Strangling Justice - Iran's Bahá'ís

This is a personal effort to encourage people to pause and reflect on the persecution of the Baha'is of Iran, this piece cuts together media coverage surrounding the trial of seven Baha'is who recently (one month ago) were each sentenced to 20 years in prison - news.bahai.org/story/786.

Music:

'Dizraeli - Reach In'

Written and performed by Dizraeli, produced by Jamie Simmonds, featuring the voice of Cate Ferris, from the album Engurland (City Shanties) dizraeli.com

Video Sources:

CNN. (2010). Baha'i woman recalls imprisonment in Iran. Available: tinyurl.com/2vuukbz

CNN. (2010). VIDEO: Tour of Baha'i shrine in Haifa. Available: tinyurl.com/2uewpw7

ORF - TVTHEK. (2010). "Baha'is - Religion for a new time". Available: tinyurl.com/25sllnx

ATV. (2010). Az iráni bahá'í vezetők peréről a Magyar ATV JAM című műsorában. Available: tinyurl.com/32uvoc8

djalizzy. (2010). Omid Djalili - The Baha'is in Iran. Available: tinyurl.com/32ao9ge

ZDF. (2009). Persecution of the Bahais (on German TV, 13.3.09) / Verfolgung der Bahai, Heute Journal, ZDF. Available: tinyurl.com/yga7ozs

berlin12june . (2010). Global Day of Action for Iran - 12 June - Berlin. Available: tinyurl.com/3ytgn5y

BBC Persian. (2010). Baha'is in Iran on BBC Persian. Available: tinyurl.com/32d6ego

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this is incredible!! congratulations. well done, it's so good to hear prominent people speak from the heart and represent the innocent. thank you ~