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	<title>Persecution of Bahá&#039;ís in Iran &#187; NEWS</title>
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		<title>NEW VIDEO released in Angels of Iran documentary series: &#8220;Faith and Sacrifice: The Baha&#8217;is in Iran&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2012/01/24/new-video-released-in-angels-of-iran-documentary-series-faith-and-sacrifice-the-bahais-in-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fariba Kamalabadi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraj Kamalabadi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amnesty International, United4Iran, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Education Under Fire, The Boroumand Foundation, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, the Baha’i national communities of the United States and Canada, and other organizations will be encouraging their supporters to spread these new Angels of Iran videos far and wide through social media.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Angels of Iran&#8221; video series released by coalition of organizations supporting human rights in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Education Under Fire initiative will release seven new "Angels of Iran" videos -- short films of Iranian citizens' personal stories of courage and resilience in the face of torture, imprisonment and execution under the Islamic Republic of Iran. Beginning Jan. 17, the videos will be released weekly.]]></description>
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		<title>Baha&#8217;is mourn passing of two pivotal human rights supporters</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2012/01/10/bahais-mourn-passing-of-two-pivotal-human-rights-supporters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdelfattah Amor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baha'i International Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reynaldo Galindo Pohl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UN Commission on Human Rights' Special Representative on Iran]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The human rights world lost two of its staunch defenders this month. Abdelfattah Amor, a noted human rights lawyer and Tunisian jurist, and Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, a prominent diplomat and professor of law from El Salvador, played key roles in exposing the harsh treatment and unjust policies of the Iranian government toward the Baha'is in Iran.

The Baha'i International Community released public statements expressing its condolences over their passing and extolling their contributions to the United Nations in their respective capacities as UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief (1993 to 2004) and UN Commission on Human Rights' Special Representative on Iran (1987 to 1994.)]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Medical School Deans Champion Education Rights for Baha&#8217;is on Iran&#8217;s Student Day</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/12/07/u-s-medical-school-deans-champion-education-rights-for-bahais-on-irans-student-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[DENIAL OF EDUCATION]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Philip Pizzo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farhad Sedghi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamran Mortezaie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Badavam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nooshin Khadem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ramin Zibaie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riaz Sobhani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students Day in Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vahid Mahmoudi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an open letter addressed to Iran’s representative to the UN, Mohammad Khazaee, 48 medical school deans and senior vice-presidents, who “believe that education is an inherent human right,” called for the release of educators associated with the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), which was set up to provide university-level studies for young Baha’is denied their right to education.]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: U.S. leaders, artists and activists defend Iran&#8217;s seven imprisoned Baha&#8217;i leaders</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/21/video-yaran-iran-bahai-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/21/video-yaran-iran-bahai-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eva LaRue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraj Kamalabadi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathleen Fitzpatrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kenneth E. Bowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Grimm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the U.S.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seven Baha'i leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Representative from New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yaran]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Video: On May 12, 2011, Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois hosted a reception to raise awareness about the seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran. Actress Eva LaRue is among the notable figures offering their support. Also featured are U.S. Representative from New York, Michael Grimm; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Kathleen Fitzpatrick; Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the U.S. Kenneth E. Bowers; and brother of one of the imprisoned leaders, Iraj Kamalabadi.]]></description>
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		<title>UN strongly condemns Iran&#8217;s human rights violations; European Parliament joins global outcry</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/21/un-resolution-iran-human-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/21/un-resolution-iran-human-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baha'i World News Service]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN General Assembly Third Committee today voted in favor of a resolution that condemned Iran for its “serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations.” The resolution – which is expected to be confirmed by the full Assembly in December – also requests that the UN Secretary General issue a report on human rights in Iran again next year.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Bar Association hosts panel discussion on minorities in the Middle East</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/17/nyc-bar-association-hosts-panel-discussion-on-minorities-in-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/17/nyc-bar-association-hosts-panel-discussion-on-minorities-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Vance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bahais in iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Law and Religion at St. John's University School of Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives of Coptic, Kurdish, Baha’i and Jewish communities discussed the plight of religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East, during a panel hosted by the New York City Bar Association on Nov. 8 at their Manhattan headquarters.]]></description>
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		<title>Council on Foreign Relations hosts conference call on &#8220;Iranian Crackdown: The Regime Against Baha&#8217;is&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/10/council-on-foreign-relations-hosts-conference-call-on-iranian-crackdown-the-regime-against-bahais/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/11/10/council-on-foreign-relations-hosts-conference-call-on-iranian-crackdown-the-regime-against-bahais/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elliot Abrams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle Eastern Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pressure Points]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Series]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States Commission on International Religious Freedom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to the recorded session: http://www.cfr.org/iran/iranian-crackdown-regime-against-baha/p26439 ]]></description>
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