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Naw-Ruz this year marks centenary of entombment of the Bab
HAIFA, Israel, March 18, 2009
On March 21, Baha'is around the world will mark Naw-Ruz - their new year - a date that this year coincides with the 100th anniversary of the...
Egyptian court removes barriers to ID documents for Baha'is
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 16, 2009
A court in Egypt today removed any grounds for preventing Baha'is from receiving proper official identity documents, clearing the way for an...
Baha'i International Community sends letter to Iran's chief prosecutor
NEW YORK, United States, March 6, 2009
The Baha'i International Community has issued an open letter to Iran's prosecutor general outlining the tragic history of the persecution of...
Historic 18-week conference series comes to an end
KIEV, Ukraine, March 3, 2009
The historic series of 41 Baha’i conferences that began four months ago in southern Africa wrapped up last weekend in eastern Europe with a gathering...
Regional conferences in Ghana and Azerbaijan conclude
ACCRA, Ghana, February 24, 2009
Accra was host this last weekend to the largest of the nine regional conferences held in Africa with 1,700 participants from eight countries....
European Union expresses "deep concern" over seven Baha'i prisoners
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 18, 2009
The European Union yesterday issued a statement expressing its “deep concern” over Iran’s plans to bring seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders to trial...
Istanbul hosts 38th in series of 41 conferences
ISTANBUL, Turkey, February 17, 2009
The 38th conference in the series of Baha’i gatherings occurring around the world was held last weekend in Istanbul, drawing 925 participants,...
Baha’is express gratitude for open letter of support
NEW YORK, United States, February 15, 2009
The Baha’i International Community has issued a statement of gratitude to the Iranian intellectuals, scholars, writers, journalists, activists,...
Swift international reaction to pending trial of Iranian Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, February 15, 2009
International reaction to news that Iran may soon put on trial seven Baha'i leaders for espionage and other charges came swiftly last week as...
Lives of service: Profiles of seven imprisoned Baha’is
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 12, 2009
The following are a series of short biographical profiles of the seven Baha'i leaders currently being held in Evin prison in Iran. Six were arrested...
Jailed Iranian Baha'is should be released, not put on trial, says BIC
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 12, 2009
Reports that seven imprisoned Baha’is have been accused of espionage and other crimes and that their case will be referred to the Revolutionary...
Fifty years ago, landmark gatherings lifted Baha’i world
FRANKFURT, Germany, February 10, 2009
A historic Baha’i conference in Frankfurt last weekend brought to mind an earlier gathering in the same city a half century before – one that...
Cambodia hosts 2,100 Baha’is at historic gathering
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, February 3, 2009
Some 2,100 Baha’is from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam gathered in Cambodia’s second-largest city for a historic conference that had citizens...
Baha'i International Community deplores destruction of Khavaran cemetery
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 30, 2009
The destruction earlier this month of a cemetery in Iran used for the mass burial of hundreds killed in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution...
World’s coldest capital hosts Baha’i conference
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, January 27, 2009
The coldest capital city on earth was the gathering place last weekend for 1,800 Baha’is from Mongolia, Russia, and other nations – called together...
Gathering in Lae draws 1,500; in the Americas, series is complete
LAE, Papua New Guinea, January 20, 2009
From every corner of Papua New Guinea, the Baha’is came – and that was not easy. They were eager to reach the city of Lae to attend a regional...
Six Baha'is arrested in Iran; one worked for Shirin Ebadi's rights organizations
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 15, 2009
At least six Baha'is were arrested in Iran yesterday, including a woman who worked at human rights organizations connected with Nobel prize winner...
Attendance nears 50,000 people at conferences
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, January 13, 2009
In Mexico, the prayers were in Spanish, Mayan and Nahuatl. Across North America, in Toronto, they were in English, French, and the Northern Tutchone...
London, Abidjan host landmark conferences
LONDON, England, January 6, 2009
London hosted its largest Baha’i gathering in 45 years with a regional conference last weekend that brought together 3,200 people from the United...
Conference series reaches halfway point with 40,000 participants
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, December 31, 2008
A series of 41 conferences is bringing together unprecedented numbers of Baha’is in country after country, with more than 40,000 people having...