Replicating the prison conditions of the 7 Baha’i: video of worldwide solidarity
May 14th, 2010 marks two years since the initial incarceration of 7 members of the Baha’i community in Iran: Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet (arrested two months earlier), Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr. Vahid Tizfahm.
To highlight the cases of these 7 Baha’i citizens, we asked activists worldwide to replicate the sizes of the cells (3×4 meters for the 5 men, and 2×3 meters for the 2 women) and send a photo.
The response was overwhelming. Notes, e-mails, video, old photographs of the leaders, former students, community representatives from all the world participated.
"Now that you are in prison... for making the world a better place... it brings tear to my eyes. And all I can do is pray. The things you taught me I will always know." -former student of Fariba Kamalabadi
A former student of Fariba Kamalabadi sent an old photograph of the two and letter she wrote to her former teacher.
Diane Ala’i, Representative to the United Nations for the Bahá’í International Community in Geneva, also sent in a photo, expressing that the worldwide show of support would “certainly mean a lot to all the Bahá’ís… unjustly imprisoned in Iran.”
Another activist invited strangers off the street to participate, attaching to the photos a note reading “These citizens came voluntarily, never having met us before, not previously knowing who the Baha’i were or what was going on in Iran’s justice system. We met them on the street! Such solidarity among humankind!”
Thanks to everyone who participated in this amazing show of support for the Baha’i 7 and who contributed to the video below.
(There were many photos, and they’re still coming in, so we’ll post them as we get them.)
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The world is watching and speaking its’ mind Iran! Free the Iran 7!
thank you for creating this awareness.
Thank you so much for your concern and for creating this moving video about the Baha’i prisoners. The news headlines and prime time reports typically miss the stories of silent courage and steadfastness, focussing instead on the sensational. This project and web site is acknowledging and bringing to light the efforts of people just like the rest of us, who have families and professions and who try to make a positive impact on the world. It just happens that their courage and unwillingness to compromise their principles has made them stand out as heroes and examples for us all. Hopefully the attention this project brings to the imprisonment of Baha’is in Iran will assist them and the many other Baha’is, including youths, who are also imprisoned in Iran.
Because they are doing good work for this world .now they are in prison, please let them free .
Here at Iran Press Watch we are carrying stories of your effort and its results.
loving greetings
The Editor
Very much appreciated, thank you so much for your ongoing support.
A little rationality lifts the qualtiy of the debate here. Thanks for contributing!
Many thanks to all involved in making this video which hopefully makes people around aware of what is happening to the 7 innocent . Also, some of the other articles that have read about Iranians suffering currently in the prisons there makes me very sad. Hence, I pray for their safety and speedy release.
Can you even imagin to be able to sleep on concrete floor which would be very cold throughout all 4 seasons! God only knows how they are coping in such a small, smely, lightless, limited space, extreemly harsh condition. Surely they are in very poor health condition as a result of this imprisonment. God is their helper. Thanks again to all involved making this video.
نعلن تضامننا معكم أينما كنتم ، لأنكم مسالمون وهدفكم أنساني ولكم حق كباقي البشر في ما تعتقدون
what is Bahaii?
why does people hate this religion so much?
why does muslim try to deny this religion?
what wrong of being a bahaii?
is it about GOD only?
where is freedom?
can anybody explain this please!!!!!!!!!
when i told people, i’m a vietnamese and budhist, people said “wow good people!”, but when i said my husband is Bahaii and from Iran, they showed bad attitude. what wrong???????