UN Special Rapporteur commends documentary on denial of education for Baha'is in Iran
A high UN official has praised the film "To Light a Candle", a documentary on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, as an important effort...
Human Rights of the Bahá’ís
Iran's UPR response offers bleak outlook for Baha'is and human rights
Iran's limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of Baha'is...
Top UN officials say human rights violations in Iran continue unabated
Members of minority groups, including Baha'is, continue to face persecution and discrimination in Iran, despite promises by the government to...
Los Angeles marks Education is Not a Crime Day
Over 1100 people gathered at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, 27 February to honor those Baha'is who have been denied the right...
"Education is Not a Crime" gains momentum
Education is Not a Crime, a worldwide campaign drawing attention to the constructive response of the Baha'i community to the Iranian government's...
Archbishop Tutu condemns denial of education to Baha'is of Iran
In a statement published on 30 January, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African social rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate added his...
Baseless indictment of Yemeni Baha'i after 14 months of harsh imprisonment
In a betrayal of justice, authorities in Yemen have indicted Hamed Kamal bin Haydara, a Yemeni national, of being a spy for Israel and converting...
UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights
The UN Third Committee today sent a strong signal to Iran, exhorting its government to live up to its international human rights obligations....
Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom
Iran's response during a major review of its human rights record today failed to adequately address repeated calls by other governments here...
New report on Iran's failed promises on human rights
Iran has completely failed to live up to a series of promises it made regarding its treatment of Iranian Baha'is four years ago, says the Baha'i...