Baha’i Leaders Get 20-Year Prison Sentences For Activities Against Islamic Order

In Iran, seven Baha'i leaders received 20-year prison sentences after being accused of propaganda activities against the Islamic order and the establishment of an illegal administration. The accused had been held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison for 20 months, since 2008. The trial, which ended in June, had been comprised of six, brief court appearances beginning last January, during which the accused had roughly one hour's access to legal counsel.

Loren M. Lambert © August 12, 2010