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Baha’is welcome the acquittal of Qatari Baha’i Remy Rowhani

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Geneva | 1 Oct 2025
Remy Rowhani, a Qatari Baha’i dignitary detained in April and sentenced to a five-year prison term...
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‘A Moment for Deep Reflection’: BIC Engages in 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Week
New York | 30 Sep 2025
The 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations might ideally present a moment for...
Perspectives
Our Full Selves: The Value of Permission
22 Sep 2025
By Daniel Perell   I have spent the last few years trying to raise the importance of values and...
Perspectives
Justice is a Concept We Must Return to Again and Again

By Liliane Nkunzimana...

New York | 19 Sep 2025
The speeches soon to be delivered by world leaders in the General Assembly Hall will likely offer...
Publications
In Full Partnership: Thirty Years of Women’s Advancement at the United Nations and Beyond
17 Sep 2025
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“A love letter to humanity”: BIC releases In Full Partnership, a new book showcasing 30 years of contributions to the UN on women’s advancement
New York | 17 Sep 2025
The Baha’i International Community (BIC) this week launched a new book, In Full Partnership: Thirty...
News
Six Baha’i women in Iran facing imminent imprisonment

Mothers among those...

Geneva | 17 Sep 2025
Six Baha’i women in Hamadan, western Iran, who have been sentenced to a combined total of 39 years...
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UN Secretary-General’s report highlights escalating persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran

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Geneva | 10 Sep 2025
A report of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has placed the persecution of...
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Baha’i International Community releases In Full Partnership—a new book showcasing 30 years of contributions to the United Nations on women’s advancement
New York | 2 Sep 2025
September marks 30 years since the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women, together with its...
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From thought to action: BIC coalesces with other actors around momentous GEAR campaign
New York | 26 Aug 2025
From the Archives NEW YORK--30 July 2010-- Stretching back as far as the first United Nations...
News
A grave miscarriage of justice: Qatar jails distinguished Baha’i citizen for five years in act of religious discrimination and denial of free expression

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Geneva | 18 Aug 2025
The Baha'i International Community (BIC) strongly condemns the unjust verdict of a court in Doha,...
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Qatar: 5-Year Sentence for Baha’i Dignitary on Abusive Charges

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Geneva | 15 Aug 2025
A Doha court sentenced the chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in Qatar to five...
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Confiscation by text message: two dozen Baha’is face property confiscations in Isfahan

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Geneva | 14 Aug 2025
Over 20 Baha’is in Isfahan are facing the confiscation of their homes, assets, and even vehicles,...
Perspectives
View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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New York | 13 Aug 2025
To What Degree is Self-Interest Necessary? I recently had the privilege of participating in the...
Perspectives
View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

By Kira Diaz
New York | 7 Aug 2025
Untapped Reservoirs: The Role of Youth in a Transforming Society  I recently had the privilege of...
Perspectives
View from the Interns: Reflection on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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New York | 31 Jul 2025
Every institution has its unspoken language—rituals, postures, and codes that shape the rhythm of...
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Integrating Ethical Qualities With Scientific Methods: BIC Explores New Paths to Sustainable Development at High-Level Political Forum
New York | 30 Jul 2025
“Science- and evidence-based solutions” were at the heart of this year’s High-Level Political Forum...
Perspectives
View from the Interns: Reflections on the 2025 Session of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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New York | 30 Jul 2025
HLPF and the Path to True Inclusion During my time attending the High-Level Political Forum on...
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UN experts address Egypt rights violations against Baha'i community in unprecedented intervention
Geneva | 17 Jul 2025
Eleven United Nations Special Rapporteurs and members of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary...
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From the world stage to a show trial as Qatari government targets prominent Baha’i

Discrimination of Baha’is in Egypt and Qatar focus of new Associated Press report...

15 Jul 2025
GENEVA—15 July 2025—The Baha'i International Community (BIC) welcomes a new report by the...

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