"Grave concern" over Iran's human rights abuses

Two new high-level reports issued here last week expressed concern over continuing human rights violations in Iran, highlighting intensifying...

UN experts' concern for religious minorities in Iran

Two United Nations Special Rapporteurs have expressed their deep concern at the situation of minority religions in Iran. The Special Rapporteur...

Banned from making their mark

In practically any other country of the world, a teenage chess champion, a national judo standout and a talented pianist would be valued as contributors...

The Baha'is of Semnan

A community under fire

A dramatic intensification of persecution of Baha'is in the Iranian city of Semnan has been described as "distinctive and alarming" by the Baha'i...

Factory closures highlight economic strangulation of Iran's Baha'is

A recent intensification of attacks on Baha'i-owned businesses in Iran further demonstrates the Iranian authorities' determination to suffocate...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...