The Bahá’í community of Sooke is increasingly concerned about the escalating human rights abuses in Iran. According to Amnesty International, currently there are over 200 people of various ethnic and religious minorities unlawfully imprisoned by the Iranian Islamic regime. In February, a Christian church was burned to the ground in Mashad, Iran, because a local [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Sooke News Mirror: Religious Persecution (Letter to the Editor)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Canada’s House of Common’s Resolution on the Persecution of Baha’is
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the 90 minute debate on the motion regarding the persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran, members of all the political parties spoke in favour of the motion. Following is a brief summary of some of the salient remarks made in the House of Commons. Attacks against the Iranian Bahá’ís have been ongoing since the [...]
