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Iran arrests Bahais for 'online university'

2011-05-23T06:30:26Z

Iran has arrested a "number" of Bahais for running an "online Bahai university" aimed at propagating their faith, the government-run Iran newspaper reported on Monday.

"The security forces were able to arrest those responsible for running the online Bahai university, the so-called BIHE, and dismantling the network," the report said without elaborating when and how many people were arrested.

According to the Bahai

"A number of Bahais who were promoting their programmes under the guise of kindergartens in Bam, Kerman and Tehran were arrested by intelligence agents after nine months of intelligence work," prosecutor Mohammad Reza S...

Families fear for Bahais jailed in Iran

2011-02-09T17:30:44Z

Prison conditions are worsening for seven leaders of Iran's Bahai community who are staying in cramped cells with poor sanitation alongside common criminals, US-based relatives said Wednesday.

Iran drew international condemnation in 2008 for arresting leaders of the Bahai faith, which has no clergy. The religion was founded in Iran in 19th century and is anathema to the nation's Islamic clerical regime.

Relatives said the seven Bahai we...

Canada demands Iran release Bahai leaders

2010-12-17T17:30:39Z

Canada's top diplomat on Friday renewed his condemnation of Tehran over the imprisonment of seven Bahai leaders and called for their immediate release.

"I note with regret the reports that Iranian authorities are continuing the imprisonment of the seven Bahai community leaders whose 10-year sentence was announced in September 2010," Foreign Minister Egypt on Saturday angrily dismissed complaints from the United States concerning religious freedom in its key Middle East ally, saying that Washington has no right to hand down judgments.

"The report is rejected on principle because it has been issued by a party which h...

The Hanging Gardens in Haifa, Israel

2010-11-29T15:57:30Z

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Baha'i Faith and what it means to me

2010-11-04T14:36:13Z

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Does the Baha'i faith reveal humanity's true destiny

2010-11-04T14:36:12Z

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Overview of the Baha'i Faith

2010-11-04T14:36:13Z

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bahais of iran

2010-11-03T00:14:41Z

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Comparative Religion-Many Paths One Goal

2010-11-03T00:35:30Z

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Iran sentences Ebadi's former aide to jail

2010-09-30T07:15:52Z

Iran has sentenced a former aide to Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi to two years in jail, an opposition website reported on Thursday.

"Jinous Sobhani, a Bahai citizen and former secretary of the Human Rights Defenders Centre (Ebadi's group) was sentenced to two years in prison," Rahesabz.net reported.

The report did not specify the charges but sai...

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2010-09-25T04:00:39Z

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Iran 'halves jail terms' for seven Bahai followers

2010-09-21T12:20:55Z

Iran has cut jail terms imposed on seven leading members of the country's Bahai religious minority from 20 to 10 years, French members of the faith said on Saturday.

The seven, including two women, were arrested in May 2008 and put on trial in January this year on charges including spying for foreigners, spreading corruption, undermining Islam and cooperating with Israel.

They wer...

Gelatology, the Study of Laughter

2010-09-21T12:36:09Z

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Hotels in Delhi- Your host in The City

2010-10-06T06:41:45Z

The city of Delhi is gateway of India tours. With a glorious history and dazzling past the city has everything to charm the tourist on tours to India. The city has seen rise and fall of many an umpires and its remnants can still be found in the ruins of Delhi. This one of the major cities of Asia has everything to be a world class city. And hotels in Delhi are not far behind as they are of great standards to accommodate the guests visiting this city. The city with a great history and cultural...

Baha'i Temple (Lotus Temple), a modern architectural wonder

2010-10-14T12:08:27Z

The famed Baha'i Temple in Delhi, a modern architectural marvel is often referred to as the Lotus Temple due to its distinctive shape. It is a traditional place of worship of the Baha'i faith. Since its completion in 1986 it has consolidated its position as one of the most popular tourist attractions of the Indian capital.

Like all Baha'i places of worship, the Lotus Temple features several characteristic design elements, some of which are denoted by the Baha'i scriptures. The...

What is Baha'i?

2010-11-05T09:56:40Z

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Canada denounces sentencing of Bahai leaders in Iran

2010-08-10T11:15:14Z

Canada called on Iran Tuesday to release on bail seven Bahai leaders sentenced to 20 years in prison on espionage and other charges, condemning the persecution of the Bahai community in Iran as "intolerable and deeply troubling."

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Canada was "deeply disturbed" by the reports that the seven were sentenc...

