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Young Baha'is will concentrate on 11 May before the Zulo (02/05/2013)

Bahá'í Youth Association Youth for Unity in Diversity, based in Cartagena, retracing, as in the rest of the world, the fifth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of seven leaders of the Baha'i community of Iran, who were responsible for meeting the social and administrative needs of the Bahá'í community.

This event will be held on Saturday May 11 at 12 hours around the figure of ZULO, Victor Ochoa sculpture depicting a man deprived of his freedom.

It expressed the desire of people of different faiths and backgrounds, that in a spirit of friendship and brotherhood, remember through songs, poems and wind kites, prisoners of conscience or belief issues, and specifically to these seven people .

Previously, on Friday, May 10 at 17 pm, there will be a kite shop in the Youth Resource Centre aimed at children, whose boundless imagination can make their own kite, which is a symbol of freedom and represents the spirit of Article 18 of the Declaration of Human Rights.

From this youth organization is invited to participate in these activities you can gather more information on the Youth Resource Center, Paseo Alfonso XIII, No. 53, phone 968-128862, ext 4 or either the number 626-689496 (Mary Diaz Angeles).

The imprisonment of the Baha'i leaders has provoked widespread protests from governments around the world.

The United Nations, the Secretary of State of the USA, the European Union and the President of the European Parliament have also joined the condemnation, along with numerous organizations and human rights groups, many personalities, religious leaders and countless individuals across the world continually denounce these violations of human rights.

Similarly, the External Affairs Committee House of Representatives has expressed its condemnation by two non-legislative proposals concerning the persecution of the Baha'i community in Iran, submitted and approved in 2006 and 2009.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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