Roya Kamalabadi of Melbourne and Amin Tavakoli of Adelaide face more days of anxiety this week.
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Seven Baha’i leaders who have been imprisoned in Iran for more than two years are set to face their fourth court appearance on 12 June.
Baha’is across Australia are marking the second anniversary of the imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran with special prayer meetings.
Baha’is from throughout Australia have gathered in Hobart to elect the members of the Faith’s national governing body.
The third session in the trial of seven Baha’i leaders took place on 12 April in a closed courtroom in Tehran.
Establishing gender equality leads to better economic outcomes, increased global stability and improved decision-making, according to two Australian Baha’is who attended a major United Nations event in New York this month.
An Australian, Dr Peter Khan, is one of two members of the Baha’i international governing body who are leaving Haifa, Israel, after decades of service at the Baha’i World Centre.
Australian Ambassador to the United Nations, Gary Quinlan, expressed Australia’s concern over Iran’s discrimination against minorities such as the Baha’is.
Prominent Government MP Maxine McKew has become the latest Australian political figure to speak out against the treatment of seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran.
International pressure should be brought to bear on Iran for the release of seven wrongfully-imprisoned Baha’i leaders, the eminent jurist John Dowd AO QC told an inter-faith gathering at the NSW Parliament on 9 February 2010.