Baha'i Leaders Sentenced to 20 Years in Iran

2010-09-11T00:19:00Z

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Seven Baha'is get 20-year terms in Iran: spokesmen

2010-08-09T09:16:04Z

LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian court has sentenced seven leaders of the Bahai faith to 20 years in prison after charging them with espionage and engaging in propaganda against Islam, two Bahai activists said Monday.

Iranian media reported in January this year that the seven arrested in 2008 had gone on trial on charges of spying and collaborating with Israel, an enemy of the...

Iran slaps 20-year jail terms on seven Bahai

2010-08-09T08:15:30Z

Iran has sentenced seven leading members of its Bahai religious minority to 20-year jail terms, French and US members of the faith told AFP on Monday.

The United States and the European Union had criticised Iran's detention of the Bahai members, and their reported jailing will revive calls for United States denounced Iran on Friday over its detention of seven leaders of the Bahai religious minority who have been held for two years.

The United States "is deeply concerned about the ongoing persecution" of both Bahais and other religious minorities in Iran, State Department spokesman United States is "increasingly concerned" over the persecution of the Bahai and other religious minorities in Iran, a State Department spokesman said Friday.

"The United States is increasingly concerned about the Iran's ongoing persecution of Bahais and other religious minority communities," spokesman <...

U.S. criticizes Iran for religious persecution

2010-03-12T20:45:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States voiced growing concern on Friday about Iran's "ongoing persecution" of religious minorities, including Baha'is, and called on Tehran to protect human rights at home.

State Department spokesman Mother's letter to Iran supreme leader: son of opposition figure harshly beaten inside mosque

The wife of one of Iran's opposition leaders accused the nation's supreme leader Sunday of allowing violence and abuses to crush opposition supporters, including the alleged beating of her son during last week's protests.

Fatameh Karroubi claimed her son Ali was savagely attacked inside a mosque by hard-line militiamen amid a ...

Iran detains 5 more Baha'i

2010-07-21T13:42:19Z

Report: Iran detains 5 more members of Baha'i minority

Iranian authorities detained five more members of the Baha'i minority, a hardline newspaper reported on Sunday.

The daily Javan newspaper, which has ties to the elite Revolutionary Guards, reported that the five included Niki Khanjani, who is the daughter of Jamaloddin Khanjani, one of seven Baha...

Iran to try 16 people soon over December unrest: report

2010-04-16T07:37:34Z

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon put on trial 16 people arrested in connection with anti-government protests that turned violent last month, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.

Fars did not identify the defendants but said one was accused of "moharebeh...

Iran court opens trial of 7 Baha'is on spy charges

2010-09-15T14:16:20Z

7 Baha'i followers go on trial in Iran on charges of spying, endangering national security

Seven members of Iran's Baha'i minority went on trial on Tuesday on charges of spying and acting against the country's national security, state media reported.

According to state TV Web site, the charges against them also include cooperating with archenemy Israel, gathering classified d...

US 'strongly condemns' Iran spy trial of Bahais

2010-04-16T07:42:53Z

The United States decried on Monday Iran's decision to try seven members of the banned Bahai religion on charges of spying for arch-foe Israel.

"The United States strongly condemns the Iranian government's decision to commence the espionage trial against seven leaders of the Iranian Bahai community," Iran on Tuesday put on trial seven members of the banned Bahai religion on charges of "spying for foreigners" and cooperating with Israel, the ISNA news agency reported.

"The first hearing for seven leaders of the illegal group of Bahais who were arrested in May 2008 was held today in the presence of their lawyers in Tehran revolutionary court," ISNA said....

Bahais held over protests to face trial: Iran

2010-06-25T19:00:38Z

Iran said on Saturday members of the outlawed Bahai group arrested in connection with anti-government protests would soon face trial, as a spokeswoman for the group rejected charges they had weapons in their homes.

"The Bahais' trial will be this week in a revolutionary court in Tehran," Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted by the Iran said on Saturday members of the outlawed Bahai group arrested in connection with anti-government protests would soon face trial, as a spokeswoman for the group rejected charges they had weapons in their homes.

"The Bahais' trial will be this week in a revolutionary court in Tehran," Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted by the Iran said on Saturday that Bahais arrested in connection with recent anti-government protests would go on trial in the coming days, as a spokeswoman for the pacifist religion rejected charges they were holding arms in their homes.

"The Bahais' trial will be this week in a revolutionary court in Tehran," Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted by the TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has released a German citizen arrested during anti-government riots on December 27 and plans to free a detained Syrian journalist, an Iranian news agency reported on Saturday.

The semi-official Fars news agency quoted Tehran prosecutor as saying on Friday.

