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International human rights advocates Human Rights Watch have called for an end to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.
In a news release published yesterday, HRW condemns the arrests of Baha’is in January and February this year:
The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members of the Baha’i community, Human Rights Watch said [...]

The Baha’i World News Service has reported that the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran will appear in court for a third time on 11 April.
The seven first appeared in court on 12 January after 20 months’ detention in Tehran’s Evin prison.
Government-sponsored media in Iran have reported that the Baha’i leaders
Government-sponsored news media reported that at [...]

The Baha’i World News Service reports that countries and human rights organisations from around the world have expressed their very strong concerns at the UN’s Human Rights Council about Iran’s human rights record.
All 192 countries that members of the United Nations undergo a regular review of their human rights practices in a process known as [...]

The UK Baha’i community learned on Sunday 7 February that the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders had appeared in court on Sunday in Iran for a second session of their trial.
The session was once again closed, and family members were not permitted in the courtroom, the Baha’i International Community has learned.
The hearing, which lasted just over [...]

The Baha’i International Community has issued a statement condemning the trial of 16 individuals in Iran yesterday as a “violation of all internationally accepted standards of legal due process”.
The statement highlights the lack of proper legal representation for the defendants and the use of unreliable “confessions” in the trial. One of the 16 on trial [...]

Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders that the next session of their trial will be held on 7 February, the UK Baha’i community learned today.
At their first court appearance, held on 12 January in Tehran, the charges were read to the seven, who categorically denied the accusations.
“While we know little [...]

The trial of the seven leaders of the Baha’is in Iran continues to be a subject of debate in the UK parliament, as reported in Hansard.
In a recent session of questions in the House of Lords, the parliament’s upper house, to Baroness Kinnock, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lord Eric Avebury [...]

A report from the Baha’i World News Service indicates that the Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders in Iran that their trial will continue in Tehran on 7 February.
At their first court appearance, held 12 January in Tehran, the charges were read to the seven, who categorically denied the [...]

Earlier today the Baha’i International Community reported that Iran’s decision to begin the trial yesterday of seven Baha’i leaders has triggered a strong international reaction, including a call by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi for their immediate release and ultimate acquittal.
“If justice is to be carried out and an impartial judge should investigate the charges leveled [...]

Baha’is in the UK were disturbed to learn that the trial of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders began today in Iran. Initial reports indicate that the trial is marked by numerous violations of legal due process.
“We understand that no observers were allowed in the court,” said Diane Ala’i, the Baha’i International Community’s representative to the United [...]