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Murder of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani was religiously motivated 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
From the available information it is now clear that the murder in Iran of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani was religiously motivated. It is understood that Mr. Rezvani was shot in the back of his head and that h...
Reports of the killing of an Iranian Baha'i received 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
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 city of Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran. The event is bel...
Hushmand Fatheazam, 1924-2013 14 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Mr. Hushmand Fatheazam, former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away yesterday in Vancouver, Canada. He was 89 years old. The Universal House of Justice has sent the following message...
ILO expresses concern over economic repression of Iranian Baha’is 1 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has expressed "deep concern" over continuing economic and educational discrimination against Baha'is in Iran. In particular, an ILO committee charged with m...
Conferences for youth striving to serve their communities begin 9 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Youth striving to contribute to the well-being of their communities have begun gathering in a series of conferences called for by the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of th...
Sacred site in Baghdad destroyed 28 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
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 site known as the Most Great House – has been destroye...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign leads to global outpouring of support 13 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
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 in Iran – marked worldwide commemorations of the ...
New video for House of Worship in Chile released 12 Jun 2013 | 03:00 pm
A new video for the House of Worship for the South American continent in Santiago, Chile has recently been made available in English and Spanish. It can be viewed online at the official website. Titl...
Iranian Baha'is face "widespread and entrenched" discrimination says UN Committee 23 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
Yesterday the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights issued a series of pointed recommendations to the Iranian government – recommendations that included a plea for Iran to ensure that a...
Four top UN human rights experts call for immediate release of seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders 13 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
Four high-level United Nations human rights experts today called on Iran to immediately release the seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders. In a press release issued on the eve of the fifth anniversary of t...
