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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...
Reports of the killing of an Iranian Baha'i received
BIC NEW YORK, United States, August 26, 2013
Reports have been received that a well-known member of the Iranian Baha'i community, Mr. Ataollah Rezvani, has been killed in or around the port...
Hushmand Fatheazam, 1924-2013
HAIFA, Israel, August 14, 2013
Mr. Hushmand Fatheazam, former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away yesterday in Vancouver, Canada. He was 89 years old. The...
ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 1, 2013
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic and educational discrimination against Baha'is...
Conferences for youth striving to serve their communities begin
BAHA'I WORLD CENTRE, July 9, 2013
Youth striving to contribute to the well-being of their communities have begun gathering in a series of conferences called for by the Universal...
Sacred site in Baghdad destroyed
BIC NEW YORK, United States, June 28, 2013
The worldwide Baha'i community has learned that the house of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, in Baghdad, Iraq – a profoundly sacred...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign leads to global outpouring of support
BIC GENEVA, Switzerland, June 13, 2013
A global outpouring of support and concern for the plight of the seven Iranian Baha'i leaders – and for the situation of other prisoners of conscience...
New video for House of Worship in Chile released
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 12, 2013
A new video for the House of Worship for the South American continent in Santiago, Chile has recently been made available in English and Spanish....
Iranian Baha'is face "widespread and entrenched" discrimination says UN Committee
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23, 2013
Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed recommendations to the Iranian government – recommendations...
Four top UN human rights experts call for immediate release of seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 13, 2013
Four high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to immediately release the seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders. In a press...