Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

The Center for the Defenders of Human Rights led by Shirin Ebadi, Nobel winner, issued a report about the Iranian government’s crackdown on students activists.  The group also expressed concern about the Baha’i community in Iran.

The Daily Utah Chronicle published an article, “From Iran to Utah: The Passion for Study Burns”, about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, and the denial of education to Baha’i students.  They interviewed an Iranian Baha’i student who is now a sophomore at the University of Utah.

NEW YORK, 20 November 2007 (BWNS) — A committee of the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution today expressing “deep concern” about “ongoing systematic violations of human rights” in Iran.

Herb Denenberg of The Bulletin, Philadelphia’s Family Newspaper, has written an article about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. You can access the article here.

The November 2007 edition of the Weekly Standard has published an article by Paul Marshall, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, entitled “Murder with Impunity: Iran targets the Baha’is – again.”