Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

On Wednesday, April 21, the Chicago Tribune published the following article about journalist Roxana Saberi speaking at Northwestern University in Chicago to promote her new book, “Between Two Worlds.” From the Chicago Tribune… In prison, Saberi shared a cell with two women who were persecuted for their Baha’i beliefs. Saberi said she found the strength [...]

In an interview with Marco Werman on PRI’s The World, journalist Roxana Saberi describes how she used music to pass the time during her 10o-day imprisonment in Tehran. Among this music, which is recorded on her new CD, is a Baha’i piece Saberi sang while imprisoned with two of the seven Baha’i leaders, Fariba Kamalabadi [...]

Baha’i World News Service–Details are emerging from yesterday’s court appearance [on April 12] in Tehran of seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders. The Baha’i International Community has learned that when the prisoners arrived at the court, their families were not allowed to enter, signaling a closed hearing. Inside the courtroom, however, the prisoners saw numerous officials [...]

Baha’i World News Service–The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders were called to court today, April 12, in Tehran for a third session in their trial. The hearing was again closed, and no details are available. “We know that a session did take place, but we do not have any specific information from reliable sources,” said [...]

On Monday, April 12, the Miami Herald published an article about a Baha’i woman in Miami who experienced educational discrimination in Iran for her beliefs. Nadia Riazati, who arrived in the U.S. two years ago and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at Florida International University, shared her story during a public event in Miami [...]

The Baha’i World News Service–The Baha’i International Community has learned that there was a miscommunication as to the date of the trial of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Tehran. A court session believed to have been scheduled for today is set for Monday, 12 April.

A musical compilation created by Roxana Saberi to accompany the release of her new book, “Between Two Worlds,” includes a Baha’i hymn, according to an article published in The Concordian, the campus newspaper at her alma mater. Saberi graduated from Concordia College in 1997, where she returned after her release from Iran to record a [...]

Baha’i World News Service – A third session of the court proceedings against seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders is scheduled for tomorrow, April 10,  in Tehran. It is unknown whether the hearing – scheduled in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court – will be open to families of the defendants and other observers. The first [...]

On Friday, April 9, American journalist Roxana Saberi mentioned the pending trial of two Iranian Baha’i women she met while imprisoned in Tehran, during an interview on CBS News’ Washington Unplugged. Her interview begins about 7 minutes into the following video; she mentions the Baha’is toward the end of her appearance. Watch CBS News Videos [...]

During an interview on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on Thursday, April 8, journalist Roxana Saberi mentioned that two of her cellmates in Tehran’s Evin prison were Baha’is. She explained that these women, Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi and Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, had been in captivity for nearly two years because of their Baha’i beliefs. Listen to the [...]

Today, April 8, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published a commentary by Abbas Djavadi about the trial of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran, which is scheduled to resume this Saturday, April 10. From the article… All seven have been trying to inspire and help the Iranian Baha’i community of some 300,000 people since most of that [...]

On Monday, April 5, journalist and author Roxana Saberi mentioned the Baha’i Faith in a Q&A with Inter Press News about her new book, “Between Two Worlds.” “I tried to describe many aspects of Iranian society, partly through the stories of my cellmates. I described the situation of minority religions (specifically the Baha’i faith) in [...]

On Saturday, April 3, NPR’s Scott Simon interviewed journalist Roxana Saberi about her experience in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. Saberi, who is on tour promoting her new book, “Between Two Worlds,” described meeting two of the seven Baha’i leaders in Evin prison–Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi and Mrs. Mahvash Sabet–and the strength and inspiration they gave her [...]

On Wednesday night, March 31, Roxana Saberi was interviewed on The Daily Show with John Stewart. Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist, was arrested in Iran, taken to Evin prison and held there for 100 days. During her interview, she mentions that some of her prison mates were Baha’is who were charged with the crime of “promoting [...]