BIC Documents

Baha'i International Community United Nations Office documents related to the persecution of the Baha'is.

Press releases by the Bahá’í International Community

UN resolution on Iran reflects growing impatience with Iran. (19 December) more...
UN strongly condemns Iran's human rights violations (21 November) more...
Report exposes Iran’s media campaign to demonize Baha’is (21 October) more...
Baha’i educators sentenced in Iran (18 October) more...
Lawyer arrested ahead of trial of Iranian Baha'i educators (16 September) more...
Third anniversary in prison for Iran’s Baha’i leaders (10 May) more...
Sorrow as jailed Baha'i leader is unable to attend wife's funeral (11
March) more...
Grave concern for safety of Iran's imprisoned Baha'i leaders (15 February) more...
Arsonists threaten reprisals if Baha'is befriend Muslims (16 January) more...

Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations (21 December) more...
Bahá'í International Community sends open letter to Head of the Judiciary of Iran. (7 December) more...
UN Secretary General voices concern over human rights abuses in Iran. (18 October) more...
Prison sentences for Iran's Baha'i leaders reportedly reduced to 10 years (16 September) more...
Harsh sentences are a judgment against an entire religious community (15 August) more...
Reports say Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders “sentenced” (8 August) more...
Calls for Action as Iranian Bahá'í Leader enter Third Year (13 May) more...
Iran: End Persecution of Bahá'ís (23 February) more...
Nations rally to defend human rights in Iran (16 February) more...
Bahá'ís condemn lack of due process at trial in Iran (31 January) more...
World reacts to the trial of the seven Bahá'í leaders (13 January) more...
Trial of seven Bahá'í leaders under way in Tehran (12 January) more...
Baha'i International Community categorically rejects allegations that recently arrested Baha'is had weapons in their homes. (9 January) more...
Trial of seven Bahá'í leaders in Iran looms (5 January) more...

UN resolution on Iran sends powerful message on human rights (20 November) more...
Trial of seven Baha'is delayed, no new date set (18 October) more...
Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’ís in Iran scheduled for 18 October (16 October) more...
Secretary general of UN releases report criticizing human rights abuses in Iran (15 October) more...
Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’í leaders postponed (17 August) more...
Due process ignored as trial date is set for Iranian Bahá’í prisoners (12 August) more…
Trial for Bahá’í leaders reportedly delayed (13 July 2009) more...
Iranian Bahá’ís leaders’ may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment (12 May 2009) more…
Egyptian court removes final barrier to identity cards for Bahá’ís (16 March 2009) more...
Bahá’í International Community sends open letter to Iran’s chief prosecutor. (5 March 2009) more...
European Union expresses "deep concern" over seven Bahá’ís prisoners. (18 February 2009) more...
Bahá'í International Community response to open letter from Iranians apologizing for persecution (15 February 2009) English / Persian
Release of seven imprisoned Bahá'ís demanded (12 February 2009) more...
BIC deplores destruction of Khavaran cemetery (30 January 2009) more...
Six Bahá'ís arrested in Iran; one worked for Shirin Ebadi’s rights organizations (15 January 2009) more...

Bahá'í’s call for the reopening of human rights center in Iran (23 December 2008) more...
UN General Assembly expresses “deep concern” about human rights in Iran (18 December 2008) more...
UN rejection of Iranian “no-action motion” is a victory for international human rights, says Bahá'í International Community (21 November 2008) more...
Iranian government report confirms innocence of Shiraz Bahá'í’s (24 October 2008) more...
Bahá'í’s imprisoned in Yemen may face deportation to Iran (27 August 2008) more...

Bahá'í’s reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran (3 August 2008) more...
Nobel Laureates call for release of Iranian Bahá’í prisoners (30 June 2008) more...
Seven jailed Iranian Bahá’ís make brief contact with families (19 June 2008) more...
Iranian Bahá’í leaders being held incommunicado; growing concern for their fate (27 May 2008) more...
BIC rejects Iranian allegations on recent arrests (21 May 2008) more...
Six Bahá’í leaders arrested in Iran; pattern matches deadly sweeps of early 1980s (15 May 2008) more...

U.N. Committee Approves Resolution Expressing Concern over Human Rights Violations in Iran (20 November 2007) more...
Iranian government campaign against Bahá'í’s shows new facets (21 September 2007) more...
Bahá'í schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities (5 April 2007) more...
Iranian Bahá'í’s face continuing discrimination in higher education (28 February 2007) more...
Bahá'í girls to bring a message of equality -- and hope -- to United Nations meeting on women (22 February 2007) more...

United Nations expresses “serious concern” over human rights in Iran, including the situation of Bahá'í’s (22 November 2006) more...
Iran steps up secret monitoring of Bahá'ís (2 November 2006) more...

Inciting Hatred: Iran's media campaign to demonize Bahá'ís more...
The Bahá'í Question: Cultural Cleansing in Iran more... (Read Spanish Version)
Closed Doors: Iran's Campaign to Deny Higher Education to Bahá'ís more... (Read Spanish Version)