Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith
From the daily archives:
A well-focused debate on human rights in Iran took place in the UK Parliament’s Westminster Hall* yesterday morning.
The 90-minute debate, initiated by Lembit Opik MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Friends of the Baha’is, opened the debate with a call to Iran to avoid a miscarriage of justice when the seven former members of [...]
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Cherie Blair Pictures
Cherie Blair has published an excellent article in today’s Times about the persecution of the Baha’is and other religious minorities in Iran.
Shirin Ebadi defends the Baha’is
Cherie Blair praises the courage of Dr Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and, like Mrs Blair herself, a renowned human rights lawyer for taking on the defence [...]
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