Iran: Members of the Bahai faith face unfair trial

Index Number: MDE 13/085/2009
Date Published: 13 August 2009
Categories: Iran

Seven members of Iran’s Baha’i religious community may face the death penalty at a trial that could begin around 18 August. They have not had any contact with their lawyers, and it is unlikely that their trial will be fair. They are prisoners of conscience, held for their beliefs.