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...
January 16, 2015
Human Rights of the Bahá’ís
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....
November 19, 2014
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...
October 31, 2014
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...
September 15, 2014
A closer look at religious coexistence through recent events
An Iranian cleric’s unprecedented gesture to the Baha’is in Iran stands out against a backdrop of 170 years of persecution.
September 8, 2014
Three top UN human rights experts call for a halt to Shiraz cemetery destruction
Three high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to halt the ongoing destruction of a historic Baha’i cemetery in Shiraz,...
September 4, 2014
Threatening anti-Baha'i posters distributed in Yazd, Iran
A highly inflammatory and threatening flier calling Baha'is "godless" was distributed in the city of Yazd, Iran, last week on the eve of an important...
June 18, 2014
Global outcry over continued imprisonment of Baha'i leaders in Iran
Around the world, government officials, the news media, and human rights activists have once again raised their voices in protest over the continued...
May 22, 2014
Human rights champions in Iran commemorate sixth anniversary of imprisonment of Baha'i leaders
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, influential Iranian personalities, human rights activists, journalists, and a prominent religious leader...
May 15, 2014
Shiraz cemetery demolition continues by the Revolutionary Guards
Despite a worldwide outcry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is continuing to destroy a historic Baha'i cemetery in Shiraz, Iran. The ongoing...
May 8, 2014