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The Universal House of Justice applauds efforts to promote coexistence
HAIFA, Israel, May 14, 2014
In a letter issued yesterday, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha'i leaders, the Universal...
Muslim leaders embrace Ayatollah Tehrani's call for religious coexistence
LONDON, England, May 13, 2014
Muslim leaders in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, India, and Iran are echoing the call for religious tolerance and "coexistence" with...
Shiraz cemetery demolition continues by the Revolutionary Guards
NEW YORK, United States, May 8, 2014
Despite a worldwide outcry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is continuing to destroy a historic Baha'i cemetery in Shiraz, Iran. The ongoing...
Destruction of historic Baha'i cemetery under way in Shiraz by Iranian Revolutionary Guards
NEW YORK, United States, May 1, 2014
The Baha'i International Community was shocked to hear the news that Iran's Revolutionary Guards has begun excavation in a historically important...
Ayatollah Tehrani's gift stirs global conversation on religious coexistence
NEW YORK, United States, April 25, 2014
The ground-breaking gift of a senior Iranian cleric to the worldwide Baha'i community is beginning to stir a global conversation about religious...
In Myanmar, prize-winning feature film sheds light on misunderstood minority
YANGON, Myanmar, April 24, 2014
YANGON, Myanmar - In a remote rural town of Dou Ngan Kha not far from Myanmar's border with Thailand, tribes from the Kayan people gather every...
Ridvan message made available on Universal House of Justice website
HAIFA, Israel, April 20, 2014
The 2014 Ridvan message of the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is of the world has been made available this year for the first time on...
Religious leaders and prominent thinkers in India respond to Iranian cleric's courageous act
NEW DELHI, India, April 17, 2014
In India, a number of prominent religious leaders have commended the recent decision of Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani to gift an artistic...
Senior Anglican leaders praise "significance" and "courage" of Iranian ayatollah's gift to Baha'is
LONDON, England, April 15, 2014
Two senior leaders of the Church of England have praised the ground-breaking action of an Iranian ayatollah who last week called for religious...
In an unprecedented symbolic act senior cleric calls for religious coexistence in Iran
NEW YORK, United States, April 7, 2014
In a symbolic and unprecedented move, Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani, a prominent Muslim cleric in Iran, announced today that he has gifted...
In India and Brazil, events promote freedom to believe
NEW DELHI, India, April 3, 2014
Freedom of belief must be a fundamental element of societies that are sustainable and equitable. That was the message being promoted at a recent...
Official website for Universal House of Justice launches
HAIFA, Israel, March 30, 2014
A new official website of the Baha’i Faith has been launched providing general information about the Universal House of Justice – the international...
UN votes to continue special investigation of human rights violations in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 27, 2014
The UN Human Rights Council’s overwhelming vote today to extend the mandate of its special investigator on Iran shows that the international...
Concern over persecution of Iranian Baha'is at UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 18, 2014
Overall, human rights in Iran have not improved substantially since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last year, despite his promises...
House of Worship newsreel highlights recent developments
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 14, 2014
The latest in a series of video newsreels showing the progress of the construction of the Baha'i House of Worship in Santiago has been released...
Prime Minister of Samoa pays tribute to Baha’i community on 60th anniversary
APIA, Samoa, March 9, 2014
The Prime Minister of Samoa has expressed his gratitude to the country's Baha'i community for its long service to the development of Samoan society....
"To Serve Humanity" – youth discuss contributing to the betterment of society in a series of short films
HAIFA, Israel, February 8, 2014
A series of short films, collectively entitled To Serve Humanity, has been released on the World Wide Web today – exactly one year after the...
Three Baha'is stabbed in Iran, apparently a religious hate crime
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 7, 2014
In an apparent hate crime, three Baha'is were stabbed in their home in Birjand, Iran, by an unidentified intruder on Monday 3 February, the Baha'i...
UN General Assembly again expresses "deep concern" over continuing human rights violations in Iran
NEW YORK, United States, December 18, 2013
The United Nations General Assembly today expressed "deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations" in Iran, showing...
Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders send letter to President Rouhani
NEW YORK, United States, December 16, 2013
The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders have written a letter to President Hassan Rouhani, commenting on his proposed "Charter of Citizen's...