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News- Iranian Baha'is face "widespread and entrenched" discrimination says UN Committee
- Four top UN human rights experts call for immediate release of seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders
- "Five Years Too Many" campaign gathers momentum
- Baha'is face particularly severe violations amid deteriorating religious freedom in Iran, says US
- "Five Years Too Many" campaign begins
- Eleventh International Baha'i Convention: A global community reflects
- New film explores community-building throughout the world
- Universal House of Justice elected
- Baha'is elect Universal House of Justice
- Delegates arrive for International Baha'i Convention
Category Archives: Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
Speaking up for the Baha’is of Iran: April 12th, 2010
This blog has been following the situation of the unjustly imprisoned Baha’is in Iran for the past year. Latest news from Iranian government is that the trial of the 7 Baha’i leaders will be on Monday, April 12th, 2010. The … Continue reading
Posted in human rights, Media, Pasadena, Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, Religion, Yaran
Tagged Baha'i, Bernard Melekian, Congressman, human rights, Iran, Judge Dorothy Nelson, Mayor Bill Bogaard, Pasadena, religious repression, Western Justice Center, Yaran
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Dear Pasadena: please support the Baha’is of Iran on Wednesday, August, 12th 2009
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’re writing you because seven of our dearly loved Baha’i brothers and sisters in Iran are in grave danger, and possibly face execution. They have been held in Tehran’s Evin prison for over a year with … Continue reading
Dear Newsweek magazine: Everything You Think You Know about Iran is Incomplete
On the cover of the latest issue of Newsweek magazine, I was faced with a sullen Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the provocative title, “Everything You Think You Know About Iran is Wrong.” Excited to think that I might discover something new … Continue reading
Freed journalist Roxana Saberi mentions meeting Baha’is while in Evin Prison, Tehran
From our friend, On the Chopping Blog: Part 1: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTez5dQSuRs] Part 2: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBi6n66F9tg]
Posted in human rights, Media, Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran
Tagged Baha'i, Evin prison, false imprisonment, human rights, Iran, journalist, Roxana Saberi, Tehran
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Journalist Roxana Saberi may be free today, but the 7 Iranian Baha’i leaders are still in jail
[Update: 05/14/09 - CNN Story today] Although this blog is happy that journalist Roxana Saberi has been freed, it has some sobering news to remind you: Today, May 14th, marks the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders in … Continue reading
Posted in human rights, Media, Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, Yaran
Tagged Baha'i, CNN, H. Res 175, human rights, International Community, Iran, multimedia, Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, religious discrimination, religious repression, repression, Roxana Saberi, S. Res.71, video, Yaran
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NY Times, Roger Cohen, and the Baha’is
In about 9 articles this year, Roger Cohen of the NY Times has been writing about modern Iranian society. Strangely, except for a brief mention in one article, he does not discuss the Baha’i situation in Iran. Why the snub? … Continue reading
Speaking up for the Baha’is at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles
Thanks to a reader in Israel, I found out that Roger Cohen, author of the article “Iran, the Jews, and Germany” mentioned in a previous blog posting, would be in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 12th at Sinai Temple for … Continue reading
Timeline of Baha’i Persecution in Iran
The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights, a group of Muslim interfaith activists, created this multimedia timeline to promote human rights and religious freedom and respect within the Arab and Muslim world. It is very meticulous, listing every infraction from the … Continue reading
