Bahá’í World News Service
Baha’i International Community
The seven Iranian Baha’i leaders who formerly looked after the needs of Iran’s Baha’i community.
Trial of Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders
Resources and photographs
Printable articles and photographs, for news media and other use.
Individual sections of this special report
- Chronology of Events
(Adobe PDF 77KB) - Profiles of the prisoners
(Adobe PDF 64KB) - Voices of Support
(Adobe PDF 29KB)
- Chronology of Events
(Microsoft Word 57KB) - Profiles of the prisoners
(Microsoft Word 96KB) - Voices of Support
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Feature articles
- Violations of legal procedures
(Adobe PDF 29KB) - Innocent of all charges
(Adobe PDF 29KB) - The Baha’ Institute of Higher Education
(Adobe PDF 17KB) - Inside Evin prison
(Adobe PDF 18KB) - The trial of an entire community
(Adobe PDF 19KB) - The 1991 memorandum on “The Baha’i Question”
(Adobe PDF 16KB) - Open letter to Iran’s Prosecutor General
(Adobe PDF 13KB)
- Violations of legal procedures
(Microsoft Word 35KB) - Innocent of all charges
(Microsoft Word 37KB) - The Baha’ Institute of Higher Education
(Microsoft Word 31KB) - Inside Evin prison
(Microsoft Word 36KB) - The trial of an entire community
(Microsoft Word 33KB) - The 1991 memorandum on “The Baha’i Question”
(Microsoft Word 31KB) - Open letter to Iran’s Prosecutor General
(Microsoft Word 28KB)
Open letter to Iran's prosecutor general
Photographs
The seven Baha’is arrested in 2008 are, seated from left, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Saeid Rezaie, and, standing, Fariba Kamalabadi, Vahid Tizfahm, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, and Mahvash Sabet. All are from Tehran. The photograph was taken several months before their arrest.
The imprisoned individuals are, top from left, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Fariba Kamalabadi, Vahid Tizfahm, Mahvash Sabet; bottom from left, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Saeid Rezaie and Afif Naeimi.
The seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders are, from left, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Fariba Kamalabadi, Vahid Tizfahm, Mahvash Sabet; Jamaloddin Khanjani, Saeid Rezaie, and Afif Naeimi.
The seven Baha’i “leaders” imprisoned in Tehran in 2008 are pictured with their spouses at some point before the arrest.
Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi – arrested 14 May 2008 at her home in Tehran
Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani – arrested 14 May 2008 at his home in Tehran
Mr. Afif Naeimi – arrested 14 May 2008 at his home in Tehran
Mr. Saeid Rezaie – arrested 14 May 2008 at his home in Tehran
Mrs. Mahvash Sabet – arrested in Mashhad on 5 March 2008
Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli – arrested 14 May 2008 at his home in Tehran
Mr. Vahid Tizfahm – arrested 14 May 2008 at his home in Tehran
