Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

Participants in the Capitol Hill reception to honor the seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, entering their fourth year of imprisonment, included: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, State Department’s Kathleen Fitzpatrick, CSI:Miami star Eva LaRue, Grammy winner KC Porter and more – Replay the livestream! WASHINGTON—A reception honoring Iran’s seven imprisoned [...]

Read on the Baha’i World News Service NEW YORK — As seven Baha’i leaders in Iran complete their third year in jail, the Baha’i International Community has confirmed that the two women amongst them have been transferred to another prison. The seven were all members of a national-level ad hoc group that helped attend to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 5, 2011 Contact: Ginous Alford  | O: 202-833-8990 |  M: 202-643-1612 |  USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org **MEDIA ADVISORY** BELIEF BEHIND BARS: Lawmakers, performers to drum up support at Capitol Hill reception for Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders Remarks from special guests: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk U.S. Representative Michael Grimm Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for [...]

Roxana Saberi, the American journalist of Iranian and Japanese descent who was imprisoned in Iran’s Evin prison in 2009, has written an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal calling for the release of two Baha’i women with whom she shared a cell. Saberi recalled the kindness shown to her and other prisonmates by Mahvash Sabet, [...]

Amidst a series of public statements by human rights groups supporting the seven imprisoned members of the former Iranian Baha’i leadership group, Amnesty International USA has rallied its members to send greetings cards to the prisoners for the forthcoming Persian new year.   According to the Baha’i World News Service, the global support continues as Mahvash Sabet – [...]

In a public statement marking International Women’s Day, Amnesty International urges Iranian authorities “to release immediately all women detained arbitrarily in Iran, including political activists, rights defenders and members of religious and ethnic minorities.” The statement decries the unjust imprisonment by the Iranian government of innocent women who simply “wish to see greater respect for [...]

Blogger Reza Aslan weighs in on how each individual can play a part in supporting the spread of human rights at this crucial time in a critical part of the world: As the Iranian regime continues to tighten the noose of oppression around the throats of all its citizens, one group of Iranians is being [...]

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 Saturday, August 28, The Washington Post published an op-ed article by journalist Roxana Saberi advocating for the release of seven Iranian Baha’i prisoners, two of whom she shared a cell with during her 100-day incarceration in Evin prison last year. In the article, Saberi describes how the two Baha’i women, Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash [...]

Baha’i World News Service – The trial of seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned for more than two years in Iran seems to have come to a conclusion after three days of successive court hearings. The seven appeared in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran on the morning of Saturday, 12 June and returned to [...]

Baha’i World News Service— The  seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned for more than two years in Iran are scheduled to make their fourth court appearance on 12 June, according to the latest update provided by the Baha’i International Community. The date coincides with the first anniversary of last year’s contested presidential election in Iran, as well [...]

While in Washington, D.C.,  last week, American journalist Roxana Saberi described meeting two Iranian Baha’is during her 100-day incarceration in Evin prison, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. From the article… At the Northern Virginia Baha’i Center and at a discussion at the National Press Club last week, Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi recounted her 100 [...]

On Monday, May 17, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty published the following article about the two-year anniversary of the arrest of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran. Accompanying the story is a video chronicling a photo campaign initiated by the human rights group United4Iran, advocating for the release and fair trail of the seven Baha’i leaders. From [...]

This Friday, May 14, marks the two-year anniversary of the arrest of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders on a series of false charges stemming from their membership with the minority Baha’i Faith. They are still in prison today. The seven defendants are Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mrs. Mahvash [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]