July, 2009

Iran Press Watch has been able to confirm that trial is delayed.

We call on the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release these seven innocent Bahá'ís immediately. They face trial in Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Iran. Why? Just because they are Bahá'ís. This is part of a concerted campaign by the Iranian regime to extirpate the Bahá'í community from Iran altogether. If the government of Iran refuses to release them, a public trial should be held that respects international norms of jurisprudence. We ask the international community and non-governmental organizations and all defenders of human rights to make the same plea to the government of the Islamic Republic.