Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

On September 24, the Arlington Human Rights Commission in Massachusetts published a statement of support for seven Iranian Baha’i leaders, calling their upcoming trial, which is expected to take place on October 18, a “violation of due process.” The Baha’i International Community has called for the human rights of all the people of Iran to [...]

Award-winning Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo advocated for Baha’i rights and religious freedom in Iran in this video address, which debuted at a public event held on Sept. 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Also available at Iranian.com

The upcoming trial of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders was mentioned in an editorial published by Voice of America on Sept. 21, 2009, and excerpted below. Another group facing unjust charges are the 7 leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran. The 5 men and 2 women were arrested in the [...]

On September 16, CNN International published the following commentary by Dr. Hamid Dabashi, a professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University in New York, calling on American Muslims to “raise their voice against the abuse of non-Muslim minorities in Iran and the rest of the Muslim world.” In a world now defined [...]

In an article published Sept. 10, 2009, Julia Duin of The Washington Times mentioned seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders in an article about two Christian women who are also being detained for their religious beliefs in Tehran’s Evin prison. From the article: These women aren’t the only religious minority to suffer the wrath of Iran’s mullahs. [...]

On September 1, America Abroad Media published a new program about international religious freedom called “The First Freedom: Promoting International Religious Liberty.” The 51-minute radio program includes the experience of an Iranian Baha’i near the beginning of the first segment.