Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

Iran VNC has posted the following story: Jailed Baha’i leaders make first contact with families

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The Jewish Daily Forward has published the following Op-Ep about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran: Then they came for the Bahai

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CNN has posted the following article: Bahais detained in Iran contact families

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Article in local Utah newspaper,  The Davis County Clipper, about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran: Iranian persecution of Baha’is to be subject of talk

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NEW YORK, 19 June 2008 (BWNS) — Seven prominent Baha’is imprisoned in Iran have each been allowed a brief phone call to their families, the Baha’i International Community has learned. Continue Reading »

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(Mona Mahmudnizhad, Zarrin Muqimi-Abyánih, and Ruya Ishraqi)
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. Continue Reading »

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The American Association of University Professors passed a resolution on June 15, 2008, urging the government of Iran to “remove barriers that deny access to higher education on religious or ethnic grounds.” In particular, the AAUP wants to ensure that Iran does not keep members of the Baha’i religious community “out of universities.”

http://chronicle.com/news/article/4676/aaup-weighs-in-on-hot-button-academic-issues

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Iran VNC reported on a statement made on June 14 by a White House spokesperson calling for the release of Baha’i leaders in Iran  White House slams as “shameful” Iran’s human rights

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The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has described the treatment of the Baha’is as a test of human rights in Iran, in a new report.

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The following article appeared in today’s World Briefing section of The New York Times “Iran: Bahai Arrests Confirmed”

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On June 1, 2008, Ms. Souhayr Belhassen, President of FIDH, and Mr. Joe Stork, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch, wrote an open letter to President Ahmadinejad expressing concern over the fate of the seven detained Baha’i leaders.

You can access the letter here

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Canada’s National Post published the following story on May 29, 2008

Ignoring Baha’i plight hypocritical; Iran arrests should be on Canada’s agenda

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The International Commission of Jurists issued a press release on June 2 calling for the immediate release of the Baha’i leaders in Iran.

The press release can be downloaded from the ICJ site here

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The Contra Costa Times, CA, published the following article about a local event to raise awareness about the arrests of Baha’i leaders in Iran “East Bay faithful condemn arrests of Bahais in Iran”

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Abraham H. Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote the following piece for The Cutting Edge: Baha’i arrests show loss of basic religious freedoms and human rights in Iran

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