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Lotus temple embodies "message for the world of today"
NEW DELHI, India, November 14, 2011
On the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Baha'i House of Worship here, Delhi's Chief Minister has praised the impact the temple has made...
Trial of Baha'i educators: condemnation spreads
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 7, 2011
As more information has emerged regarding the trial of seven Baha'i educators, the worldwide outcry at the persecution of Iranian Baha'i students...
Attacks on Baha'is continue as Iran's human rights record comes under further UN scrutiny
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 4, 2011
As a United Nations body concluded that Iran's persecution of Baha'is is clearly violating one of the world's major human rights treaties, the...
UN religious freedom expert: Iran is systematically persecuting Baha'is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 23, 2011
Iran's persecution of Baha'is is among the most "extreme manifestations of religious intolerance and persecution" in the world today, according...
Report exposes Iran's media campaign to demonize Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, October 21, 2011
In a wide-ranging media campaign that has gone largely unnoticed outside of Iran, hatred and discrimination are being systematically stirred...
Baha'i educators sentenced
NEW YORK, United States, October 18, 2011
Seven Baha'i educators in Iran have each received four- or five-year prison sentences, according to reports received by the Baha'i International...
UN monitor for Iran presents first findings on human rights abuses
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 16, 2011
In his first report, the newly appointed UN investigator into human rights in Iran has appealed to the Iranian government to create a culture...
UN Secretary General "deeply troubled" by developments in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 13, 2011
For the fourth consecutive year, the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has strongly criticized Iran's record on human rights, saying...
Philosophers and theologians worldwide condemn Iran's attack on Baha'i educators
NEW YORK, United States, October 10, 2011
More than 40 distinguished philosophers and theologians from 16 countries have joined the condemnation of Iran's policy to bar young Baha'is...
Iconic "Lotus Temple" focus of worldwide campaign
NEW DELHI, India, October 6, 2011
Step onto a bus in Ottawa, Canada; open a magazine in Paris, France; or look upwards at Rimini's railway station in Italy – all around the world,...
Baha'i International Community calls for release of Christian pastor facing death sentence
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2011
The Baha'i International Community has joined the call for the release of Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor from Rasht, Iran. Pastor Nadarkhani,...
European Baha'is mark centenary of 'Abdu'l-Baha's journeys
LONDON, England, October 3, 2011
Baha'is in Europe have been commemorating the 100th anniversary of 'Abdu'l-Baha's historic Western travels by reflecting on the qualities of...
Shohreh's story: How Iran violated a top student's rights
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 28, 2011
Like many young people the world over, Shohreh Rowhani grew up with high hopes of a good university education. But now she has run up against...
Desmond Tutu and Jose Ramos-Horta join calls for release of Baha'i educators
NEW YORK, United States, September 26, 2011
As a number of Baha'i educators appear in court in Iran, two Nobel Peace Prize winners have sharply criticized the Iranian government, comparing...
Australian society "enriched and ennobled" by Baha'i temple
SYDNEY, Australia, September 22, 2011
On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's Baha'i House of Worship, dignitaries have paid tribute to its contribution to the life of the community....
Brazilians march together to demand justice
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 19, 2011
The ongoing persecution of Iran's Baha'i community featured prominently as 25,000 people from Brazil's diverse traditions marched to defend the...
Lawyer arrested ahead of trial of Baha'i educators
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 16, 2011
As a number of Baha'is in Iran await trial for providing higher education to youth barred from university, the Baha'i International Community...
Open letter to Iran calls for an end to oppression of students
NEW YORK, United States, August 27, 2011
In an open letter to Iran's minister for higher education, the Baha'i International Community is calling for an end to "the unjust and oppressive...
Religions in Catalonia unite to promote global change
BARCELONA, Spain, August 24, 2011
A dialogue about how religions can contribute to achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has come to fruition with a new publication...
New reports of human rights violations highlight situation of Iran's Baha'is
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 23, 2011
Iran's treatment of its Baha'i citizens has been identified as a major area of concern in three important new surveys carried out by international...