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"Five Years Too Many" campaign leads to global outpouring of support 13 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am
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 | 11:00 am
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 . Ti...
Iranian Baha'is face "widespread and entrenched" discrimination says UN Committee 23 May 2013 | 11:00 am
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 | 11:00 am
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...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign gathers momentum 12 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Throughout the world people are raising their voices in a global campaign to free the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders. The "Five Years Too Many" campaign marks the fifth anniversary of the ar...
Baha'is face particularly severe violations amid deteriorating religious freedom in Iran, says US 6 May 2013 | 11:00 am
In its annual report on international religious freedom, the United States said religious freedom in Iran has continued to deteriorate over the past year, especially for religious minorities such as B...
"Five Years Too Many" campaign begins 5 May 2013 | 11:00 am
To mark the five year anniversary of the wrongful imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha'i leaders, the Baha'i International Community is launching a campaign to call for their immediate release - and...
Eleventh International Baha'i Convention: A global community reflects 4 May 2013 | 11:00 am
More than 1,000 representatives of the Baha'i world community gathered here, 29 April-2 May, for a unique global event that was infused with joy, reverence and purpose. The eleventh International Ba...
New film explores community-building throughout the world 4 May 2013 | 11:00 am
A documentary film about the efforts of Baha'i communities in four locations around the world has been released on the World Wide Web. The film, titled Frontiers of Learning , explores processes of c...
Universal House of Justice elected 30 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
The results of the election of the nine members of the Universal House of Justice have been announced. More than 1,500 ballots were cast yesterday for membership of the council that serves as the hea...
