgazette.com/news/world/opinion-iran-should-stand-trial-for-persecution-of-bahai More from Irwin Cotler and Renée Maria Tremblay, Special to Montreal Gazette Published on: October 30, 2014Last Updated: October 30, 2014 3:44 PM EDT In Geneva on Friday, Oct. 31, the United Nations Human Rights Council is…
A Doctor Remembers His Days in Prison With Iran’s Unjustly Persecuted Baha’is
[globalvoicesonline.org] This guest post was written by Dr. Kamiar Alaei to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment of the “Yaran”, seven leaders from the Baha’i, a persecuted minority in Iran. The Yaran – five men and two women – are serving 20…
LOVED AMONG PRISONERS
[treasuresofwonderment.com] by Mary Victoria The poet in prison. Some of her work has recently been smuggled out of Rajei Shahr. One poem reads: We did not realize what our silent smiles could do. And so in…
Senator Mark Kirk: U.S. Must Condemn Persecution in Iran
[dailyherald.com] Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, is the breathtakingly beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, one of only seven temples of its type in the world. The temple, which was dedicated May…
Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is
[human rights watch] Iran: Mounting Pressure on Baha’is Facing Prison, Cemetery Destruction MAY 20, 2014 (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should ensure that prison sentences against 20 Baha’is unlawfully convicted of national security crimes are overturned.…
Iran’s Bahá’í Leaders Mark Six Years in Jail, Imprisoned for Their Religion
by Ramin Ahmadi theguardian.com, Monday 19 May 2014 07.13 EDT The fate of the Baha’i minority is not theirs alone, they represent all Iranians who do not conform in one way or another, says Ramin…
Iran’s Forgotten Prisoners of Conscience
By ROBERT P. GEORGE AND KATRINA LANTOS SWETT May 19, 2014 1:26 p.m. ET As Iran approaches the anniversary of Hasan Rouhani’s presidential victory, the Islamic Republic’s human-rights record, particularly its treatment of religious minorities,…
Anniversary of the Arrest of Baha’i Leaders Attended by Civil Rights Activists
Published on Wednesday, May 14 , 2014 In May 2009 six of the former Baha’i community leaders (Yaran, or “Friends” of Iran) ˗ Fariba Kamal Abadi, Jamaluddin Khanjani, Afif Naimi , Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakoli…
Irwin Cotler: Criminalizing the Baha’i Faith
Irwin Cotler, National Post | May 16, 2014 More from National Post AP Photo/Vahid SalemiDuring his 2013 election campaign, Rouhani explicitly promised to ensure “equality for all citizens without discrimination based on race, gender, or religion.”…
Human Rights Champions in Iran Commemorate Sixth Anniversary of Imprisonment of Baha’i Leaders
15 May 2014 GENEVA — In an unprecedented show of solidarity, influential Iranian personalities, human rights activists, journalists, and a prominent religious leader gathered this week in Tehran to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the imprisonment…
Ambassador Bennett Marks Sixth Anniversary of Wrongful Detention of Bahá’í Leaders in Iran
May 14, 2014 – Andrew Bennett, Canada’s Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: “A year after President Hassan Rouhani’s electoral campaign promises of equal rights for all Iranians, regardless of ethnicity and…
Seven Imprisoned Baha’is Say No to Religious Discrimination
Since early 2008, seven innocent Bahá’í leaders, known as the Yárán, have been imprisoned in Iran under extremely harsh conditions. Their so-called crime is nothing more than serving the spiritual and social needs…
On 6th Anniversary, Australians Call for Release of Relatives
SYDNEY, 14 MAY 2014 Australian relatives of Baha’i leaders jailed in Iran for their religious beliefs are once again calling for their immediate release. On the sixth anniversary of the jailing of the seven leaders, family…
The Universal House of Justice Applauds Efforts to Promote Coexistence
14 May 2014 HAIFA, Israel — In a letter issued yesterday, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, the Universal House of Justice has spoken of…
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