UN General Assembly again expresses "deep concern" over continuing human rights violations in Iran
The United Nations General Assembly today expressed "deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations" in Iran, showing...
Human Rights of the Bahá’ís
Baha'i cemetery in Sanandaj, Iran, attacked and partly destroyed
Among the many acts of persecution to which the Baha'is in Iran are being subjected, one of the most heartless is the wanton desecration of their...
Seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders send letter to President Rouhani
The seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders have written a letter to President Hassan Rouhani, commenting on his proposed "Charter of Citizen's...
Despite promises, Iran continues to violate human rights, says UN report
Despite recent signals by Iran that it intends to improve on its human rights record, there has been little evidence of change, according to...
President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran
Having heard Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's address to the United Nations today, the world will be watching to see how he will, beyond his...
Reports of the killing of an Iranian Baha'i received
Reports have been received that a well-known member of the Iranian Baha'i community, Mr. Ataollah Rezvani, has been killed in or around the port...
ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic and educational discrimination against Baha'is...
Sacred site in Baghdad destroyed
The worldwide Baha'i community has learned that the house of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, in Baghdad, Iraq – a profoundly sacred...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign leads to global outpouring of support
A global outpouring of support and concern for the plight of the seven Iranian Baha'i leaders – and for the situation of other prisoners of conscience...
Iranian Baha'is face "widespread and entrenched" discrimination says UN Committee
Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed recommendations to the Iranian government – recommendations...