Shock at "duplicity" as 20-year sentence for Iran's Baha'i leaders is reinstated
Just six months after Iran's appeal court reduced to 10 years the jail terms handed down to seven Baha'i leaders, the prisoners have been told...
March 30, 2011
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UN Human Rights Council appoints monitor for Iran
For the first time since its creation five years ago, the UN Human Rights Council has appointed a special investigator to monitor Iran's compliance...
March 24, 2011
Baha'is who offered education to earthquake-hit Iranian region arrested
Iranian authorities have arrested a number of Baha'is who provided education to children in a region devastated by an earthquake seven years...
March 15, 2011
Sorrow as jailed Baha'i leader is unable to attend wife's funeral
The Baha'i International Community has described as "desperately cruel" the fact that one of Iran's seven Baha'i leaders has been unable to attend...
March 11, 2011
Human rights groups renew support for Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders
The global support for Iran's seven jailed Baha'i leaders is continuing as one of the prisoners begins her fourth year in detention. Mahvash...
March 9, 2011
Rethinking education for girls and women explored at UN
The education of women and girls, which is critical to the advancement of society, should include elements that acknowledge the importance of...
March 7, 2011
Capacity building crucial to eradicating poverty
Initiatives to address poverty should give attention to strengthening the moral, ethical and spiritual capacities of individuals and communities....
February 17, 2011
Grave concern for safety of Iran's imprisoned Baha'i leaders
Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders have been transferred to more brutal sections of their prison complex. In the case of the two Baha'i women,...
February 15, 2011
Fifty years on, Uganda's Baha'i temple stands as a symbol of unity and progress
At a ceremony to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Baha'i House of Worship here, Uganda's Chief Justice has praised the temple's continuing...
January 18, 2011
Arsonists threaten reprisals if Baha'is befriend Muslims
A recent wave of arson attacks on Baha'i-owned businesses in Rafsanjan, Iran, appears to be part of a campaign to fracture relationships between...
January 16, 2011