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"Five Years Too Many" campaign gathers momentum
12 May 2013Throughout the world people are raising their voices in a global campaign to free the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders.
The "Five Years Too Many" campaign marks the fifth anniversary of the arrest of the seven and seeks to highlight their entirely unjust and wrongful imprisonment and the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran.
"Midway through our ten-day campaign we have seen an overwhelming and heartfelt response from both ordinary people and prominent individuals," said Bani Dugal, the principal representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations. ...
Four top UN human rights experts call for immediate release of seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders
13 May 2013GENEVA — Four high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to immediately release the...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign begins
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