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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...

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...

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,...

In a vote today, the United Nations once again strongly condemned Iran for failing to live up to international human rights standards. By a vote...

Two of the three Iranian Baha'is, imprisoned for their participation in an education program for underprivileged children, have been freed after...

In an open letter to the head of Iran's Judiciary, the Baha'i International Community today contrasted the country's persecution of Baha'is with...

Despite compelling evidence that they never committed a crime, three Iranian Baha'is today begin their fourth year in captivity. The two women,...

A committee of the UN General Assembly today sharply criticized Iran for its continued and increasing violations of human rights. By a vote of...

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has once again expressed strong concern over Iran's ongoing human rights violations,...

The call to release seven Iranian Baha'i leaders - whose prison sentences have reportedly been reduced to 10-years each - is spreading around...