Exactly one year ago, on the 14th of May, 2008, seven innocent members of the Baha’i Faith were arrested in Iran. Many people around the world spent months wondering why they were imprisoned and possibly tortured. The government had given them no fair trial, and launched no public statements with solid evidence of any “crime.” [...]

Responding to the public outcry from western nations against Iran for the plight of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders, Iran’s Prosecutor-General stated that these individuals have “accepted the charges”. This comic strip speculates on how such a confession might have come about! It should be noted previous “trials” of detained Baha’is consisted of a series of [...]

The usual accusations Iranian officials have made against Baha’is (supporting Zionism and insulting religious sanctities) are ridiculous in themselves. But some of the accusations leveled against Baha’is cross over into the realm of bizarreness: One of the accusations made against the NSA members in 1981 was “Sending or receiving reports containing code words such as [...]

Iran Press Watch has reported that the trial of the 7 Baha’i leaders has been postponed for 2 weeks, and that they were allowed to visit their families.

During a prayer gathering in Toronto for the arrested Baha’i leaders, Naem Tavakkoli, whose father Behrouz is amongst the 7 awaiting trial, gave a moving presentation about his father. Iran Press Watch has provided the text of his speech, quoted below. I would like to share a few words about my personal experiences and feelings [...]

Via The Huntsville Times In Shiraz, Iran, the City of Roses, Ruhi Hiebert remembers Saeid Razaie as a teenager laughing and smiling and playing his guitar. She remembers Afif Naimie, a little older and a little more serious, carefully teaching children Arabic. This week, those memories will be going through her mind as she says [...]

The following article was written by Nazil Ghanea, and appeared in the Guardian’s “Comment is Free”: Fariba is a 46-year-old psychologist and a mother of three. She graduated from high school with honours but was barred from attending university because of her religious beliefs. Her youngest daughter is 14. I know her through her son, [...]