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October 22, 2024 16:42 ET | Source: U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs

Eighteen UN experts jointly and unitedly condemn Iran’s targeting of Baha’i women as 10 in Isfahan are sentenced to a total of 90 years in prison

Geneva, Oct. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A group of 18 United Nations Special Rapporteurs and UN Working Group experts have released a joint letter of allegations(link is external) rebuking the...
December 04, 2023 18:29 ET | Source: U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs

Baha'i International Community Releases New Statement

Washington, D.C., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over recent months, the Baha'i International Community and the U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Affairs have noticed a marked increase in persecution...
October 10, 2023 16:08 ET | Source: Center for Studies on New Religions, "Bitter Winter"

NGO Seeks Help From Advocates of Human Rights and Religious Freedom to Stop the Persecution

Washington, DC, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions’ Bitter Winter Publishes Exclusive Interview with Japanese NGO Leader Moriko HoriAbout...
October 10, 2023 02:04 ET | Source: Center for Studies on New Religions, "Bitter Winter"

NGO Seeks Help From Advocates of Human Rights and Religious Freedom to Stop the Persecution

Washington, DC, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions’ Bitter Winter Publishes Exclusive Interview with Japanese NGO Leader Moriko HoriAbout...
September 21, 2023 20:02 ET | Source: Center for Studies on New Religions, "Bitter Winter"

The Human Rights and Rights to Religious Freedom of 600,000 Japanese Citizens are at Risk

Washington, DC, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions, Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of...
September 20, 2023 15:14 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Iranian President Raisi disregards human rights and calls for religious respect despite 44-year record of religious persecution and rights abuses

New York, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NEW YORK—20 September 2023—The Baha’i International Community (BIC) highlighted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s disregard for human rights in his...
September 19, 2023 22:04 ET | Source: Center for Studies on New Religions, "Bitter Winter"

The Human Rights and Rights to Religious Freedom of 600,000 Japanese Citizens are at Risk

Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions, Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of...
September 19, 2023 14:07 ET | Source: Center for Studies on New Religions, "Bitter Winter"

The Human Rights and Rights to Religious Freedom of 600,000 Japanese Citizens are at Risk

Washington, DC, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Studies on New Religions, Human Rights and Religious Freedom Experts Decry Government Persecution of...
September 12, 2023 19:49 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution 492 Condemning the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran

Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 12, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Resolution 492, “Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored...
August 16, 2023 16:28 ET | Source: Baha'i National Center

Iranian authorities arrest 90-year-old Baha’i and target 180 more in relentless spiral of persecution

GENEVA, Aug. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, a 90-year-old Baha’i in failing health who already served 10 years in prison for his Baha’i beliefs was arrested on 13 August in...

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