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Ten Baha’i women executed together 40 years ago: Global campaign honors them in support of gender equality in Iran, calling for public creative contributions

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Geneva | 15 May 2023
The day of 18 June 2023 will mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran hanged 10 Baha'i...
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Baha’is forcibly buried in Khavaran cemetery in Tehran and four arrested in connection with the cemetery

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Geneva | 4 May 2023
The Baha’i International Community is deeply distressed that, in the midst of widespread suffering...
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Oppressed in Life and Persecuted in Death: Baha'is Prevented from Dignified Burials in their Own Cemetery

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Geneva | 3 Apr 2023
A brazen and barbaric act by the Iranian authorities has emerged in recent days in Tehran.  A...
Statements
Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

UN Human Rights Council –...

Geneva | 20 Mar 2023
Mr. President,  Today, women in Iran have become a voice for justice that can no longer be silenced...
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Members of the European Parliament express their support following the imprisonment of Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi
Brussels | 9 Mar 2023
Deeply concerned by the news of Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi’s second 10-year imprisonment,...
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Iran issues more jail terms against Baha'is in Iran – including a third former leader

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Geneva | 22 Feb 2023
This week, two Baha'i women in Iran, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have entered the fourth...
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United Nations General Assembly condemns Iran’s human rights record as the Iranian people sacrifice themselves for justice and equality
New York | 15 Dec 2022
A resolution calling on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran,...
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An Unbelievable Injustice: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran

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Geneva | 11 Dec 2022
In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against...
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BIC statement at Human Rights Council special session on Iran

35th special session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating situation of human rights...

Geneva | 24 Nov 2022
Mr. President,  Our hearts, and the heart of every unbiased observer, ache as we watch the loss of...
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Iranian government detains dozens more Baha’is during national crisis

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Geneva | 18 Nov 2022
Twenty-nine Baha’is in Iran have been arrested since September, the latest incidents in a crackdown...
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United Nations resolution calls on crisis-hit Iran to respect human rights for all
New York | 16 Nov 2022
A resolution calling on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran,...
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Documentary Film on Persecution and Resilience of Iranian Baha’is Shown to UN Audience in New York
New York | 31 Oct 2022
A documentary film about the institutionalized persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, 'Others' in...
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Member of the European Parliament Lopez Gil hosts screening on the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Brussels | 26 Oct 2022
Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Leopoldo López Gil hosted a screening of “Others in their...
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Statement at the UN Human Rights Council 51st session on the situation of the Baha'is in Iran
Geneva | 26 Sep 2022
“A policy of systematic persecution”, this is how the Special Rapporteurs on Iran, on freedom of...
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More Baha'is arrested in Iran as month-long crackdown total hits 245

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Geneva | 1 Sep 2022
Fourteen Baha'is including thirteen youth were arrested yesterday in the northern Iranian city of...
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Three weeks in Iran: 200 incidents of Baha’is being targeted as international community roundly condemns “sweeping crackdown”

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New York | 23 Aug 2022
Government officials, international and national media outlets and dozens of prominent civil...
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Revealed: Iran’s brazen propaganda ploy to incriminate Baha’is through fake videos and hate speech

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Geneva | 19 Aug 2022
The Baha’i International Community has received news of a shocking and outrageous new propaganda...
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Update: 200 Iranian government agents destroy Baha’i homes and confiscate 20 hectares of land
Geneva | 2 Aug 2022
In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baha’is across Iran, up to 200...
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Breaking: Iranian government intensifies Baha’i persecution with outrageous demolition of homes and land grabs

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Geneva | 2 Aug 2022
In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baha’is across Iran, up to 200...
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Baha’is accused of “colonialism” and “infiltrating kindergartens” as 52 fresh acts of persecution add to more than 100 in recent weeks

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Geneva | 1 Aug 2022
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence issued an appalling statement of oppressive hate propaganda against...

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