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Cherie Blair raises profile of plight of Iranian Baha’is in the Times

Posted in Baha'i, Human Rights, tagged Baha'i, baha'i faith, cherie blair, Human Rights, iran, violation on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today, on the 9th of July, 2009, the Times of London has printed an article by Cherie Blair, wife of ex British Prime Minister Tony Blair, herself one of the U.K’s top lawyers. In the article, she outlines the case of the leaders of the Bahá’í Faith in Iran, who are due to stand trial on [...]

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Top British Comedians’ Stand Up for Baha’is in Iran

Posted in Baha'i, Human Rights, Media, Popular Culture, tagged Alexei Sayle, Baha'i, bahais, Bill Bailey, David Baddiel, government, Human Rights, human rights abuse, iran, Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand, Lee Mack, Mark Thomas, Meera Syal, Morwenna Banks, Omid Djalili, persecution, rainn wilson, Rob Brydon, russell brand, Sanjeev Bhasker, Sean Lock, shirin ebadi, universal declaration of human rights on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The persecution of the Baha’is in Iran has reached crisis point with the unfair trial of seven of its members, on ‘espionage charges for Israel,’ which carries the death penalty. The Baha’is are being defended by Iran’s only Nobel Prize winner (for peace), Human Rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi. However, Shirin has been threatened and had [...]

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Human Rights Day

Posted in Education, Human Rights, Reflections, tagged Baha'i, baha'u'llah, Education, Human Rights, human rights abuse, iran, united nations on December 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I would like to take some time out to talk about human rights day, which is ………today. Unlike many other secular celebrations, this one is of great significance to every man, woman and child on this planet. In short, if you’re human, then this is a celebration for you. To explain with relative brevity, here [...]

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