{"id":1317,"date":"2015-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/news\/new-video-zeroes-in-on-persecutions\/"},"modified":"2017-10-14T04:51:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T04:51:45","slug":"new-video-zeroes-in-on-persecutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/index.php\/new-video-zeroes-in-on-persecutions\/","title":{"rendered":"New video zeroes in on persecutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bahai.org.au\/Portals\/0\/screen%20shot.jpg\" alt=\"New video zeroes in on persecutions\" \/><figcaption>An image from the video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Australian Baha\u2019i Community launched a video today which zeroes in on Iran\u2019s persecution of Baha\u2019is and its failure to abide by its promises to the United Nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson Natalie Mobini said the video is appearing days before Iran fronts up to the UN Human Rights Council to explain which of the recommendations made during the 2014 review of its human rights record it intends to accept.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities have a policy to destroy the 300,000-strong Iranian Baha\u2019i Community, which is the biggest non-Muslim religious minority in that country,\u201d Dr Mobini said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the past commitments Iran has made to the United Nations, the persecution of Baha\u2019is has become more systematic and widespread over the past four years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Using graphics and narration, the video begins by citing such government strategies as wrongly imprisoning Baha\u2019is, obstructing them from earning a livelihood, subjecting them to hate campaigns in the media and restricting their ability to practice their religion.<\/p>\n<p>It then moves on to place particular emphasis on the government\u2019s denial of access to higher education for the Baha\u2019is, and the constructive response by the members of that faith in establishing an informal initiative called the \u201cBaha\u2019i Institute of Higher Education\u201d (BIHE).<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian authorities reacted to Baha\u2019is educating themselves by rounding up BIHE teachers and administrators and sentencing them to long prison terms.<\/p>\n<p>On 18 December 2014 the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution co-sponsored by Australia which expressed \u201cdeep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations\u201d in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>It listed specific concerns over the \u201calarming high frequency\u201d of executions in Iran, its use of torture, widespread restrictions on freedom of assembly and expression, discrimination against women, and the persecution of minorities, including members of the Baha\u2019i Faith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=e29DzpilQE8\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take action and voice your concern about the denial of access to higher education for the Baha\u2019is in Iran by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationisnotacrime.me\/\">#educationisnotacrime<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Baha\u2019i Community launched a video today which zeroes in on Iran\u2019s persecution of Baha\u2019is and its failure to abide by its promises to the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-releases","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - 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