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Geneva | 25 May 2024

A powerful coalition of United Nations Special Rapporteurs, European parliamentarians, ambassadors...

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NAIROBI | 21 May 2024

Delegates of the Baha’i International Community (BIC) played key roles in organizing and executing...

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Geneva | 7 May 2024

A surge in attacks on Baha’i women across Iran has seen dozens of women summoned to court in recent...

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Nairobi | 7 May 2024

As thousands gather in Nairobi for the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference on the theme of...

News"> News‘The Boot on My Neck’: BIC event highlights Human Rights Watch report on persecution against Baha’is in Iran News">

New York | 2 May 2024

The ongoing persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran “is not just one dramatic incident,” said...

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New York | 30 Apr 2024

THE POWER OF A NARRATIVE to contribute to robust...
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New York | 25 Apr 2024
Time and tide wait for no woman, and most certainly, no man (the fight for equality never ends in...
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New York | 18 Apr 2024

I initially intended to open this piece with the sentence “Where are the men at CSW”?—in capital...

News Iranian government destroys Baha’i-owned farmlands in latest cruel example of economic apartheid Original footage and photos of the attack	Arabic
	Persian

The ability of stories and collective voices
are available for download... News"> Geneva \| 31 May 2024 Iranian government agents have bulldozed many rice paddies owned by Baha’is in the village 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...	Statements Statement regarding the Baha’is in Yemen to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 40th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 22 Mar 2024 Five Yemeni Baha’is are still in detention in Yemen after armed Houthis raided a peaceful Baha’i...
Statements Statement regarding the Baha’is in Qatar to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 38th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 21 Mar 2024 Mr President, Regrettably, we find ourselves compelled, once again, to raise the situation of the...	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...	Statements Statement regarding Baha’is in Iran to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 55th UN Human Rights Council session Geneva \| 18 Mar 2024 Mr. President, Last week, in a heart-rending act, Iranian authorities leveled over 30 Bahá’í graves...
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 Iranian government destroys Baha’i-owned farmlands in latest cruel example of economic apartheid Original footage and photos of the attack	Arabic
	Persian

The ability of stories and collective voices
are available for download... News"> Geneva \| 31 May 2024 Iranian government agents have bulldozed many rice paddies owned by Baha’is in the village 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...	Statements Statement regarding the Baha’is in Yemen to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 40th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 22 Mar 2024 Five Yemeni Baha’is are still in detention in Yemen after armed Houthis raided a peaceful Baha’i...
Statements Statement regarding the Baha’is in Qatar to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 38th Meeting - 55th Regular Session of Human Rights Council Geneva \| 21 Mar 2024 Mr President, Regrettably, we find ourselves compelled, once again, to raise the situation of the...	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...	Statements Statement regarding Baha’is in Iran to the 55th UN Human Rights Council 55th UN Human Rights Council session Geneva \| 18 Mar 2024 Mr. President, Last week, in a heart-rending act, Iranian authorities leveled over 30 Bahá’í graves...
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...

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