A message written on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, expressed his solidarity with the Baha’i leadership imprisoned in Iran. The message said that the archbishop “has made clear to the Iranian authorities his profound disapproval of the way in which the leadership has been treated since their arrest and detention in harsh conditions and without charge last year. The charges now brought go against all the experience of Baha’is as peaceful people and loyal citizens of their countries.”