Author: Stephanie Bertholdo

Source: The Acorn Online

http://www.toacorn.com/news/2009/0702/faith/058.html

The imprisonment of seven members of the Bahai Faith in Iran has not been forgotten by local Bahais.

Followers of the religion who live in Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks and Calabasas met on June 25 at Westlake Village City Hall to mark the one-year anniversary of the imprisonment of Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahá’í World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/721

The European Baha’i House of Worship – the most prominent landmark in a wide area around Langenhain – was the site of events this month celebrating the 700-year anniversary of the village.

The mayor of Hofheim, of which Langenhain is a part, and more than 300 townspeople gathered at the temple where a choir from Langenhain sang Christian psalms,...

Author: Samuel G. Freedman

Source: The New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/27religion.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y

Sometimes during the past two weeks, making her rounds as a hospital resident, Dr. Saughar Samali has caught a glimpse of television news in a patient’s room or heard a bulletin on the radio in the family-practice office. Against her desire, against her better judgment, she has been plunged...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahá’í World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/719

According to information conveyed by the authorities in Evin prison to the family members of the seven Baha'is who have been imprisoned in Tehran, Iran, for over a year, their trial date has been set for 11 July 2009. This information has been provided to the family members only orally and, as information conveyed by officials concerning the judicial process has often proved...

Author: Alan Hamari

Source: Brookfield NOW

http://www.brookfieldnow.com/news/48920652.html

Hot tea and warm smiles greet the visitors to Robert Malouf and Manijeh Khorshidi's Brookfield home on a muggy Friday evening.

The friends come from all over - New Berlin, Delafield, Sussex - and their faces light up when they are welcomed with a handshake and a hug.

As the roughly dozen or so people find places to sit on couches and folding...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Nelson Mail

http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/2520254/Plenty-of-prayers-for-Baha-i-relatives

Twelve hours of interrogation, 19 days of solitary confinement and almost three years in an Iranian prison.

That was Iranian Foad Naeemi's punishment for teaching the Baha'i Faith, which is viewed as heresy by Iran's religious authorities.

Mr Naeemi is the nephew of...

Author: Jane McCarthy

Source: KING 5 News

http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/washington/stories/NW_061809WAB-bahai-iran-protests-LJ.11d3ff7.html

Iran is bracing for another day of mass protests in defiance of the country's leader. The clashes are in response to a disputed presidential election after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected.

Many people in Western Washington with ties to Iran and are...

Author: Josie Kerk

Source: Rapid City Journal

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/06/15/news/local/doc4a35dce555f2a092204330.txt

Black Hills members of the Baha'i faith, a community of more than 5 million internationally, sponsored a potluck at Canyon Lake Park on Sunday to "recognize the principle of human oneness" for Race Unity Day.

"I really think people are searching for something with...

Author: Ron Cammel

Source: The Grand Rapids Press

http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/06/local_bahai_community_holds_vi.html

Shawn Eshragh, of Cascade Township, has a personal interest in Iran's persecution of the Bahai community, but he believes everyone is affected.

His cousin, whom he described as "an extremely gentle, knowledgeable person," was executed in 1981 in Iran just...

Author: Kim Kimzey

Source: GoUpstate.com

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090530/ARTICLES/905301020/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Baha-is-rally-for-7-jailed-in-Iran

It's been more than a year since seven Baha'i leaders were imprisoned in Iran.

Attention was drawn to their plight at a meeting Friday night sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Spartanburg. The event, held...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahá’í World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/717

The Australian Parliament has called on the government of Iran to release seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders “without delay.”

A motion from the House of Representatives expresses “serious concern” that the detained Baha’is have had no access to legal representation and have not been subject to due legal process.

It also...

Author: Josh Skapin

Source: Airdrie Echo

http://www.airdrieecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1586260

With the recently passed anniversary of a painful occasion for the Bahai community and an unfolding development that may escalate matters, Airdrie residents belonging to the faith are speaking out.

According to multiple media reports, seven Baha’i leaders called “the group of friends,” presently jailed in Iran for reasons...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahá’í World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/716

On 29 May 1892 – 117 years ago this week – Baha’u’llah passed away at His home outside Acre.

Baha’is around the world each year commemorate the date with special devotional programs, many turning in the direction of His burial site as they pray. To Baha’is it is the most sacred spot on earth.

The Shrine of Baha’u...

Author: Manya A. Brachear

Source: The Chicago Tribune

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Author: Staff Writer

Source: Bahá'í News UK

http://bahainews-uk.info/2009/05/14/uk-government-renews-call-for-release-of-detained-bahais/

The United Kingdom government has reiterated its concern for seven Bahá’í leaders imprisoned in Iran on the first anniversary of their detention.

Foreign Office Minister of State Bill Rammell MP renewed calls on behalf of the UK government for the seven...