Sep15
Washington Times: Jailed Iranians Stand By God
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. Seven long-suffering Baha’is have been in Evin prison since spring 2008 on charges of “espionage for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic republic.” Their trial has been set for Oct. 18. No official charges have been filed nor have the Baha’is been given access to their lawyer, much less freed on bail.
What alarms Baha’is worldwide is that 25 years ago, members of Iran’s national-level Baha’i leadership were rounded up in a similar manner, and executed. Since 1978, 219 Baha’is have died or are missing.
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