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.
Human Rights of the Bahá’ís
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Destruction of historic Baha'i cemetery under way in Shiraz by Iranian Revolutionary Guards
The Baha'i International Community was shocked to hear the news that Iran's Revolutionary Guards has begun excavation in a historically important...
UN votes to continue special investigation of human rights violations in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council’s overwhelming vote today to extend the mandate of its special investigator on Iran shows that the international...
Concern over persecution of Iranian Baha'is at UN Human Rights Council
Overall, human rights in Iran have not improved substantially since the election of President Hassan Rouhani last year, despite his promises...
Three Baha'is stabbed in Iran, apparently a religious hate crime
In an apparent hate crime, three Baha'is were stabbed in their home in Birjand, Iran, by an unidentified intruder on Monday 3 February, the Baha'i...