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Religious leaders and World Bank commit to ending extreme poverty
WASHINGTON, United States, April 9, 2015
A group of diverse religious leaders has issued a statement giving strong support and "moral consensus" to a World Bank-initiated effort to end...
Symposium reframes dialogue on secular society, religion, and the common good
VANCOUVER, Canada, April 4, 2015
Leading Canadian scholars, public servants, and civil society actors gathered here for a symposium at the University of British Columbia from...
In rural Colombia, seeds of transformation take root
AGUA AZUL, Colombia, March 29, 2015
Preparation for a local House of Worship in Colombia has inspired a renewed commitment to the environment.
UN votes for continued monitoring of human rights in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 26, 2015
In a clear rejection of Iran's claim that the human rights situation in that country has improved, the UN Human Rights Council today extended...
Iran's UPR response offers bleak outlook for Baha'is and human rights
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 19, 2015
Iran's limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of Baha'is...
UN Special Rapporteur commends documentary on denial of education for Baha'is in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 22, 2015
A high UN official has praised the film "To Light a Candle", a documentary on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, as an important effort...
Top UN officials say human rights violations in Iran continue unabated
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 13, 2015
Members of minority groups, including Baha'is, continue to face persecution and discrimination in Iran, despite promises by the government to...
Conference explores nexus of governance and religion
BARCELONA, Spain, March 12, 2015
Over 50 people gathered at "The Conference on Governance and Religion", held recently at the iconic Palau Robert in Barcelona, Spain. The conference...
Los Angeles marks Education is Not a Crime Day
LOS ANGELES, United States, March 3, 2015
Over 1100 people gathered at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, 27 February to honor those Baha'is who have been denied the right...
Outstanding collection of Baha'i literature finds permanent home
SANDY, England, February 15, 2015
An extensive library of Baha'i books and related literature has been opened to academic researchers, exactly 35 years to the day after the passing...
"Education is Not a Crime" gains momentum
LOS ANGELES, United States, February 8, 2015
Education is Not a Crime, a worldwide campaign drawing attention to the constructive response of the Baha'i community to the Iranian government's...
Archbishop Tutu condemns denial of education to Baha'is of Iran
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 1, 2015
In a statement published on 30 January, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African social rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate added his...
New international website of the Baha'i community launched
HAIFA, Israel, January 20, 2015
The website of the worldwide Baha'i community at www.bahai.org has been launched in a new version, representing the latest stage in the development...
Baseless indictment of Yemeni Baha'i after 14 months of harsh imprisonment
NEW YORK, United States, January 16, 2015
In a betrayal of justice, authorities in Yemen have indicted Hamed Kamal bin Haydara, a Yemeni national, of being a spy for Israel and converting...
Panel explores migration, media, and misperception
LANGENHAIN, Germany, January 4, 2015
How does the media influence our sense of identity? How does it shape our perception of those different from us? How does it reinforce "otherness"?...
Two months in the morgue: One facet of campaign to make Iranian Baha’is invisible
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 29, 2014
The body of a Baha'i has been held in the morgue for nearly two months in the large, southern Iranian city of Ahvaz because local officials have...
UN resolution voices global concern over human rights violations in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 18, 2014
Today the UN General Assembly strongly expressed its concerns over ongoing human rights violations in Iran. “Unfortunately, as today’s resolution...
On foothills of the Andes, light ascends and inspires
SANTIAGO, Chile, December 18, 2014
The most recent in a series of newsreels on the construction of the Baha’i House of Worship for South America has been released. Opening with...
Hateful propaganda sparks concern for Baha’is of Rafsanjan
NEW YORK, United States, December 16, 2014
Against the backdrop of increasing economic pressures, a recent anti-Baha'i demonstration and a hateful speech delivered by a cleric have raised...
UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 19, 2014
The UN Third Committee today sent a strong signal to Iran, exhorting its government to live up to its international human rights obligations....