Rally in Rio calls for Iran to respect human rights
Representatives from government, religious communities and civil society organizations were among the 800 human rights supporters who gathered...
June 20, 2011
Latest
Panel explores crisis of human rights in Iran
Iran's human rights record has come under scrutiny at a seminar held in the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament. The panel discussion – which...
June 17, 2011
Exemplary life of service "in the face of relentless oppression"
Right up until his final moments, Valiollah Toosky's thoughts were in Iran, with his students and colleagues at the Baha'i Institute for Higher...
June 16, 2011
Worldwide outrage at Iran's attack on Baha'i educators
Governments, organisations and educators have condemned Iran's latest attack on an initiative offering higher education to young Baha'is barred...
June 14, 2011
Religions unite to urge G8 leaders to take bold action on global issues
Representatives of the Baha'i Faith have joined a call for the G8 bloc of nations to take bold action on the interconnected crises faced by humanity....
May 31, 2011
"Baha'i Question" cited at European Parliament human rights hearing
Victims of religious intolerance are not just people deprived of the right to practice their faith – they suffer abuses in every aspect of their...
May 31, 2011
UNESCO chief inaugurates square for tolerance and peace in Haifa
In the Middle East, Haifa is known as one of the region's most ethnically and religiously diverse cities, including Jews, Christians, Muslims,...
May 30, 2011
Two Iranian Baha'i leaders returned to Evin prison
The two women amongst Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders have been returned to Tehran's notorious Evin prison. The Baha'i International Community...
May 25, 2011
Arrests are part of official campaign to block development of Iranian Baha'is
The series of raids carried out on some 30 homes of Baha'is, who were offering education to young community members barred by the government...
May 25, 2011
Baha'i educational programme targeted in raids
A coordinated series of raids have been carried out on the homes of several Iranian Baha'is, active in a community initiative to provide a higher...
May 22, 2011