Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 6:35PM | in Governance Baha'is in Iran: You are not alone
June 12 is the scheduled trial date for the seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders in Iran. They were incarcerated without charge for 20 months, and have now been imprisoned for more 32 months (Thanks for the correction, Leila).
While news of the court date is not yet available, people around the world are sending the same message: 'you are not alone'. Today, there were 87 cities participating in the Global Day of Action for human rights in Iran. Many of these demonstrations drew attention to the condition imprisoned Baha'i leaders, with Amnesty International calling them 'prisoners of conscience'.
For another day, our thoughts and prayers remain with Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Vahid Tizfahm
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- Demonstration in Berlin, Germany
As always, updates are available at Iran Press Watch.
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 6:35PM | in Governance 
Reader Comments (1)
Dear Geoff,
So soul-stirring to see all the evidences of solidarity with the people of Iran, especially the Baha'is in prison, from people around the world today. I love that picture!
The seven Baha'is you mention here have been imprisoned for thirty-six months now; the first twenty were wholly without trial.
They are in all our prayers and thoughts.
Love,
leila