Press releases
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Baha’is in Iran Face a New Wave of Arrests |
25 May 2018
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Member of former Yaran back in prison despite grave medical condition |
7 May 2018
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Inflammatory speech by the Houthi leader targets Baha’is in Yemen with genocidal intent |
18 April 2018
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خطاب تحریضي لزعیم الحوثیین یستھدف البھائیین الیمنیین وینذر بإبادة جماعیة |
18 April 2018
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Sixth member of the Yaran completes his imprisonment |
20 March 2018
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Jamaloddin Khanjani Completes Decade-Long Imprisonment |
19 March 2018
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Fourth member of Yaran completes his imprisonment |
16 February 2018
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Lawyers worldwide challenge denial of persecution of Baha’is in Iran |
10 February 2018
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Lawyers worldwide challenge denial of persecution of Baha’is in Iran (Persian) |
10 February 2018
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Archives chronicle decades of Baha'i Persecution in Iran |
18 January 2018
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Yemeni Baha’i receives death sentence as persecution escalates |
5 January 2018
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Yemeni Baha’i receives death sentence as persecution escalates (ARABIC) |
5 January 2018
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Behrooz Tavakkoli Completes 10 Year Prison Sentence |
5 December 2017
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UN condemns Iran’s human rights violations for 30th time |
14 November 2017
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Fariba Kamalabadi's 10-Year Prison Sentence comes to an End |
31 October 2017
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Unprecedented UN resolution demands end to harassment of Baha'is in Yemen |
3 October 2017
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قرار غير مسبوق بالأمم المتحدة يطالب بإنهاء اضطهاد البهائيين باليمن |
3 October 2017
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سازمان ملل متحد در قطعنامهای بیسابقه خواستار پایان دادن به آزار و اذیت بهائیان یمن شد |
3 October 2017
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Mahvash Sabet Concludes 10-Year Prison Sentence |
18 September 2017
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Mahvash Sabet Concludes 10-Year Prison Sentence |
18 September 2017
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Baha’i Prisoners Face Harsher Conditions |
15 September 2017
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Baha'i Prisoners Face Harsher Conditions |
16 August 2017
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Religious Discrimination Explicit in Iran’s Penal Code |
28 July 2017
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Murderers of a Baha’i Released on Bail |
13 June 2017
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Ominous wave of Yemen arrests raises alarm |
21 April 2017
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Mandate renewed for UN Iran human rights monitor |
24 March 2017
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International community expresses serious concern over human rights in Iran |
19 December 2016
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The Baha'i International Community joins others calling for the release of Narges Mohammadi |
14 December 2016
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Iran’s human rights failures draw rebuke by international community |
15 November 2016
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Forced closure of shops in Iran on an unprecedented scale |
7 November 2016
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A Baha’i is killed in Iran, a victim of religious hatred |
26 October 2016
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New report examines relentless persecution of Iranian Baha’is |
25 October 2016
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Reaction to meeting with a Baha’i exposes the truth |
19 May 2016
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UN body votes to continue monitoring human rights in Iran |
23 March 2016
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Twenty-four Baha’is sentenced to prison in Iran |
1 February 2016
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Ongoing human rights violations in Iran spotlighted in UN vote |
17 December 2015
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UN condemns Iran for continuing human rights violations |
19 November 2015
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Documentary shows trial of executed Baha'is |
22 October 2015
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Baha'i shopkeepers in Iran pressured against observing their religious holy days |
16 June 2015
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European Parliamentarians call for release of Iranian Baha'i prisoners |
20 May 2015
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Global campaign marking seventh anniversary of arrest of seven Iranian Baha’i leaders launches today |
14 May 2015
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Four released while eight remain in prison |
4 May 2015
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UN votes for continued monitoring of human rights in Iran |
27 March 2015
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Iran’s UPR response offers bleak outlook for Baha’is and human rights |
19 March 2015
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Top UN officials say human rights violations in Iran continue unabated |
13 March 2015
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Two months in the morgue: the campaign to make Iranian Baha’is invisible |
29 December 2014
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UN sends strong signal to Iran on human rights |
18 November 2014
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Iran fails to address calls for greater religious freedom |
31 October 2014
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President Rouhani's UN speech falls short on human rights and the Baha’i question |
25 September 2014
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Unfulfilled Promises report |
15 September 2014
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Three top UN human rights experts call on Iran to halt destruction of Shiraz cemetery |
4 September 2014
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Shiraz cemetery demolition continues by the Revolutionary Guards |
8 May 2014
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The destruction of historic Baha'i cemetery in Shiraz by Iranian Revolutionary Guards |
1 May 2014
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In an unprecedented symbolic act senior cleric calls for religious co-existence in Iran |
7 April 2014
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UN vote highlights human rights violations in Iran |
28 March 2014
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Concern over persecution of Iranian Baha'is at UN Human Rights Council |
18 March 2014
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Three Baha’is stabbed in Iran, apparently a religious hate crime |
7 February 2014
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UN General Assembly again expresses “deep concern” over continuing human rights violations in Iran |
18 December 2013
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Baha’i cemetery in Sanandaj, Iran, attacked and partly destroyed |
16 December 2013
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UN calls on Iran to live up to its human rights promises |
19 November 2013
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Baha'is in Iran told to leave town or face knife attacks after raids on 14 homes |
11 November 2013
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New video documents Iranian government’s sponsored violence against its own Baha’i citizens |
29 October 2013
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Despite promises, Iran continues to violate human rights, says UN report |
