UN votes to continue special investigation of human rights violations in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council’s overwhelming vote today to extend the mandate of its special investigator on Iran shows that the international...
March 27, 2014
Human Rights of the Bahá’ís
Concern over persecution of Iranian Baha'is at UN Human Rights Council
Overall, human rights in Iran have not improved substantially since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last year, despite his promises...
March 18, 2014
Three Baha'is stabbed in Iran, apparently a religious hate crime
In an apparent hate crime, three Baha'is were stabbed in their home in Birjand, Iran, by an unidentified intruder on Monday 3 February, the Baha'i...
February 7, 2014
UN General Assembly again expresses "deep concern" over continuing human rights violations in Iran
The United Nations General Assembly today expressed "deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations" in Iran, showing...
December 18, 2013
Baha'i cemetery in Sanandaj, Iran, attacked and partly destroyed
Among the many acts of persecution to which the Baha'is in Iran are being subjected, one of the most heartless is the wanton desecration of their...
December 16, 2013
Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders send letter to President Rouhani
The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders have written a letter to President Hassan Rouhani, commenting on his proposed "Charter of Citizen's...
December 16, 2013
Despite promises, Iran continues to violate human rights, says UN report
Despite recent signals by Iran that it intends to improve on its human rights record, there has been little evidence of change, according to...
October 23, 2013
President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran
Having heard Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's address to the United Nations today, the world will be watching to see how he will, beyond his...
September 25, 2013
Reports of the killing of an Iranian Baha'i received
Reports have been received that a well-known member of the Iranian Baha'i community, Mr. Ataollah Rezvani, has been killed in or around the port...
August 26, 2013
ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic and educational discrimination against Baha'is...
August 1, 2013