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News"> NewsUN Committee calls on Iran to stop identifying Baha’i schoolchildren News">

Geneva | 15 Feb 2016

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Iran to stop identifying Baha’i children...

News"> NewsTwenty-four Baha’is sentenced to prison in Iran News">

Geneva | 1 Feb 2016

In an egregious miscarriage of justice, an Iranian revolutionary court in the province of Golestan...

News"> NewsOngoing human rights violations in Iran spotlighted in UN vote News">

United Nations | 17 Dec 2015

Last month, Iranian authorities arrested 20 Baha’is and closed 28 of their shops. Today the UN...

News"> NewsImprisonment of both parents of a child for their promotion of higher education News">

GENEVA | 1 Dec 2015

As part of an outrageous effort to block Baha’i youth from higher education, Iranian authorities...

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A statement to the Forum on Minority Issues – 8th Session, 24-25 November 2015, Agenda Item 4...

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Geneva | 25 Nov 2015

About a month ago, the BBC broadcast a documentary entitled “Iranian Revolutionary Justice”. The... News"> NewsUN condemns Iran for continuing human rights violations News">

United Nations | 19 Nov 2015

The UN expressed “serious concern” today over Iran’s continuing human rights violations, affirming...

News"> NewsEuropeans voice concern about the economic oppression of Iranian Baha'is News">

Brussels | 18 Nov 2015

Prominent Europeans, including members of parliament, are calling on Iran to end its economic...

News"> NewsAt the UN, religious minorities describe day-to-day persecution in Iran News">

New York | 4 Nov 2015

Growing up in Iran, Naeim Tavakkoli recalls being forced to sit on the floor in school to dry out...

News"> NewsDocumentary shows trial of executed Baha'is News">

New York | 21 Oct 2015

Previously unseen footage of the 1981 trial of members of the governing body of the Baha'i...

Publications"> Publications“Their Progress and Development Are Blocked”The economic oppression of Iran’s Baha’is Publications">

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News"> NewsIranian President Rouhani’s speech to the UN falls short on human rights News">

New York | 28 Sep 2015

The Baha’i International Community expressed its disappointment over Iranian President Hassan...

News"> NewsAhead of President Rouhani visit, Iran human rights violations continue, says UN Secretary General News">

New York | 24 Sep 2015

In a report issued four days before Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to address the UN...

News"> NewsArbitrary arrests and detention of Baha'is continue in Iran News">

Geneva | 22 Sep 2015

The Baha’i International Community delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council yesterday...

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UN Human Rights Council – 30th Session, September 2015

Geneva | 21 Sep 2015

A few weeks ago, a judge visited a prison in a city in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and spoke with...

Statements "Baha’is in Iran ask for no special privileges…" UN Human Rights Council – 31st Session, March 2016 Geneva \| 15 Mar 2016 Mr. President, Mr. Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Iranian High Council for Human Rights,...	Statements Economic and educational discrimination in Iran UN Human Rights Council – 31st Session, Interactive dialogue with the Special... Mr. Shaheed, In the last two years, more than 100 shops






	14 Mar 2016 belonging to Baha’is were shut down by...
News Baha'i family in Iran forced to give up body of a loved one for unlawful burial New York \| 17 Jul 2015 The recent experience of a Baha'i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran,...	News Shop closures only one element of economic persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 1 Jul 2015 The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after...
News Shop closings in Iran violate economic rights of Baha'is Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 The recent closing of Baha’i-owned shops in several cities in Iran violates the economic and...	Statements Shop closing in Iran a violation of economic rights UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in...

Statements "Baha’is in Iran ask for no special privileges…" UN Human Rights Council – 31st Session, March 2016 Geneva \| 15 Mar 2016 Mr. President, Mr. Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of Iranian High Council for Human Rights,...	Statements Economic and educational discrimination in Iran UN Human Rights Council – 31st Session, Interactive dialogue with the Special... Mr. Shaheed, In the last two years, more than 100 shops






	14 Mar 2016 belonging to Baha’is were shut down by...
News Baha'i family in Iran forced to give up body of a loved one for unlawful burial New York \| 17 Jul 2015 The recent experience of a Baha'i family in Sanandaj, a town in the Kurdistan province of Iran,...	News Shop closures only one element of economic persecution of Iranian Baha’is New York \| 1 Jul 2015 The recent punitive closure of Baha’i-owned shops in four Iranian cities by the authorities, after...
News Shop closings in Iran violate economic rights of Baha'is Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 The recent closing of Baha’i-owned shops in several cities in Iran violates the economic and...	Statements Shop closing in Iran a violation of economic rights UN Human Rights Council – 29th Session, June 2015 Agenda ITEM 4 Geneva \| 24 Jun 2015 On 24 May, agents of the Iranian government Public Places Supervision Office sealed eleven shops in...

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