The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)– responding to a letter from Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who spent almost four months in an Iranian cell–today demanded the release of seven Iranian Baha’i prisoners…

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)– responding to a letter from Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who spent almost four months in an Iranian cell–today demanded the release of seven Iranian Baha’i prisoners…
On July 9, 2009, Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia made the following statement, urging the Obama administration “to make human rights and religious freedom, including the persecuted Baha’is, an integral part of the dialogue” with…
Norway’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Oslo, Mohsen Bavafa, to express its concern for the human rights situation in Iran. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere also called on Iran to release…
Baha’i Rights Day is dedicated to raise awareness about human rights abuses perpetrated against the Baha’i community. Decades have passed and the Baha’is in Iran and Egypt have not had a minute of rest from…
The seven members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority are scheduled for trial on 11 July. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. The detainees’ families were told in May that they were now facing…
The Sentinel Project has released a report highlighting the risk of genocide to Iranian Baha’is. The document, entitled “Preliminary Assessment: The Threat of Genocide to the Baha’is of Iran,” details background information, the preconditions for…
At midnight on Tuesday June 30th 2009, unidentified men broke the glass storefront of the Mr. Peyman Shadman’s automotive supply store in Semnan and set the place on fire by throwing explosives inside. Mr. Shadman…
The Prime Minister has promised to continue raising Britain’s concerns with Iran, over the issue of the seven Bahá’ís being detained in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Gordon Brown’s comments came during Prime Minister’s questions in the House…
Amidst the unrest over Iran’s presidential election, another life and death drama unfolded in Tehran. This involved a pending espionage trial for imprisoned leaders of Iran’s largest religious minority. (myFoxLA.com) Reporter Gigi Graciette interviews Iraj…
Editors note: The Universal House of Justice has addressed the following message, dated 23 June 2009, to the Baha’is of Iran in light of recent events in that country. To the Bahá’ís of Iran Dearly…
I am the daughter of Hossein Amanat, the architect of the Freedom Monument [Azadi Tower] in Tehran. I was born in London, England in 1979 right at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution. As such,…
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) condemns the Iranian regime’s abuse of the human rights of its citizens for merely exercising their fundamental rights to free expression and association. The Center has investigated and…
Further to our earlier report, Kavian S. Milani on the Newnegah site offered the following on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, based on reports he has received from Iran and promised to offer further details in…
On Tuesday, June 23, 2009, Human Rights Activists in Iran provided an alarming update on the situation of the former Baha’i leaders, known as Yaran, which appears below in translation: After more than a year…
Payam Akhavan, a former UN war crimes prosecutor at The Hague, co-founder of Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, and Baha’i, is working on a petition to send to the UN Security Council and The Hague.…
In an attempt to distract the public from Iran’s real issues, anti-Baha’i propaganda is once again flourishing. Baha’is have previously been scapegoated for political conflicts and are a recurring element in Iranian conspiracy theories about…