Iran issues more jail terms against Baha'is in Iran – including a third former leader
22. Februar 2023 14:37 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Geneva, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, two Baha'i women in Iran, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have entered the fourth month of unjust 10-year jail terms in Evin Prison....
Resolution condemning Iranian persecution against Baha’is introduced in Senate
20. Februar 2023 14:51 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senate Resolution 74 (S.Res.74), condemning the recent surge in state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran, was introduced on...
U.N. Member States Remove Islamic Republic of Iran from Commission on the Status of Women
14. Dezember 2022 12:19 ET
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Vital Voices
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This fall, a coalition of Iranian women, along with Vital Voices Global Partnership and For Freedoms launched a campaign calling for the immediate...
"An Unbelievable Injustice": Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran
11. Dezember 2022 14:40 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Geneva, Dec. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against their own citizens, two Baha’i women, Mahvash Sabet and...
Breaking: Iranian government intensifies Baha’i persecution with outrageous demolition of homes and land grabs
02. August 2022 10:27 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Geneva, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baha’is across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the...
Baha’is accused of “colonialism” and “infiltrating kindergartens” as 52 fresh acts of persecution add to more than 100 in recent weeks
01. August 2022 17:10 ET
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Baha'i National Center
Geneva, Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence issued an appalling statement of oppressive hate propaganda against the persecuted Baha’i religious minority yesterday, 31...
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...
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...