UN General Assembly calls on Iran to eliminate religious discrimination
17. Dezember 2021 15:14 ET
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Baha'i National Center
New York, Dec. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran, including of the Baha’i...
Seizures of Baha’i irrigated farms in the midst of Iranian water crisis
07. Dezember 2021 08:01 ET
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Baha'i National Center
New York, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirteen irrigated farmland plots belonging to Baha’is in the village of Kata in Iran’s southwest have been targeted by authorities seeking to further...
UN Committee Passes Resolution Calling on Iran to Eliminate Religious Discrimination
18. November 2021 11:54 ET
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Baha'i National Center
New York, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has again called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran,...
Resolution condemning Iranian persecution against Baha’is introduced in Congress
27. Oktober 2021 09:54 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, October 25th, House Resolution 744 (H.Res.744), condemning the state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran,...
Increasing propaganda raises concern for Iranian Baha’is
08. Juli 2021 10:36 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha’i International Community (BIC) is calling for the Iranian government to be held accountable for its campaign of hate speech against the...
Iran’s oppression of Baha’is is unfolding with greater intensity
07. Mai 2021 17:38 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., May 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha’i International Community is concerned that a recent intensification of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran appears to be underway,...
Iranian authorities prohibiting Baha’is from a dignified burial
23. April 2021 07:04 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington D.C., April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing Iran’s decades-long campaign of persecution of its Baha’i community from cradle to grave, the Iranian authorities have now banned the...
Qatar expelling and blacklisting Baha’is could indicate pattern of religious cleansing
06. April 2021 07:00 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha’i International Community (BIC) is extremely concerned by systematic attempts over many years by Qatari authorities to blacklist and...
Leaked Iranian document reveals systematic effort to monitor and suppress Baha’is
11. März 2021 17:15 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., March 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha'i International Community has announced that an official Iranian directive has come to light, which instructs local authorities in the...
“An extraordinary wave of support”: Muslim leaders and government officials denounce Iran’s persecution of Baha'is
18. Februar 2021 15:45 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading Muslims, government officials, and parliamentarians around the world have joined a growing outcry at the unjust confiscation of properties...