Iran

Nobel laureates call for release of Iranian Baha’i prisoners

shane — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:15:39 -0500

Six Nobel Peace Prize laureates have issued a statement calling on the Iranian government to immediately free seven prominent Iranian Baha’is imprisoned in Tehran.

Remembering a day of tragedy, a day of courage

shane — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:34:24 -0500

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the day 10 Bahá'í women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, for teaching religious classes to Bahá'í youth -- the equivalent of being Sunday School teachers in the West.

Baha'i International Community rejects Iranian allegations on recent arrests

glen — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:32:07 -0500

The Bahá’í International Community has rejected the Iranian government’s allegations that six Bahá’ís were arrested last week “for security reasons and not for their faith.”

Iran confirms six Baha'i faithful arrested

shane — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:37:03 -0500

The Agence France-Presse reported today that Iran confirmed that it has arrested members of the Bahai religious community, whose faith is banned in the Islamic republic, for acting against the national interest.

U.S. Department of State strongly condemns the arrests of Baha'i leaders in Iran

shane — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:32:17 -0500

The U.S. Department of State has issued the following statement about the recent arrests:

USCIRF Calls for Strong International Condemnation of Arrest of Baha’i Leaders

shane — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:29:36 -0500

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom today called for strong international condemnation of the arrest of Baha’i leaders in Iran.

Baha'i leaders arrested in Iran

shane — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:08:38 -0500

On May 14, Iranian intelligence officials arrested six Baha’i leaders and took them to the notorious Evin prison. The imprisonments are ominously similar to episodes in the 1980s when scores of Iranian Baha’i leaders were summarily rounded up and subsequently executed.

House resolution introduced condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran

glen — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:33:51 -0600

On February 28, 2008, U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (IL - 10th district) introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.

Iran sentences Baha’is for teaching children

glen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:07:31 -0600

The Agence France-Presse reported today that Iran's judiciary has announced sentences for 54 members of the Baha'i Faith who were arrested in May 2006 in Shiraz while taking part in a project to educate underprivileged children.

Amnesty International, US State Department call for release of Baha'i prisoners in Iran

glen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:28:12 -0600

GENEVA, 29 January 2008 (BWNS)--In the wake of a US State Department call for Iran to release Baha'i prisoners, Amnesty International has issued an "urgent action" appeal on their behalf.