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Forum at UN discusses role of rural women farmers
NEW YORK, United States, March 6, 2012
Listening to and supporting rural women is fundamental to ending poverty and hunger, and achieving peace and development that is sustainable....
Government launches "Year of Service" initiative at national Baha'i center
LONDON, England, March 2, 2012
A government-sponsored initiative to encourage people of all beliefs to help improve their local neighborhoods has been launched at the national...
In Morocco, symposium explores religion, spirituality and education
MARRAKECH, Morocco, March 2, 2012
What is spirituality? How can religious education encourage it? And what role do both religion and spirituality play in fostering human well-being?...
Amnesty International report condemns Iran's human rights abuses
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2, 2012
The Baha'i International Community has noted with alarm a new Amnesty International report that highlights the widening crackdown on dissent...
Anneliese Bopp, 1921-2012
HAIFA, Israel, February 24, 2012
Anneliese Bopp, former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, passed away on 20 February at Bad Brückenau in Northern Bavaria,...
Building of House of Worship in Chile reaches important milestone
SANTIAGO, Chile, February 24, 2012
A significant milestone has been reached in the building of the Baha'i House of Worship here with the signing of contracts essential to the construction....
Groundbreaking documentary exposes century-old Iranian taboo
LOS ANGELES, United States, February 21, 2012
A feature-length film that examines the persecution of Iran's Baha'is opens here this week, ahead of a program of screenings throughout the United...
Queen launches Diamond Jubilee year with multifaith reception
LONDON, England, February 21, 2012
Representatives of the United Kingdom Baha'i community joined members of eight other religions at a special gathering to mark the Diamond Jubilee...
Iran's human rights abuses condemned at national events
WASHINGTON, United States, February 21, 2012
Recent national-level events held in the United States, Bulgaria and Canada reflect the ongoing global outcry at the Iranian authorities' crackdown...
Australian MPs call upon Iran to protect human rights
CANBERRA, Australia, February 14, 2012
In a motion supported by both government and opposition MPs in Australia's House of Representatives, parliamentarians have urged their counterparts...
Inequality between rich and poor highlighted by UN panel
UNITED NATIONS, United States, February 6, 2012
While the economic crisis has led many to focus on inequalities at the national level, the extremes between rich and poor internationally have...
Baha'i holy writings made widely available to Korean public for first time
SEOUL, South Korea, February 1, 2012
An ambitious project to translate a collection of Baha'u'llah's writings into Korean reaches fruition this month with the book's publication....
New crackdown highlights campaign to block progress of Iranian Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, January 26, 2012
The Iranian government's systematic strategy to drive Baha'is to economic ruin shows no sign of abating. According to reports received by the...
Romanian personalities demand human rights for Iran's Baha'is
BUCHAREST, Romania, January 25, 2012
Almost 70 prominent Romanians are calling upon the government of Iran to grant Baha'is their fundamental human rights. Sixty-eight celebrated...
Slovakian politicians call Iran's persecution of Baha'is "chilling" and "abhorrent"
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, January 20, 2012
Treatment of the Baha'is in Iran has "escalated to an institutionalised and blatant policy of persecution," according to a proclamation issued...
Even in death, Iran's Baha'is face persecution
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 19, 2012
Eighteen years ago, Baha'is in the Iranian city of Sanandaj were allocated a one-hectare parcel of barren land at the side of a road for use...
Debate highlights dangerous escalation of religious persecution in Iran
LONDON, England, January 13, 2012
Members of Parliament here have sharply criticized Iran for its human rights violations, focusing especially on the "steep rise" in the persecution...
UN investigator who revealed Iran's "Baha'i Question" memorandum dies aged 93
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, January 10, 2012
Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, a noted legal scholar who uncovered significant evidence of human rights violations in Iran in the late 1980s and early...
Canadian university presidents speak out for Baha'i educators
TORONTO, Canada, January 9, 2012
Two pre-eminent university presidents are urging all of their fellow Canadians to join them in calling for an end to Iran's persecution of Baha'i...
Baha'i International Community mourns passing of human rights expert
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 8, 2012
The Baha'i International Community has expressed its condolences over the passing of noted human rights lawyer and Tunisian jurist Abdelfattah...