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UN seminar highlights global citizenship education
NEW YORK, United States, June 25, 2015
On June 15, UN permanent missions from France, Korea, Nigeria, Qatar, and the United States co-organized a seminar titled "Global Citizenship...
Baha'i shopkeepers in Iran pressured against observing their religious holy days
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 16, 2015
Tens of Baha'is' shops in the cities of Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamadan have been sealed by government authorities in an effort to pressure...
Global solidarity with seven imprisoned Iranian Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, May 26, 2015
A global campaign to call attention to the long and unjust imprisonment of seven Iranian Baha'i leaders spawned a worldwide outcry this month...
Newsreel marks new developments in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 26, 2015
The eighth in a series of newsreels documenting the construction of the Baha'i House of Worship for South America has been released and can be...
European Parliamentarians call for release of Iranian Baha'i prisoners
BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 20, 2015
Together with many voices from within Iran—including Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer there—and from outside, five members of...
Global campaign on seventh anniversary of arrest of seven Iranian Baha'i leaders launched
NEW YORK, United States, May 14, 2015
The Baha'i International Community has today launched a campaign to mark the seventh anniversary of the wrongful arrest and imprisonment of the...
Four released while eight remain in prison
NEW YORK, United States, May 4, 2015
Four Baha'is involved with the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), who had been unjustly imprisoned in Iran four years ago, have been...
Sacred symbol placed at apex of Chile temple
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 30, 2015
In the early morning of 29 April, just before dawn, 65 representatives of various institutions and agencies of the Baha'i community, assembled...
Dialogue on development advances in India
INDORE, India, April 14, 2015
Approximately 90 academics, development practitioners, and university students gathered for a seminar here on 7 April, to explore the direction...
Religious leaders and World Bank commit to ending extreme poverty
WASHINGTON, United States, April 9, 2015
A group of diverse religious leaders has issued a statement giving strong support and "moral consensus" to a World Bank-initiated effort to end...
Symposium reframes dialogue on secular society, religion, and the common good
VANCOUVER, Canada, April 4, 2015
Leading Canadian scholars, public servants, and civil society actors gathered here for a symposium at the University of British Columbia from...
In rural Colombia, seeds of transformation take root
AGUA AZUL, Colombia, March 29, 2015
Preparation for a local House of Worship in Colombia has inspired a renewed commitment to the environment.
UN votes for continued monitoring of human rights in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 26, 2015
In a clear rejection of Iran's claim that the human rights situation in that country has improved, the UN Human Rights Council today extended...
Iran's UPR response offers bleak outlook for Baha'is and human rights
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 19, 2015
Iran's limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of Baha'is...
UN Special Rapporteur commends documentary on denial of education for Baha'is in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 22, 2015
A high UN official has praised the film "To Light a Candle", a documentary on the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, as an important effort...
Top UN officials say human rights violations in Iran continue unabated
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 13, 2015
Members of minority groups, including Baha'is, continue to face persecution and discrimination in Iran, despite promises by the government to...
Conference explores nexus of governance and religion
BARCELONA, Spain, March 12, 2015
Over 50 people gathered at "The Conference on Governance and Religion", held recently at the iconic Palau Robert in Barcelona, Spain. The conference...
Los Angeles marks Education is Not a Crime Day
LOS ANGELES, United States, March 3, 2015
Over 1100 people gathered at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, 27 February to honor those Baha'is who have been denied the right...
Outstanding collection of Baha'i literature finds permanent home
SANDY, England, February 15, 2015
An extensive library of Baha'i books and related literature has been opened to academic researchers, exactly 35 years to the day after the passing...
"Education is Not a Crime" gains momentum
LOS ANGELES, United States, February 8, 2015
Education is Not a Crime, a worldwide campaign drawing attention to the constructive response of the Baha'i community to the Iranian government's...