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Factory closures highlight economic strangulation of Iran's Baha'is
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 14, 2012
A recent intensification of attacks on Baha'i-owned businesses in Iran further demonstrates the Iranian authorities' determination to suffocate...
Robert Hayden – poet and Baha'i – honored on postage stamp
WASHINGTON, United States, June 11, 2012
Robert Hayden, the first African-American to be appointed United States Poet Laureate, has been honored on a postage stamp issued by the U.S....
Sustainable development focus for Rio conference
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 10, 2012
In 1992, the Rio Earth Summit was one of the largest events ever organized by the United Nations. Now, world leaders are preparing to return...
Calls for Iran to uphold right to education intensify
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 31, 2012
The Baha'i International Community has joined with 16 other non-governmental organizations to call upon the government of Iran to urgently address...
Report reveals "grim picture" of human rights in Iran
WASHINGTON, United States, May 27, 2012
Iran's human rights record continued to display "many negative trends" last year, according to a US government spokesman. Assistant Secretary...
On anniversary of arrests, Canadian MPs highlight Iran’s human rights violations
OTTAWA, Canada, May 16, 2012
In a wide-ranging debate that took place on the fourth anniversary of the arrest of imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders, members of the Canadian...
Persecution intensifies as former Baha'i leaders mark anniversary behind bars
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 14, 2012
Iran's former Baha'i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists. The...
Fifty years on, European Baha'i communities recall landmark elections
OSLO, Norway, May 7, 2012
Tributes have been paid to the Baha'i Faith on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Norwegian National Spiritual Assembly. In Oslo,...
Panel examines the role of young people in social change
NEW YORK, United States, April 27, 2012
Preparing the world's young people for the future will require new directions in education that emphasize their role as global citizens. That...
Guam joins global condemnation of Iran's human rights abuses
HAGǺTÑA, Guam, April 27, 2012
The Senate of the western Pacific island territory of Guam has called upon the United States of America to keep up its pressure on Iran over...
Plans to build new Houses of Worship announced
HAIFA, Israel, April 22, 2012
With the construction under way in Chile of the last of the continental Baha'i Houses of Worship, plans have been announced for the building...
Christian dignitaries greet Baha'i community on historic anniversary
NAPLES, Italy, April 15, 2012
Prominent Christian clergymen paid tribute to the Baha'i community here, 100 years after the ship carrying 'Abdu'l-Baha to the United States...
World calls for unconditional release of Baha'i leaders and other Iranian prisoners of conscience
NEW YORK, United States, April 3, 2012
The plight of Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders has been capturing the public's attention in 12 of the world's major cities, where a day...
U.S. Senate calls for release of religious prisoners in Iran
WASHINGTON, United States, April 1, 2012
The United States Senate has passed a resolution condemning the government of Iran for its systematic campaign of persecution of Baha'is and...
Iran's seven Baha'i leaders: 10,000 days in prison
NEW YORK, United States, March 29, 2012
Sunday 1 April marks 10,000 days that Iran's seven former Baha'i leaders have spent in prison between them – a period throughout which they have...
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 23, 2012
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted by an overwhelming margin for a continuing investigation into human rights violations in Iran....
Iran's abuses of religious freedom condemned
WASHINGTON, United States, March 22, 2012
Iran remains one of the worst abusers of the right to religious freedom in the world, according to a new report. The US Commission on International...
Scientists call for release of Baha'i educators
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, United States, March 20, 2012
An international body that monitors the human rights of scientists around the world, and assists those in need, is urging the Iranian authorities...
Book and website launched to accompany building of House of Worship
SANTIAGO, Chile, March 18, 2012
As construction of the innovative Baha'i House of Worship gets under way here, a new book and website have been launched to meet growing interest...
UN monitor highlights failure of Iran's justice system
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 14, 2012
The United Nations investigator into human rights in Iran has sharply criticized the country's system of justice and human rights record. UN...