23 October 2013
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President Rouhani's UN speech and the question of human rights in Iran |
24 September 2013
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Murderers of Iranian Baha’i must be brought to justice, says Baha’i International Community |
29 August 2013
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Iranian Baha’is face “widespread and entrenched” discrimination says UN Committee |
23 May 2013
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Five Years Too Many |
5 May 2013
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Increasing violence against Iranian Baha'is engineered by government |
6 March 2013
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UN decries Iran’s "serious ongoing and recurring" human rights violations |
20 December 2012
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UN vote registers “deep concern” over Iran human rights violations |
27 November 2012
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Persecution intensifies as former Baha'i leaders mark anniversary behind bars |
14 May 2012
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Grave concern for safety of Iran's imprisoned Baha'i leaders |
15 February 2011
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Arsonists threaten reprisals if Baha'is befriend Muslims |
16 January 2011
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Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations |
21 December 2010
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Baha'i International Community to Head of Iran's Judiciary |
7 December 2010
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UN Secretary General voices concern over human rights abuses in Iran |
18 October 2010
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Trial of seven Baha'is delayed, no new date set |
18 October 2010
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Prison sentences for Iran's Baha'i leaders reportedly reduced to 10 years |
16 September 2010
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Harsh sentences are a judgment against an entire religious community |
15 August 2010
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Reports say Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders “sentenced” |
8 August 2010
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Calls for Action as Iranian Baha'i Leader enter Third Year |
13 May 2010
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Iran: End Persecution of Baha’is |
23 February 2010
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Nations rally to defend human rights in Iran |
16 February 2010
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Baha'is condemn lack of due process at trial in Iran |
31 January 2010
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Statement of the Baha'i International Community in response to the trial of 16 individuals on 30 January 2010 |
30 January 2010
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World reacts to the trial of the seven Baha'i leaders |
13 January 2010
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Trial of seven Baha'i leaders under way in Tehran |
12 January 2010
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Baha'i International Community categorically rejects allegations that recently arrested Baha'is had weapons in their homes |
9 January 2010
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Trial of seven Baha'i leaders in Iran looms |
5 January 2010
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UN resolution on Iran sends powerful message on human rights |
20 November 2009
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Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’ís in Iran scheduled for 18 October |
16 October 2009
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Secretary general of UN releases report criticizing human rights abuses in Iran |
15 October 2009
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Trial of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders postponed |
17 August 2009
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Due process ignored as trial date is set for Iranian Baha'i prisoners |
12 August 2009
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Trial for Bahá’í leaders reportedly delayed |
13 July 2009
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Iranian Baha'is leaders’ may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment |
12 May 2009
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Egyptian court removes final barrier to identity cards for Baha'is |
16 March 2009
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Baha'i International Community sends open letter to Iran’s chief prosecutor |
5 March 2009
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European Union expresses "deep concern" over seven Bahá’ís prisoners |
18 February 2009
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Baha'i International Community response to open letter from Iranians apologizing for persecution |
15 February 2009
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Baha'i International Community response to open letter from Iranians apologizing for persecution/Persian |
15 February 2009
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Release of seven imprisoned Baha'is demanded |
12 February 2009
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BIC deplores destruction of Khavaran cemetery |
30 January 2009
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Six Bahá'ís arrested in Iran; one worked for Shirin Ebadi’s rights organizations |
15 January 2009
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Baha'is call for the reopening of human rights center in Iran |
23 December 2008
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UN General Assembly expresses “deep concern” about human rights in Iran |
18 December 2008
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UN rejection of Iranian “no-action motion” is a victory for international human rights, says Baha'i International Community |
21 November 2008
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Iranian government report confirms innocence of Shiraz Baha'is |
24 October 2008
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Baha'is imprisoned in Yemen may face deportation to Iran |
27 August 2008
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Iran Intensifies Disinformation and Attacks on Baha'is |
12 August 2008
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Baha'is reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran |
3 August 2008
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Nobel Laureates call for release of Iranian Bahá’í prisoners |
30 June 2008
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Seven jailed Iranian Bahá’ís make brief contact with families |
19 June 2008
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Iranian Baha'i leaders being held incommunicado; growing concern for their fate |
27 May 2008
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BIC rejects Iranian allegations on recent arrests |
21 May 2008
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Six Baha'i leaders arrested in Iran; pattern matches deadly sweeps of early 1980s |
15 May 2008
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U.N. Committee Approves Resolution Expressing Concern over Human Rights Violations in Iran |
20 November 2007
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Iranian government campaign against Baha'i’s shows new facets |
21 September 2007
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Baha'i schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities |
5 April 2007
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Iranian Baha'is face continuing discrimination in higher education |
28 February 2007
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Baha'i girls to bring a message of equality -- and hope -- to United Nations meeting on women |
22 February 2007
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United Nations expresses “serious concern” over human rights in Iran, including the situation of Baha'i’s |
22 November 2006
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Iran steps up secret monitoring of Baha'is |
2 November 2006