Thursday, March 31, 2011

Iran Reinstates 20-Year Sentence against Baha’i Leaders

The Iranian authorities reimposed 20-year jail terms on seven leaders of Baha’i faith in the country after an appeal court had cut their sentences to ten years. Amnesty International called the move “outrageous.”

"Yet again, the Iranian authorities are manipulating their own justice system to persecute members of a religious minority,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s director for the Middle East and North Africa. “Instead of doubling their sentences, the authorities should be setting the Baha’i leaders free, right now, and guaranteeing their freedom to practice their religion free from threat or persecution," he added.

“Such arbitrary and vindictive acts are a salutary reminder of why the UN Human Rights Council voted recently to create a Special Rapporteur on Iran. The Council’s decision came not a moment too soon,” Amnesty spokesman said.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bahaism is not a religion but a cult created by the British. It is not accepted in any Muslim nation and has its headquarters in Haifa, Occupied Palestine. Go figure.

Anonymous said...

Watch Juan Cole now intensify his propaganda against Iran.

Anonymous said...

Juan Cole?

You mean the man who wants freedom and human rights for Iranians? Having fun living in America you expatriot IR supporting lunatic?

Honestly, I once met one of those IR supporters in America, the guy started spouting IR propaganda against Baha'is so I laughed in the guys face and walked off. He got so angry you have no clue, these Muslims are so brainwashed to hate everyone.

Nader Uskowi said...

To our commentators,

Based on a long-standing policy of this blog< we will not publish two types of comments: personal attacks and use of foul language. Fortunately, very rarely do we need to choose not publishing comments. Unfortunately, on this particular post we had to ignore several comments using foul and offending language against other commentators and against both Baha'i and Muslim faiths. We will happily publish those comments if sent back to us sans the offending language and personal attacks.

Anonymous said...

lol... Islam is a religion of peace? Yet Muslims are using foul language to insult Baha'i? What's new?

(ps: I'm an Iranian Christian)

Anonymous said...

correct me if im wrong, but Bahaism is modified shia Islam..... as Wahabism is modified Sunni Islam.

This is for those idiots thinking bahaim to be a different religon... may be in this day and age of islamophoby.. yes but actually not.!!

Anonymous said...

به هر حال، دیر یا زود یک نفر میبایست پیشقراولی استفاده از خط فارسی‌ در این وبلاگ را به عهده میگرفت؛ که در این بحث داغ و تنها به جهت آزمایش، قرعه به نام من دیوانه زدند ...