Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

The Baha’i World News Service has reported that Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders were transferred on Saturday, February 12, 2011 to more brutal sections of the notorious Gohardasht Prison complex, raising concerns, in the case of two Baha’i women, Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet, that it may have been orchestrated as a means of creating [...]

On Tuesday, February 8, The Huffington Post published an opinion article about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran by Anthony Vance, Director of External Affairs for the Baha’is of the United States. It describes the recent burning of Baha’i-owned businesses, whose owners were accused of befriending Muslims in their community, as well as a series [...]