Australian MPs call upon Iran to protect human rights
In a motion supported by both government and opposition MPs in Australia's House of Representatives, parliamentarians have urged their counterparts...
February 14, 2012
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Inequality between rich and poor highlighted by UN panel
While the economic crisis has led many to focus on inequalities at the national level, the extremes between rich and poor internationally have...
February 6, 2012
Baha'i holy writings made widely available to Korean public for first time
An ambitious project to translate a collection of Baha'u'llah's writings into Korean reaches fruition this month with the book's publication....
February 1, 2012
New crackdown highlights campaign to block progress of Iranian Baha'is
The Iranian government's systematic strategy to drive Baha'is to economic ruin shows no sign of abating. According to reports received by the...
January 26, 2012
Romanian personalities demand human rights for Iran's Baha'is
Almost 70 prominent Romanians are calling upon the government of Iran to grant Baha'is their fundamental human rights. Sixty-eight celebrated...
January 25, 2012
Slovakian politicians call Iran's persecution of Baha'is "chilling" and "abhorrent"
Treatment of the Baha'is in Iran has "escalated to an institutionalised and blatant policy of persecution," according to a proclamation issued...
January 20, 2012
Even in death, Iran's Baha'is face persecution
Eighteen years ago, Baha'is in the Iranian city of Sanandaj were allocated a one-hectare parcel of barren land at the side of a road for use...
January 19, 2012
Debate highlights dangerous escalation of religious persecution in Iran
Members of Parliament here have sharply criticized Iran for its human rights violations, focusing especially on the "steep rise" in the persecution...
January 13, 2012
UN investigator who revealed Iran's "Baha'i Question" memorandum dies aged 93
Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, a noted legal scholar who uncovered significant evidence of human rights violations in Iran in the late 1980s and early...
January 10, 2012
Canadian university presidents speak out for Baha'i educators
Two pre-eminent university presidents are urging all of their fellow Canadians to join them in calling for an end to Iran's persecution of Baha'i...
January 9, 2012