Updates on the Situation in Iran

On February 13th, the US Government, through the State Department, swiftly condemned the Iranian government for its actions. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has also spoken out, expressing serious concern about the seven imprisoned Bahá'ís. On February 13th, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution, H. Res.175, "Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Bahá'í minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights."

If you contact your U.S. Representative, please encourage him or her to co-sponsor H. Res. 175. If you have already written to your Representative, feel free to write to him or her again, urging co-sponsorship of H. Res. 175. If your Representative is already a sponsor listed on the attached resolution, please write him or her a letter of gratitude.

When you write to your Senators, please urge them to consider introducing in the Senate a resolution similar to H. Res. 175. Again, you can do this by email at the links provided in my first post if you don't feel like inking those beautiful pens, pulling out your finest stationary, and dedicating your most beautiful ink to something where you can actually make a difference.