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Archive for the Tag 'Institute for Religion and Public Policy'

Feb18

Grieboski Report Podcast on the trial of Baha’i leaders in Iran

The Grieboski Report aired an interview today between Joseph Grieboski, President of the Institute for Religion and Public Policy and Kit Bigelow, director of external affairs of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the U.S:

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Feb15

Swift international reaction to pending trial of Iranian Baha’is

NEW YORK, February 15, 2009 ( BWNS) -  International reaction to news that Iran may soon put on trial seven Baha’i leaders for espionage and other charges came swiftly last week as governments, parliamentary leaders and human rights organizations expressed strong criticism of any such trial. Many called for the immediate release of the Baha’is.

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Feb12

Institute condemns charges and upcoming trial against Baha’i leaders in Iran

The Institute for Religion and Public Policy has issued the following statement condemning the upcoming trial of Baha’i leaders in Iran. Washington, DC–After Iran arrested all seven national Bahá’í leaders almost a year ago, it is now expected to put them on trial in revolutionary court next week. The charges against the seven, who are [...]

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  • About the Persecution

    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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    Baha'i Faith in the U.S.
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