Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

GENEVA — April 19, 2009 (BWNS) – The Baha’i International Community joined two human rights organizations in calling on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to address discrimination in his own country when he speaks this week at the conference known as Durban II.

GENEVA (AFP) — Human rights groups on Sunday challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to eliminate severe discrimination in Iran, ahead of his arrival at a UN conference against racism and intolerance in Geneva. A number of references were made to the persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran.

Download high resolution photo A spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary, Ali-Reza Jamshidi, announced on 17 February that the seven Baha’i leaders would have court hearings within a week on charges of espionage,but no specific hearing date was ever announced. They have been charged with spying for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic. [...]

OTTAWA, April 2 (BWNS) – Canada’s House of Commons has unanimously adopted a strongly worded motion condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and calling on the Iranian government to release Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Tehran.