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Trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders postponed

by Barney on 17 August 2009

Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’í Leaders postponed
GENEVA – The trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been postponed until 18 October, the Baha’i International Community learned today.
According to Diane Ala’i, the Bahá’í International Community representative to the United Nations in Geneva, following a request for [...]

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Iran human rights resolution passes UN General Assembly

by Barney on 19 December 2008

I was very happy to learn last night that Canada’s resolution condemning Iran’s appalling human rights record was passed in a vote at the UN General Assembly’s plenary session yesterday.
Yes votes totalled 69. There were 54 No votes and 57 Abstentions. Iran tried to prevent a debate and vote by tabling a No Action Motion [...]

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Unbiased article about Baha’i Faith in Egyptian newspaper

by Barney on 1 August 2008

I was happy to read on Bilo’s blog, Bahá’í Faith in Egypt and Iran, that the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, had interviewed representatives of the US Bahá’í Office of External Affairs about the Bahá’í Faith and about the situation of the Bahá’ís in Egypt.
Bilo explains:
The paper reports that it interviewed Ms. Kit Bigelow and Mr. [...]

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