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Iranian President Rouhani's speech to UN falls short on human rights
NEW YORK, United States, September 29, 2015
The Baha'i International Community expressed its disappointment over Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's failure to address the human rights situation...
Religion in public life discussed with Scotland's leader
EDINBURGH, Scotland, September 18, 2015
EDINBURGH, Scotland — The recently-elected First Minister of Scotland has met with representatives of religious communities to discuss the role...
Faith leaders contribute to UN Agenda 2030
BRISTOL, England, September 16, 2015
The Baha'i International Community (BIC) and representatives of 23 other major religious traditions have offered to the United Nations (UN) ideas...
Across oceans, spirit of sacrifice binds two communities
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea, September 15, 2015
A national television station in Papua New Guinea aired a special episode about the Baha’i communities in both PNG and Iran.
Extraordinary life bridged East and West
HAIFA, Israel, September 3, 2015
Suheil Bushrui, devoted Baha'i, distinguished scholar, and tireless champion of the cause of peace, passed away yesterday in Yellow Springs,...
Irish Baha'is hold conference on inclusive society
KILKENNY, Ireland, August 24, 2015
One of the pressing questions in the Irish nation, as in many others across the world, is how to build a cohesive society where different groups...
Lunda Baha’is examine future of their society
MWINILUNGA, Zambia, July 30, 2015
Over 500 Lunda tribe members came together to consult on family life, education, and the spiritual and material wellbeing of society.
Dawn unveiling for Cambodian temple design
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, July 18, 2015
As the sun rose over Battambang yesterday, the melodies of prayer filled the morning air, in a spirit of reverence, exultation, and thanksgiving....
Baha'i family in Iran forced to give up body of a loved one for unlawful burial
NEW YORK, United States, July 17, 2015
The recent experience of a Baha'i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran, highlights the cruel absurdities practiced by...
Theme of youth features at interreligious Congress
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 13, 2015
For growing populations of youth across the planet to become constructive participants in the life of society and contributors to social progress,...
Youth conference inspires hope and action in CAR
BANGUI, Central African Republic, July 8, 2015
On the morning of 15 June, more than 400 young people from the Central African Republic (CAR) gathered with great anticipation for the opening...
UN seminar highlights global citizenship education
NEW YORK, United States, June 25, 2015
On June 15, UN permanent missions from France, Korea, Nigeria, Qatar, and the United States co-organized a seminar titled "Global Citizenship...
Baha'i shopkeepers in Iran pressured against observing their religious holy days
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 16, 2015
Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by government authorities in an effort to pressure...
Global solidarity with seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, May 26, 2015
A global campaign to call attention to the long and unjust imprisonment of seven Iranian Baha'i leaders spawned a worldwide outcry this month...
Newsreel marks new developments in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 26, 2015
The eighth in a series of newsreels documenting the construction of the Baha'i House of Worship for South America has been released and can be...
European Parliamentarians call for release of Iranian Baha'i prisoners
BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 20, 2015
Together with many voices from within Iran—including Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer there—and from outside, five members of...
Global campaign on seventh anniversary of arrest of seven Iranian Baha'i leaders launched
NEW YORK, United States, May 14, 2015
The Baha'i International Community has today launched a campaign to mark the seventh anniversary of the wrongful arrest and imprisonment of the...
Four released while eight remain in prison
NEW YORK, United States, May 4, 2015
Four Baha'is involved with the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), who had been unjustly imprisoned in Iran four years ago, have been...
Sacred symbol placed at apex of Chile temple
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 30, 2015
In the early morning of 29 April, just before dawn, 65 representatives of various institutions and agencies of the Baha'i community, assembled...
Dialogue on development advances in India
INDORE, India, April 14, 2015
Approximately 90 academics, development practitioners, and university students gathered for a seminar here on 7 April, to explore the direction...