Robert Hayden – poet and Baha'i – honored on postage stamp
Robert Hayden, the first African-American to be appointed United States Poet Laureate, has been honored on a postage stamp issued by the U.S....
June 11, 2012
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Sustainable development focus for Rio conference
In 1992, the Rio Earth Summit was one of the largest events ever organized by the United Nations. Now, world leaders are preparing to return...
June 10, 2012
Calls for Iran to uphold right to education intensify
The Baha'i International Community has joined with 16 other non-governmental organizations to call upon the government of Iran to urgently address...
May 31, 2012
Report reveals "grim picture" of human rights in Iran
Iran's human rights record continued to display "many negative trends" last year, according to a US government spokesman. Assistant Secretary...
May 27, 2012
On anniversary of arrests, Canadian MPs highlight Iran’s human rights violations
In a wide-ranging debate that took place on the fourth anniversary of the arrest of imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders, members of the Canadian...
May 16, 2012
Persecution intensifies as former Baha'i leaders mark anniversary behind bars
Iran's former Baha'i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists. The...
May 14, 2012
Fifty years on, European Baha'i communities recall landmark elections
Tributes have been paid to the Baha'i Faith on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Norwegian National Spiritual Assembly. In Oslo,...
May 7, 2012
Guam joins global condemnation of Iran's human rights abuses
The Senate of the western Pacific island territory of Guam has called upon the United States of America to keep up its pressure on Iran over...
April 27, 2012
Panel examines the role of young people in social change
Preparing the world's young people for the future will require new directions in education that emphasize their role as global citizens. That...
April 27, 2012
Plans to build new Houses of Worship announced
With the construction under way in Chile of the last of the continental Baha'i Houses of Worship, plans have been announced for the building...
April 22, 2012