Latest News and Press Releases

Want to stay updated on the latest news?

Sign into Reader Account Create Reader Account

February 22, 2023 14:37 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Iran issues more jail terms against Baha'is in Iran – including a third former leader

Geneva, Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, two Baha'i women in Iran, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have entered the fourth month of unjust 10-year jail terms in Evin Prison....
February 20, 2023 14:51 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Resolution condemning Iranian persecution against Baha’is introduced in Senate

Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senate Resolution 74 (S.Res.74), condemning the recent surge in state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran, was introduced on...
December 14, 2022 12:19 ET | Source: Vital Voices

U.N. Member States Remove Islamic Republic of Iran from Commission on the Status of Women

NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This fall, a coalition of Iranian women, along with Vital Voices Global Partnership and For Freedoms launched a campaign calling for the immediate...
December 11, 2022 14:40 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

"An Unbelievable Injustice": Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran

Geneva, Dec. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the midst of increasingly violent and repressive actions by the Iranian authorities against their own citizens, two Baha’i women, Mahvash Sabet and...
August 02, 2022 10:27 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Breaking: Iranian government intensifies Baha’i persecution with outrageous demolition of homes and land grabs

Geneva, Aug. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a cruel escalation, and just two days after previous attacks on Baha’is across Iran, up to 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the...
August 01, 2022 17:10 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Baha’is accused of “colonialism” and “infiltrating kindergartens” as 52 fresh acts of persecution add to more than 100 in recent weeks

Geneva, Aug. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence issued an appalling statement of oppressive hate propaganda against the persecuted Baha’i religious minority yesterday, 31...
December 17, 2021 15:14 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

UN General Assembly calls on Iran to eliminate religious discrimination

New York, Dec. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran, including of the Baha’i...
December 07, 2021 08:01 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Seizures of Baha’i irrigated farms in the midst of Iranian water crisis

New York, Dec. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thirteen irrigated farmland plots belonging to Baha’is in the village of Kata in Iran’s southwest have been targeted by authorities seeking to further...
October 27, 2021 09:54 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Resolution condemning Iranian persecution against Baha’is introduced in Congress

Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, October 25th, House Resolution 744 (H.Res.744), condemning the state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i community of Iran,...
July 08, 2021 10:36 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Increasing propaganda raises concern for Iranian Baha’is

Washington, D.C., July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Baha’i International Community (BIC) is calling for the Iranian government to be held accountable for its campaign of hate speech against the...