Brazilians march together to demand justice

The ongoing persecution of Iran's Baha'i community featured prominently as 25,000 people from Brazil's diverse traditions marched to defend the...

Lawyer arrested ahead of trial of Baha'i educators

As a number of Baha'is in Iran await trial for providing higher education to youth barred from university, the Baha'i International Community...

Open letter to Iran calls for an end to oppression of students

In an open letter to Iran's minister for higher education, the Baha'i International Community is calling for an end to "the unjust and oppressive...

New reports of human rights violations highlight situation of Iran's Baha'is

Iran's treatment of its Baha'i citizens has been identified as a major area of concern in three important new surveys carried out by international...

In new affront, authorities say they will bury an Iranian Baha'i as a Muslim

In an outrageous new incident of religious discrimination, authorities in the city of Tabriz, Iran, have refused to allow Baha'is to bury a relative...

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Baha'is educating their youth is a "conspiracy" against the state

Some nine weeks after they were arrested, 11 Iranian Baha'is – associated with an initiative offering higher education to young community members...

British legal bodies highlight "dire situation" of human rights in Iran

Two prominent legal associations are calling upon the United Nations' new special investigator for Iran to examine the "dire situation" of human...

Jailed Iranian Baha'i leader appears on Dutch postage stamp

A series of special postage stamps portraying victims of human rights abuses in Iran has been launched in the Netherlands. Current and forthcoming...

Academic conference explores "othering" of Iranian Baha'is

Iranian scholars, many from globally prominent universities, gathered here for a groundbreaking academic conference on the persecution of Iran's...

Lawyer for jailed Baha'i leaders speaks out at European Parliament

One of the lawyers who defended Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders has made an impassioned plea for justice during an extraordinary meeting...