Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

In an article published in The Washington Post on June 11, 2009, journalist Roxana Saberi describes meeting Baha’is in Tehran’s Evin Prison. From the article, “I also got to know two Baha’i female leaders, who along with five male colleagues have been detained for more than a year without trial. While peacefully pursuing the religious [...]

NEW YORK,  May 12, 2009 (BWNS) – The seven Baha’i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran are facing the anniversary of their arrest this Thursday, along with new and extremely grave accusations, after spending a year in jail without formal charges or access to their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.

OTTAWA, April 2 (BWNS) – Canada’s House of Commons has unanimously adopted a strongly worded motion condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and calling on the Iranian government to release Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Tehran.

The UK’s Channel 4 News interviewed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi on February 18, about the harassment she suffers in Iran partly because of her defense of the seven Baha’i leaders currently in jail and facing trial in Tehran.

The Washington Post published an article titled “Iran Accuses 7 Leaders of the Baha’i Faith of Espionage” through Thomas Erdbrink, a correspondent in Tehran.

GENEVA, February 18, 2009 (BWNS) – The European Union yesterday issued a statement expressing its “deep concern” over Iran’s plans to bring seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders to trial for espionage and other charges soon. The Baha’i International Community has called for their immediate release, maintaining their innocence and characterizing the regime’s claims as an “escalation [...]

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.

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — A group of Iranian intellectuals released a public apology this week for what they say is a long history of the country’s mistreatment of members of the Baha’i faith.

GENEVA, 30 January (BWNS) – The destruction earlier this month of a cemetery in Iran used for the mass burial of hundreds killed in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution in 1979 is an outrageous violation of human dignity, the Baha’i International Community said today. At least 15 Baha’is were among those buried at the [...]

CNN.com posted an article titled “Iranian media report Baha’i missionary arrests”. The article also includes a report on the arrest of six other Baha’is in Tehran earlier this week, and the adoption of a resolution yesterday by the European Parliament on human rights in Iran which makes a number of references to the persecution of [...]