Baha'is hold prayers for release of seven leaders arrested in

The Baha'is of Nepal, Delhi, Punjab and Haryana recently converged at the the Lotus Temple for a prayer service for the release of the seven community leaders arrested in Iran.

The seven Bahai leaders--Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Vahid Tizfahm Mahvash Sabet--have been under imprisonment. Some have been in prison for over nine years now.

The Bahai's are a religious minority in Iran.

"On May 28, more than six hundred children, youth and adults and around 5,000 visitors witnessed the release of thousands of balloons into the air as a symbolic act heralding freedom, justice and peaceful co-existence," a statement from the Baha'i Office of Public Affairs said.

The campaign with the theme "Not Another Year" is in support of the global campaign initiated by the Baha'i International Community.

The t-shirts and caps worn by those attending the prayer meeting had the logo and message of the campaign--Not Another Year and #ReleaseBahai7Now!

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