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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...
Baha'i cemetery in Sanandaj, Iran, attacked and partly destroyed
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 16, 2013
Among the many acts of persecution to which the Baha'is in Iran are being subjected, one of the most heartless is the wanton desecration of their...
In Santiago, work commences on House of Worship's superstructure
SANTIAGO, Chile, November 27, 2013
Significant progress is being made in the construction of the Baha'i House of Worship here, the final one to be erected to serve an entire continent....
UN calls on Iran to live up to its human rights promises
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 19, 2013
Today's vote expressing concern over Iran's continued human rights violations demonstrates that the international community will not be swayed...
Baha'is in Iran told to leave town or face knife attacks after raids on 14 homes
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 11, 2013
Following raids on 14 Baha'i homes in the Iranian city of Abadeh last month, government agents summoned the occupants for questioning and urged...
New video documents Iranian government's sponsored violence against its own Baha'i citizens
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 28, 2013
Parva Rahmanian and her family used to run a flower shop in Iran – until the government revoked their business license. The reason given was...
Despite promises, Iran continues to violate human rights, says UN report
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 23, 2013
Despite recent signals by Iran that it intends to improve on its human rights record, there has been little evidence of change, according to...
Youth arise to serve as conferences draw to a close
BAHA'I WORLD CENTRE, October 2, 2013
Since early July, tens of thousands of young people from communities spanning the entire globe have responded to the call of the Universal House...
Dr. Joshua Lincoln appointed as Secretary-General of the Baha’i International Community
HAIFA, Israel, October 1, 2013
The Baha'i International Community is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Lincoln as its new Secretary-General, effective today. The...
The Secretary-General of the Baha'i International Community, Dr. Albert Lincoln, steps down after nineteen years
HAIFA, Israel, September 30, 2013
The Baha'i International Community announces that its Secretary-General, Dr. Albert Lincoln, is stepping down today after nineteen years of service...
President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran
NEW YORK, United States, September 25, 2013
Having heard Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's address to the United Nations today, the world will be watching to see how he will, beyond his...
Murder of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani was religiously motivated
BIC NEW YORK, United States, August 27, 2013
From the available information it is now clear that the murder in Iran of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani was religiously motivated. It is understood that...