Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS) - The official news source of the worldwide Bahá’í community

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Uzbekistan

Around a pot of sumalak, a different kind of neighborliness emerges

Human Rights of the Bahá’ís

Historic European Parliament resolution champions Bahá’í rights in Iran and condemns persecutions

03:15 min

Marking a year when the arts inspired reflection worldwide

02:50 min

Unprecedented Support

#OurStoryIsOne reaches hundreds of millions worldwide

02:40 min

Campaign calls for voices of support on June 18

01:59 min

6 Bahá’í homes destroyed and 20 hectares of land confiscated by Iranian government agents

01:00 min

“This must stop”

Anti-Bahá’í propaganda intensifies in Iran, evokes global outcry

01:46 min

Prison Poems premiered at the Oslo International Church Music Festival in March 2017. The musical composition is inspired by Mahvash Sabet's book of poetry, adapted into English from Persian.

Distinguished composer casts light on prisoner's poems

BWNS Documentary

Short film: “A Library for All Who Seek Knowledge”

A short documentary looks at the Afnan Library and its outstanding collection of over 12,000 items covering the Bahá’í Faith and other broadly related subjects.