Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith
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Yesterday we found out that the seven pictured above, the former ad hoc coordinating group for the Baha’is in Iran, had gone on trial. They’d been held without formal charge in Evin Prison in Tehran since Spring 2008. Iranian government-sponsored media repeated the charges against the Baha’is:
espionage,
“propaganda activities against the Islamic order,”
the establishment of an [...]
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes 11th Resolution Condemning the Persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran
04:43 pm on Oct 22nd 2009 OEA
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 407-2, a resolution condemning the government of Iran for “state-sponsored persecution of its Bahá’í minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human [...]
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Speaking at the UN General Assembly during the past week, Iran’s President Ahmadinejad professed concern for justice, freedom and human rights. He claimed that Iran is “one big and unified family” with full legal rights for religious minorities.
How interesting that Mr Ahmadinejad should decide that it was time to try to sweet-talk world leaders with [...]
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PolicyWatch #1580
Quds Day in Iran: Velvet Revolution Trumps Nuclear Negotiations
By Mehdi Khalaji and Patrick Clawson
September 17, 2009
While the United States is concentrating on the G-20 summit and the October 1 meeting with the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Iranian attention has been focused on the potentially destabilizing protests planned for September [...]
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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 Bahais face espionage trial
It is not clear how long the trial of the seven Bahais will last
Seven members of the Bahai faith in Iran are to go on trial on Tuesday on charges of spying for Israel and of “insulting sanctities”.
Six of the Bahais were arrested in May, 2008. The other one was arrested [...]
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http://www.amnesty.org/
Amnesty International have just issued an Urgent Action Appeal on behalf of the seven members of the Iranian Baha’i community’s former coordinating group, known as the Yárán or the Friends.
MEMBERS OF BAHA’I FAITH FACE UNFAIR TRIAL Seven members of Iran’s Baha’i religious community may face the death penalty at a trial that could begin around [...]
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12 August 2009
GENEVA — In yet another example of the denial to Baha’is in Iran of their rights to justice, including due process, judicial officials have reportedly set next Tuesday as the trial date for seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders – despite the fact that the lead lawyers registered with the court to represent them are [...]
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The Making of an Iran Policy
THE JPEG REVOLUTION Images of the June uprisings in Iran, captured by amateur photographers. The protests unsettled not only the hard-liners in Tehran but also the Obama administration, which has to make policy for a situation that changes as frequently as a Twitter feed.
By ROGER COHEN
Published: July 30, 2009
The silent [...]
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The Last Word: Unspeakable Cruelty
Author:Jeremy Jones28/07/2009
Jeremy Jones
When speaking with a leader of the Baha’i community in Australia recently, our conversation inevitably turned to events in Iran.
In May 2008, seven leaders of this community were seized from their families, imprisoned and faced allegations of grave seriousness.
For 15 months, there have been regular indications that trials [...]
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