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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...
In new affront, authorities say they will bury an Iranian Baha'i as a Muslim
GENEVA, Switzerland, August 10, 2011
In an outrageous new incident of religious discrimination, authorities in the city of Tabriz, Iran, have refused to allow Baha'is to bury a relative...
At the UN and online, young people are talking about sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS, United States, July 31, 2011
Increasing numbers of young people are expressing their views about global problems – and how to solve them – in a wide range of settings. That...
Iran: Baha'is educating their youth is a "conspiracy" against the state
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 27, 2011
Some nine weeks after they were arrested, 11 Iranian Baha'is – associated with an initiative offering higher education to young community members...
Government minister praises Baha'i contribution to Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, July 24, 2011
The Luxembourg Baha'i community's involvement in society has been praised by a high-ranking government minister on a special visit to the national...
Dr. Peter J. Khan: A "remarkable life"
BRISBANE, Australia, July 17, 2011
With the passing of Dr. Peter J. Khan, the worldwide Baha'i community has lost a "distinguished servant." "By any measure, his was a remarkable...
Peter J. Khan, 1936-2011
HAIFA, Israel, July 15, 2011
Dr. Peter J. Khan, former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away today in Brisbane, Australia. He was 74 years old. The Universal...
British legal bodies highlight "dire situation" of human rights in Iran
LONDON, England, July 8, 2011
Two prominent legal associations are calling upon the United Nations' new special investigator for Iran to examine the "dire situation" of human...
Jailed Iranian Baha'i leader appears on Dutch postage stamp
HILVERSUM, Netherlands, July 6, 2011
A series of special postage stamps portraying victims of human rights abuses in Iran has been launched in the Netherlands. Current and forthcoming...
Academic conference explores "othering" of Iranian Baha'is
TORONTO, Canada, July 4, 2011
Iranian scholars, many from globally prominent universities, gathered here for a groundbreaking academic conference on the persecution of Iran's...