On a Statement by the U.S. State Department : Release all Baha’is currently in detention
By george wesley dannells on May 15, 2008 in Baha'i Views
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Here is the U.S. State Department statement regarding the arrest yesterday in Teheran of the six “Baha’i Friends” who were subsequently taken to Evin Prison. -gw
We strongly condemn the May 14 arrest of six leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community– Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr. Vahid Tizfahm–by Iranian authorities and the continued imprisonment of a seventh leader, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet. This is a clear violation of the Iranian regime’s international commitments and obligations to respect international religious freedom norms. We urge the authorities to release all Baha’is currently in detention and cease their ongoing harassment of the Iranian Baha’i community.
