Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

Today the Iranian-American journalist who spent 100-days imprisoned in Iran, again mentioned the persecution of the Baha’is of Iran in an op-ed published in The Washington Post on May 13. From the article… If the international community fails to condemn such atrocities, Iran’s regime will continue to trample on the basic rights of individuals, many [...]

On February 16, “Faith Complex,” a program of the Washington Post and Georgetown University, published an interview with  Baha’i author Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing of Washington, D.C. The 11-minute program provides an overview of the past and present persecution of the Baha’i Faith in Iran. You can watch it via the Washington Post.

In an Associated Press article published January 28 in the Washington Post, Iranian prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi reportedly announced that a group of post-election detainees, including an unknown number of Baha’is, would go on trial Saturday, January 30. From the article: He said the trial will demonstrate the role of “leftists, Bahais and those who [...]

The Washington Post Metro Section reported on a service held at the local Washington D.C. Baha’i Center to commemorate the passing of Mr. Dhabihu’llah Mahrami, a Baha’i who died in an Iranian jail of unknown causes. You can read the article here.