Omid Djalili

Expresses concern over unjust sentencing of Bahai leaders to 20 years in prison

Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of seven members of Iran's Baha’i religious minority to 20 years in jail on a series of politically-motivated charges. The five men and two women, leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community who were arrested over two years ago, were convicted on 7 August of crimes including "espionage for Israel", "insulting religious sanctities" and "propaganda against the system” by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran. Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Vahid Tizfahm all denied charges against them and lawyers for the seven have indicated that they will appeal >>>

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i am a bahai too

How He Got to Akka

by i am a bahai too on Tue Aug 24, 2010 07:33 AM PDT

dear xmaster,

Thanks for your expressed concern.

Baha'u'llah did not go to (what was then) Palestine of His own choosing. He was exiles initially to Iraq from Iran, summoned to Istanbul and then exiled ultimately by the Ottoman Sultan to a penal colony called Akka. Akka had become by that timea place for the most undesirable prisoners of the empire. It was, like much of Palestine under the Ottomans, a diseased backwater suffering neglect.

Baha'u'llah died as an Exile. The prison sentence meted out to Him was quite harsh but over time, He engendered such high regard from those around Him, that the full sentence was not enforced by His jailers in later life. Still, He was never released from house arrest and was not free to go elsewhere.

Baha'u'llah passed away in Akka. Naturally, the Place where His body rests is sacred to us.


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thexmaster

Amazing that the Bahai founded in Persia

by thexmaster on Mon Aug 23, 2010 07:40 PM PDT

have a sanctuary in Israel but not in Iran.  I feel terrible for them for being treated like this.


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reader1

As always, I am ashamed

by reader1 on Mon Aug 23, 2010 02:13 PM PDT

History will not be kind to those who deny basic human rights to their fellow country men and women solely on account of their religious convictions. I am deeply embarrassed for my decent moselm parents  who share the same religion with the perpetrators of this  heinous crime.


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farshadjon

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by farshadjon on Mon Aug 23, 2010 01:48 PM PDT


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Anita

بنی ادم اعضای یک پیکر

Anita
Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:00 AM PDT

عبدالبها رحمش به حیوان این هست چه رسد به وطن و انسان.

در مورد حیوانات
"اطفال را ازصغر نوعی تربیت نمایید که بی نهایت به حیوان روف و مهربان باشند.اگر حیوانی مریض است در علاج او کوشند.اگر گرسنه است اطعام نمایید اگر تشنه است سیراب کنند.اگر خسته است در راحتش بکوشند...البته بی گناهان را مرحمت بیشتر کردو مهربانی بیشتر باید نمود..."
-مکاتیب عبدابها ج سوم ص ٢١١-١٣

 


در مورد کشور عزیز ایران
ا"گر نفسی موفق بر ان گردد که خدمتی نمایان بعالم انسانی علی الخصوص به ایران نماید سرور سروران است و عزیزترین بزرگان.اینست غنای عظیم و اینست گنج روان و اینست ثروت بی پایان والا ننگ عالم انسانی است.چقدر انسان باید که غافل و نادان باشد و پست فطرت و پست طینت که خویش را وساخ ارتکاب و خیانت دولت بیالاید والله حشرات ارض از او ترجیح دارند"
-مائده آسمانى - جلد ۹

 

 

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Rea

Thx for posting

by Rea on Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:48 AM PDT

Done.


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faryarm

VIDEO : Replicating Prison Conditions

by faryarm on Mon Aug 23, 2010 08:52 AM PDT

VIDEO : Replicating Prison Conditions

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf2dLxjTEy4


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faryarm

UNITED 4 IRAN's APPEAL LETTER CAMPAIGN INFO

by faryarm on Mon Aug 23, 2010 08:40 AM PDT


UNITED 4 IRAN's APPEAL LETTER CAMPAIGN INFO

Dear Friends,

Please take the time to look at this.


[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to WORLD LEADERS ]

[ ENGLISH: Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ]

[ PERSIAN : Send e-letters to IRI EMBASSIES & OFFICIALS ] 

//united4iran.com/2010/08/take-action-send-e-...

Faryarm 


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maziar 58

shameful hope

by maziar 58 on Mon Aug 23, 2010 08:08 AM PDT

we're all for our fellow hamvatan; But the people in charge of running our motherland are not Iranian and don't understand compassion and will not back up "MAGAR BA ZOOR VA JANG.        Maziar


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YeahLikeWhatEver

Joining and signing

by YeahLikeWhatEver on Mon Aug 23, 2010 06:22 AM PDT

and sending demanding emails to MPs

 

//www.theyworkforyou.com/

 

"Last night I drowned in a puddle"


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prsch

It is a shame that people

by prsch on Mon Aug 23, 2010 04:55 AM PDT

It is a shame that people are murdered for their stupidity. 


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Fred

Their crime

by Fred on Mon Aug 23, 2010 04:13 AM PDT

No definitive crime you say Omid?

Of course there is. Being average none-Islamist Rapist Iranians and more egregious than that being  Baha’i in the commission of the crime.


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Darius Kadivar

BRAVO OMID ! and Thanks Faryarm for the post !

by Darius Kadivar on Mon Aug 23, 2010 02:37 AM PDT

Great to See you take a Stand on such a Humanitarian cause for our fellow countrymen and countrywomen who are Fully Iranian and entitled to be full citizens with equal rights in their land as anyother fellow compatriot.  

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