Iran

NEW VIDEO: Story of 16-yr-old Mona Mamudnizhad’s sacrifice for her right to believe

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:53:44 -0400

The latest installment in A Single Arrow Production’s mini-documentary series–”Angels of Iran”–features the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad, told by a childhood friend, Azadeh Rohanian-Perry, who now lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Cornel West speaks on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:16:13 -0400

Dr. Cornel West is a philosopher and Princeton professor of African American Studies and Religion and a staunch defender of rights and freedoms for all people. He learned about the Baha’i Faith through his race unity work, befriending Baha’is such as jazz maestro Dizzy Gillespie. Professor West recently welcomed a relative of an imprisoned Iranian Baha’i into his Princeton office and shared his thoughts on the persecution of the Baha’is in the religion’s birthplace.

VIDEO: Ros-Lehtinen tells Baha’is, ‘You have a lot of friends,’ as Congressional support intensifies

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:52:36 -0400

AngelsofIran.com‘s newest mini-documentary covers a Feb. 11 meeting in Washington with U.S. Representative from Florida Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and a group of family members of various Baha’is imprisoned in Iran. During the visit Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, assured the family members that their relatives are, “not alone.”

Naw Ruz message to Iran's people inspires launch of online documentary series about human rights

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Three short films released today, featuring interviews with Iranian Baha'is whose families have been persecuted by the Iranian government, mark the launch of a series of mini-documentaries – titled "Angels of Iran" – that focus on the country's human rights record.

Sudden arrests of Iranian Baha'is offering education in cities where scores of teachers died in an earthquake

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:24:51 -0400

Iranian authorities have arrested a number of Baha'is who provided education to children in a region devastated by an earthquake seven years ago.

International Women’s Day Celebration in Iran Marred by Continued Detention of Dozens of Women, Says Amnesty International

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:46:30 -0500

Today on International Women's Day, Amnesty International makes a public statement calling on "the Iranian authorities to release immediately all women detained arbitrarily in Iran, including political activists, rights defenders and members of religious and ethnic minorities."

Illinois lawmakers introduce House and Senate Resolutions condemning Iran’s continued persecution of Baha’is

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:21:18 -0500

Four members of Congress from Illinois, the state that is home to the Baha’i House of Worship for North America, are asking the U.S. government to call on the Iranian government to change its policies towards the Baha’is.

Baha'is lobby U.S. commission to help them survive in Iran

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:13:40 -0500

Eric Marrapodi from CNN reports that family members of Baha'is currently imprisoned in Iran met with the commissioners and reporters to tell their story of how their family members were arrested, tried and imprisoned on false charges.

Baha'i communities commemorate Human Rights Day

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:52:20 -0500

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Human Rights Day by the United Nations in 1950. The annual date chosen for this commemoration was December 10 which honors the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 - the first ever global enunciation of human rights.

Interfaith Awareness Week in Madison, WI

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:42:53 -0500

In Madison, Wisconsin, two programs are being offered on Human Rights Day, December 10, as part of the week long interfaith celebration at the State Capitol. The first program is co-sponsored by Azam Niroomand-Rad, a friend of the Baha’i Faith, and Amnesty International.