Who are the leaders of the religious minority?
Yaran
How many are there?
seven
Where are they?
Iran
Are they in prison?
Yes
What were they helping people learn about?
Bahá'í
Why did that get them jailed?
It's a faith the Iranian government does not recognize.
Who was their lawyer?
Abdolfattah Soltani
Is he also in prison?
Yes.
For what?
assisting or seeking justice for prisoners of rights
Who was he helping?
the seven Bahá'í leaders
When people are in jail for exercising their rights what are they called?
prisoners of rights
What country does this happen in?
Iran
How many kinds of rights are they not given?
Five
Who denies them those rights?
Iranian government.
Where was Karroubi earlier in the month?
Ministry of Intelligence-controlled safe house
Where is he now?
his own home
Is he allowed to leave?
No.
Why not?
He is under house arrest
Who else shares that sentence?
Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard
When were they sentenced?
February 14, 2011