Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith
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The EU Presidency has issued a welcome and strong statement of concern about the situation of the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran.
The EU expresses its deep concern at the grave charges raised against seven Baha’i leaders in Iran. They have been detained by the Iranian authorities for eight months without charge, during which time they [...]
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I’m glad to report that the EU Presidency issued an unequivocal statement on Friday calling for the immediate release of Bahá’í and Christian Prisoners in Iran.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the situation of people belonging to religious minorities in Iran
The European Union is very concerned at the deterioration [...]
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Not for the first time (see here, here and here), Slovenia (on behalf of the EU and other States), France, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland all criticized Iran for major human rights violations last Friday (6 May) at the 8th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. The Bahá’í International Community also condemned [...]
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The European Union has issued a strong statement (through the EU’s Slovenian Presidency) condemning the action of the Iranian government in arresting six members of the Iranian Bahá’í coordinating committee and calling for their release:
21.05.2008
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on Baha’i arrests
The European Union is deeply concerned by reports that [...]
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Slovenia, as the EU Presidency, has issued the following statement on behalf of the EU and a number of other countries, expressing grave concern at the draft penal code that the Iranian parliament is currently considering.
25.02.2008
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU concerning the consideration of a draft Penal code in Iran
The European [...]
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I was very pleased to receive an email notification this morning of this reply by the excellent Dr Kim Howells MP, the UK Foreign Office’s Middle East minister, to a Parliamentary Question by the equally excellent Norman Baker MP about the situation of the Baha’is in Iran. Norman asked his question following a briefing by [...]
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Yazd, Iran, originally uploaded by KiaPix
The EU Presidency (Slovenia) has made a Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the deteriorating situation of the religious minority Baha’i in Iran:
The EU expresses its serious concern at the worsening situation of ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, in particular to the plight of the Baha’i. According [...]
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