"They were arrested because they played a role in organising the Ashura protests and namely for having sent abroad pictures of the unrest," Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said.

The prosecutor did not say how many Bahais were arrested ov...

Iran arrests banned Bahai members over protests

2010-04-16T07:48:49Z

Members of Iran's outlawed Bahai faith have been arrested in connection with recent anti-government protests and some weapons were seized, IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor as saying on Friday.

"They were arrested because they played a role in organising the Ashura protests and namely for having sent abroad pictures of the unrest," Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said.

The prosecutor did n...

Report: Iran lifts ban on popular newspaper

2010-04-16T08:54:30Z

Iran lifts ban on popular daily after it ran photo of Baha'i temple, reports news agency

An Iranian news agency reports that the judiciary has after just a day lifted its ban on a popular newspaper which ran a photo of a Baha'i temple.

The spokesman for Tehran's justice department, Zahed Bashirirad, said the ban on the daily Hamshahri had been lifted, the semiofficial ISNA ag...

Iran bans best-selling paper over Bahai temple

2010-04-16T08:56:04Z

Iran on Monday shut down a best-selling newspaper, Hamshahri, for carrying a picture of a temple belonging to the outlawed Bahai sect, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The press watchdog "banned Hamshahri over carrying a picture of the Bahais' temple and encouraging tourists to visit this place on its front page" on Sunday, IRNA said, without giving a timeframe for the ban.

Hamshahri, which attracts the highest number of advertis...

Egypt arrests 50 for opposing rehousing of Bahais

2010-04-16T10:37:25Z

At least 50 people were arrested in Egypt on Thursday for demonstrating against the suspected rehousing in their villages of people thought to be from the Bahai religion, a security official said.

In April, all the Bahais from the southern village of Sharoniyah fled their homes after neighbours set fire to four of their homes.

"Three days ago, rumours began circulating about the resettling of the Sharoniyah Bahais in Ezba," another vi...

Iran to try seven Bahais on Israel spy charges

2010-04-16T10:49:10Z

Iran will put on trial seven members of the banned Bahai religion on charges of spying for arch-foe Israel, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

"The trial of seven arrested Bahais accused of espionage for Israel and insulting sanctities will be held on Tuesday," deputy Tehran prosecutor ...

US panel demands Iran release 7 Baha'is on trial

2010-04-16T11:25:20Z

US panel responds to former Iran prisoner Saberi, demands Iran release 7 religious prisoners

A U.S. government agency is demanding that Iran release seven Baha'i prisoners rather than submit them to trials on charges of spying for Israel and religious charges.

The Rights groups: Muslim villagers set fire to homes of members of the Baha'i religion in Egypt

Dozens of Muslim villagers have attacked the homes of members of the minority Baha'i religion in southern Egypt, hurling firebombs and denouncing them as "enemies of God," human rights groups said Thursday.

The attacks began Saturday after a prominent Egyptian media commentator denounced a Baha'i activist in a television appe...

Egypt village mob torches Bahai homes

2010-04-16T15:50:06Z

Egyptian villagers have set fire to Bahai homes after a member of the religion said on television the village was "full of Bahais," the latest incident to reflect religious tensions in the country.

Furious villagers rampaged through Sharoniyah, near Sohag in southern Egypt, on Monday and Tuesday, setting fire to and damaging four Bahai homes, a security official told AFP, asking not to be named.

The fires spread to two Muslim homes wh...

Iran's Ebadi says aide freed on bail

2010-06-16T14:48:00Z

An aide of Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi who was arrested in January for links with the banned Bahai faith has been freed on bail by the Iranian authorities, Ebadi told AFP on Friday.

"She (Jinous Sobhani) has been released on a 700-million-rials (70,000 dollars) bail on Wednesday paid by her family," Ebadi said.

Ebadi, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2003, said ...

Britain 'very concerned' over Iranian Bahai charges

2010-04-16T14:23:51Z

Britain expressed concern Monday over charges laid against seven members of the banned Bahai religion in Iran, accusing Tehran of targeting religious minorities.

The charges, which include "espionage for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic republic", were brou...

Six Bahais, Christian arrested in Iran: judiciary

2010-04-16T15:10:06Z

Iran has arrested six adherents of the banned Bahai faith and a Christian for alleged propaganda against the Islamic republic and insulting Islam, the judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.

"These people were not arrested for their faith. The six Bahais are accused of insulting religious sanctities and the Christian citizen of propaganda against the system," Ali Reza Jamshidi tol...

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2010-10-25T11:28:21Z

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