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UN General Assembly approves resolution expressing concern on human rights in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 20, 2006
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran, including...
UN Declaration on religious tolerance commemorated in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, December 19, 2006
Although it was negotiated at the height of the Cold War, a 25-year-old international agreement on freedom of religion or belief remains as relevant...
Egyptian court rules against Baha'is, upholding government policy of discrimination
CAIRO, Egypt, December 16, 2006
In a closely watched case that has become the focus of a national debate on religious freedom, Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court today ruled...
Award highlights moral education for junior youth
JENJAROM, Malaysia, December 6, 2006
Before he became a vegetable seller in this down-and-out ethnic Chinese village about 55 kilometers southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Lim Jia Chin was...
Egyptian Baha'i case final arguments heard; judgment due in two weeks
CAIRO, Egypt, December 3, 2006
Lawyers representing a Baha'i couple seeking to have their religious affiliation properly identified on state documents presented arguments yesterday...
Egypt court sets date for full hearing on Baha'i case
CAIRO, Egypt, November 25, 2006
The date for a full hearing on a closely watched court case over the right of a Baha'i couple here to have their religion properly identified...
UN expresses "serious concern" over human rights in Iran, including the situation of Baha'is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 22, 2006
A committee of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation...
Village women work to establish medical post
MOM VILLAGE, Papua New Guinea, November 12, 2006
On this remote island some 30 kilometers off Papua New Guinea's northern coast, a group of villagers have begun taking their destiny into their...
Looking beyond short-term profits
GROESBEEK, Netherlands, November 8, 2006
Participants from 28 countries gathered in this small Dutch town in September to consider how businesses can look beyond short term profits towards...
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Iran steps up secret monitoring of Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, November 2, 2006
In an ominous move, Iran's Ministry of Interior has ordered officials throughout the country to step up the surveillance of Iranian Baha'is focusing...
Families and youth identified as keys to reducing poverty
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 1, 2006
Strengthening families and empowering youth are two key factors in poverty reduction, said experts at a one-day symposium held here on 21 October...
Raising a new generation
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 11, 2006
Although the sub-city of Nefas Silk Lafto on the western edge of Addis Ababa is home to numerous foreign embassies and international development...
UN forum sees interfaith dialogue as essential to peace
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 8, 2006
Last month some 33 governments sent delegations to a special conference here on how religions and governments can work together for peace. "The...
Oxford conference on climate change stresses global collective action
OXFORD, England, October 2, 2006
The challenges posed by global warming will require a far higher level of collective action and international cooperation than is currently practiced....
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Romeo Dallaire, expert on genocide, expresses concern for Baha'i community in Iran
OTTAWA, Canada, September 29, 2006
Romeo Dallaire, a Canadian senator and retired general who commanded the UN peacekeeping mission to Rwanda at the height of the genocide there,...
Egyptian court again postpones Baha'i case hearing
CAIRO, Egypt, September 21, 2006
The Supreme Administrative Court here has again postponed its hearing on the government appeal of a lower court's ruling upholding the right...
First Nations and Baha'i youth bond through soccer
KINGCOME INLET, Canada, September 19, 2006
It's not often the players on opposite sides of a soccer team huddle together for prayers before a game. But neither is it common for outsiders...
Youth conference in Burundi focuses on social transformation
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, September 19, 2006
Young people from four Central African countries – nations that have in recent years been the scene of intense conflicts – gathered here in August...
At the UN, Baha'is host panel on violence against women
UNITED NATIONS, United States, September 18, 2006
Stemming the global tide of violence against women will require changes in deeply rooted attitudes that for the most part transcend culture and...
Canadian lawyer joins United Nations Office
NEW YORK, United States, September 5, 2006
Tahirih Naylor, a lawyer from Canada, has joined the Baha'i International Community as a representative to the United Nations. Ms. Naylor, 28,...