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News UN Special Rapporteur mandate renewed with calls to continue investigating abuses in the Islamic Republic of Iran Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Apr 2024 The United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to renew the mandate of the UN Special...	News Human Rights Watch: Iran is committing “crime against humanity” regarding the Baha’is Persian translation... Geneva \| 1 Apr 2024 A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights...
News BIC Explores the Role of Social Institutions in Gender Equality at Commission on the Status of Women New York \| 21 Mar 2024 “Societies characterized by robust patterns of gender equality will become possible only as...	News Baha’is face “extreme” and “persistent” persecution in Iran: UN Special Rapporteur releases final report Persian translation... Geneva \| 19 Mar 2024 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member...
News BIC Hosts Arabic-Language Event Exploring Institutions and Gender Equality in the Arab Region New York \| 15 Mar 2024 How do themes of gender equality and harmonious coexistence find expression in the social,...	News Kenyan Government Partners with BIC to Explore the Future of Africa and Women’s Equality New York \| 15 Mar 2024 The Kenyan government’s Office of the President’s Advisor on Women’s Rights partnered with the Baha...
News The Role of the Environment in the Future of Global Governance Nairobi, Kenya \| 6 Mar 2024 “There can be no future without the environment.” Variations of this refrain were heard across the...	News Unprecedented and inhumane: More than 30 Baha’i new graves razed by Iranian authorities Persian translation... Geneva \| 5 Mar 2024 More than 30 new graves of deceased Baha’is at a Tehran mass grave have been razed by the Iranian...
News BIC releases a statement in anticipation of the 68th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women New York \| 26 Feb 2024 In preparation for the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women, the Baha’i International...	News Iranian agents beat Baha’i youth during attack on educational group—and knowledge itself Persian translation... Geneva \| 16 Feb 2024 On the morning of 12 February, in the Iranian city of Qaemshahr, a group of young Baha’is had...
News Moving from ‘what’ to ‘how’: BIC Collaborates with Ambassadors and Civil Society at UN Commission on Social Development New York \| 14 Feb 2024 The 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) concluded this week,...	News Youth and Future Generations at the Heart of the Summit of the Future New York \| 2 Feb 2024 Leading up to a pivotal week dedicated to shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future, the Baha...
News BIC Addis Ababa Office Caps a Year of Engagement Across Africa and Beyond Addis Ababa \| 23 Jan 2024 The Addis Ababa Office of the Baha’i International Community (BIC AAO) expanded its engagement...	News Iranian thought leaders call for an end to the “historical shame” of Baha’i persecution Persian translation... Geneva \| 22 Jan 2024 A group of more than 150 Iranian human rights advocates, social and political activists have signed...
News Farmers displaced and farmlands seized as Iran’s government intensifies Baha’i religious persecution Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Jan 2024 Farmlands, rice paddies and walnut orchards belonging to Baha’i families in the village of...	News Brussels News Story Year in Review Brussels \| 22 Dec 2023 Europe and the world are grappling with unprecedented challenges, and the Baha’i International...
News UN General Assembly resolution calls for Iranian government to stop persecuting Baha'is New York \| 19 Dec 2023 The latest and 36th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution expressing serious concern...	News “A Change in Tactics”: Baha’i International Community details “brutal” persecution in Iran Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Dec 2023 The Iranian government is using intensified and brutal new tactics to persecute the Baha’i...
News UN resolution calls for Iranian government to end systematic persecution of Baha'i minority New York \| 15 Nov 2023 Yet again and for the 36th time, a United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution expressing...	News More than 20 Baha’i homes invaded in violent raids and many arrested in Iran as crackdown intensifies Persian translation... Geneva \| 10 Nov 2023 Armed Iranian security agents raided the homes of more than 30 Baha’is this week in the cities of...

News UN Special Rapporteur mandate renewed with calls to continue investigating abuses in the Islamic Republic of Iran Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Apr 2024 The United Nations Human Rights Council voted today to renew the mandate of the UN Special...	News Human Rights Watch: Iran is committing “crime against humanity” regarding the Baha’is Persian translation... Geneva \| 1 Apr 2024 A groundbreaking report published today by the pre-eminent human rights organization, Human Rights...
News BIC Explores the Role of Social Institutions in Gender Equality at Commission on the Status of Women New York \| 21 Mar 2024 “Societies characterized by robust patterns of gender equality will become possible only as...	News Baha’is face “extreme” and “persistent” persecution in Iran: UN Special Rapporteur releases final report Persian translation... Geneva \| 19 Mar 2024 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, as well as a wave of UN Member...
News BIC Hosts Arabic-Language Event Exploring Institutions and Gender Equality in the Arab Region New York \| 15 Mar 2024 How do themes of gender equality and harmonious coexistence find expression in the social,...	News Kenyan Government Partners with BIC to Explore the Future of Africa and Women’s Equality New York \| 15 Mar 2024 The Kenyan government’s Office of the President’s Advisor on Women’s Rights partnered with the Baha...
News The Role of the Environment in the Future of Global Governance Nairobi, Kenya \| 6 Mar 2024 “There can be no future without the environment.” Variations of this refrain were heard across the...	News Unprecedented and inhumane: More than 30 Baha’i new graves razed by Iranian authorities Persian translation... Geneva \| 5 Mar 2024 More than 30 new graves of deceased Baha’is at a Tehran mass grave have been razed by the Iranian...
News BIC releases a statement in anticipation of the 68th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women New York \| 26 Feb 2024 In preparation for the upcoming UN Commission on the Status of Women, the Baha’i International...	News Iranian agents beat Baha’i youth during attack on educational group—and knowledge itself Persian translation... Geneva \| 16 Feb 2024 On the morning of 12 February, in the Iranian city of Qaemshahr, a group of young Baha’is had...
News Moving from ‘what’ to ‘how’: BIC Collaborates with Ambassadors and Civil Society at UN Commission on Social Development New York \| 14 Feb 2024 The 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) concluded this week,...	News Youth and Future Generations at the Heart of the Summit of the Future New York \| 2 Feb 2024 Leading up to a pivotal week dedicated to shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future, the Baha...
News BIC Addis Ababa Office Caps a Year of Engagement Across Africa and Beyond Addis Ababa \| 23 Jan 2024 The Addis Ababa Office of the Baha’i International Community (BIC AAO) expanded its engagement...	News Iranian thought leaders call for an end to the “historical shame” of Baha’i persecution Persian translation... Geneva \| 22 Jan 2024 A group of more than 150 Iranian human rights advocates, social and political activists have signed...
News Farmers displaced and farmlands seized as Iran’s government intensifies Baha’i religious persecution Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Jan 2024 Farmlands, rice paddies and walnut orchards belonging to Baha’i families in the village of...	News Brussels News Story Year in Review Brussels \| 22 Dec 2023 Europe and the world are grappling with unprecedented challenges, and the Baha’i International...
News UN General Assembly resolution calls for Iranian government to stop persecuting Baha'is New York \| 19 Dec 2023 The latest and 36th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution expressing serious concern...	News “A Change in Tactics”: Baha’i International Community details “brutal” persecution in Iran Persian translation... Geneva \| 4 Dec 2023 The Iranian government is using intensified and brutal new tactics to persecute the Baha’i...
News UN resolution calls for Iranian government to end systematic persecution of Baha'i minority New York \| 15 Nov 2023 Yet again and for the 36th time, a United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution expressing...	News More than 20 Baha’i homes invaded in violent raids and many arrested in Iran as crackdown intensifies Persian translation... Geneva \| 10 Nov 2023 Armed Iranian security agents raided the homes of more than 30 Baha’is this week in the cities of...

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