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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• April A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
Beth McKenty, longtime pioneer to
Iqaluit, Numavut, Canada receives the Caring Canadian Award from the
Governor General of Canada for her work in the community. [BWNS711] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 14 April A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Gale Bond, née Keass (b. 13 November, 1919 in Emod, Hungary) in Cowichan, BC. [SDSC397]
- See Sole Desire Service Cause An Odyssey of Bahá'í Service: Gale and Jameson Bond by Don Brown for a biography.
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 17 April A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
With respect to the Supreme
Administrative Court decision of 16 March 2009, the decree, dated 19
March, 2009 is signed by General Habib al-Adly, Egypt's Interior
Minister, and published on 14 April in the official gazette. According
to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), which represented
Baha'is in many of the recent court cases concerning religious
affiliation on government documents, the decree amends the Implementing
Statutes of Egypt's Civil Status Law of 1994. It specifically instructs
officials to place a dash (--) before the line reserved for religion in
the official documents of citizens who can show that they, or their
ancestors, were followers of a religious belief other than the three
recognized by the state. [BWNS707] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 11 May A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
After a year in jail without formal
charges the Bahá'í leaders face an additional accusation, 'the
spreading of corruption on earth,' which goes by the term 'Mofsede
fel-Arz' in Persian and carries the threat of death under the penal code
of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Prior to this new charge they had been
accused of 'espionage for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and
propaganda against the Islamic Republic.' [BIC Report] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 2 / 3 July A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
More than 20 members of the
European Bahá'í Business Forum participated in the Global Ethics Forum,
held at United Nations headquarters in Geneva. [BWNS722] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 10 July A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
Iranian officials tell the families
of the seven Baha'i leaders being held in Evin prison in Tehran that
their trial has been delayed. No new trial date was given. [BWNS723] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 8 August A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
Two young Egyptian Bahá'ís, Imad
and Nancy Rauf Hindi, received the new identity cards. They had been at
the center of a court case over religious identification on government
documents. Their new computerized ID cards show a dash instead of their
religion. They are the first such cards to be issued following a ruling
by the Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court of 16 March, 2009 that
cleared the way for the government to issue documents without reference
to religious identity. For nearly five years, since the government began
introducing a computerized identity card system that locked out all
religious classifications except Islam, Christianity, and Judaism,
Bahá'ís have been unable to get ID cards and other documents essential
to day-to-day life in Egypt. [BWNS707, BWNS726, BWNS499, BWNS495, BWNS492, BWNS480]
The Bahá'í secured the right to an identification card, however,
legislation still refused to recognize the validity of the Bahá'í faith
and maintained their secondary status within Egypt. Marriage and Bahá'í
personal law were still not acknowledged by the state: married Bahá'í
who refused to be issued documentation that lists them incorrectly as
‘single' still reportedly faced difficulties in setting up a bank
account and other basic freedoms. This official ‘invisibility' had also
had a profound impact on their ability to participate in civil and
political life. Bahá'ís were also the target of hostility towards the
end of Mubarak's regime and in the wake of his resignation, including
the torching of several Bahá'í homes where the perpetrators remain
unpunished. {Minority Rights website] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 17 August A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
The trial of seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran is further postponed until 18 October.
[BWNS727] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 18 October A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
Attorneys and families of the seven
arrive at court in Tehran for the trial to be told that it would not
take place. No new date is set. [BIC Report] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1430
• 7 / 18 December A.D. 2009
• A.M. 5770 |
The Copenhagen Climate Change
Conference raised climate change policy to the highest political level.
Close to 115 world leaders attended the high-level segment, making it
one of the largest gatherings of world leaders ever outside UN
headquarters in New York. More than 40,000 people, representing
governments, nongovernmental organizations, intergovernmental
organizations, faith-based organizations, media and UN agencies applied
for accreditation. The delegation of the Bahá'í International Community,
registered with the United Nations as an international nongovernmental
organization, comprises some 20 people. [BWNS742] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1431
• 12 January / 14 June A.D. 2010
• A.M. 5771 |
The trial of Iran's seven Bahá'í
leaders, Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid
Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Vahid Tizfahm begins in
Tehran. The seven are charged with "espionage", "propaganda activities
against the Islamic order", "the establishment of an illegal
administration", "cooperation with Israel", "sending secret documents
outside the country", "acting against the security of the country", and
"corruption on earth". [BWNS748, BWNS778]
- The profiles of the accused: Profiles.
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trial is closed to the public. A film crew and known interrogators are
permitted entry. [Video "The Story of the Bahá'í Seven" 13 May 2016 BIC]
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1431
• 7 February A.D. 2010
• A.M. 5771 |
Seven imprisoned Bahá'í leaders appear in court for a second session of their trial.
The session is once again closed and family members are not permitted in the courtroom.
The hearing lasts just over one hour but does not go beyond procedural issues. No date is given for any future sessions.
[BWNS756] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1431
• 20 March A.D. 2010
• A.M. 5771 |
The Universal House of Justice
announced the retirement of Mr. Peter K̲h̲án (member since 1987) and Mr.
Hooper Dunbar (member since 1988). [BWNS763] |
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• 166 B.E.
• A.H. 1431
• 20 March A.D. 2010
• A.M. 5771 |
The election of Stephen Birkland
and Stephen Hall to the Universal House of Justice to replace retiring
members Peter K̲h̲án and Hooper Dunbar. [BWNS762] |
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