Mr. Siavoshi was a trustworthy, pious, and charitable man. His life had been threatened and his property had been looted for promoting the Baha’i religion, and he had therefore been forced to leave his place of residence on numerous occasions and rebuild his life elsewhere.
INTERRUPTED LIVES: Portraits of Student Repression in Iran
"Interrupted Lives" is a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Iranian students who have been punished for expressing their beliefs. Thousands have been victims of politically motivated arrests or executions during the past three decades.
This timeline examines four decades of persecution of lawyers in Iran. It is the first phase of a project that seeks to provide an understanding about the root causes for systematic persecution of human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and others who have called for reform.