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May27

Australian Parliament calls for release of Iran’s seven imprisoned Bahá’í leaders

On May 25, 2009 the Australian House of Representatives expressed “serious concern” that the detained Baha’is have had no access to legal representation and have not been subject to due legal process. Click here to access the full transcript.

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Mar24

Khatami asked about Iran’s treatment of Baha’is during visit to Australia

The former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami addressed an audience in Canberra, Australia on March 24. As he turned to the audience for questions, he was asked about Iran’s treatment of the Baha’is. The Brisbane Times posted the two following articles from the event: No answers yet, but talk is solution in Middle East: Khatami Israel, [...]

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Feb18

Australian government expresses deep concern for Baha’i leaders

The Australian government has stated its concern for the Baha’i leaders in Iran: An Austrailian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said that the lack of due legal process ”makes it hard to believe there is any basis to the charges or that they will receive a fair trial.” The Canberra Times posted an [...]

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    Some 300,000 Baha’is live throughout Iran, making the Baha’i Faith the country’s largest minority religion. The persecution of Baha'is in Iran has been taking place since the religion began there in the mid-nineteenth century. More than 200 Baha’is were killed in Iran between 1978 and 1998, the majority by execution, and thousands more were imprisoned.More
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