Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of State will release an addendum to this report in mid 2021 that expands the subsection on Women in Section 6 to include a broader range of issues related to&hellip
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Former Canadian Judges, Justice Ministers and Scholars Decry Iran’s Abuse of Baha’is
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com EBRAHIM NOROOZI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 40 prominent members of Canada’s legal community, including former Supreme Court judges and justice ministers, have penned an open letter in order to draw attention to what they&hellip
US Religious Freedom Commission Condemns Crackdown On Baha’is In Iran
Source: iranintl.com The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a statement condemning the “alarming escalation of government measures targeting Baha’is in Iran on the basis of their faith.” The statement released on Friday mentions&hellip
German Official Demands Iran Respect Religious Freedom, Recognize The Baha’i
Source: iranintl.com A German official has urged Iran to recognize the Baha’i as a religious community and for the rights of religious and ideological minorities to be respected. German Federal Government Commissioner for Religious Freedom. Markus&hellip
USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran
Source: www.uscirf.gov Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the alarming escalation of government measures targeting Baha’is in Iran on the basis of their faith. On December 24, 2020, Branch 2 of&hellip
European Government Ministers and Parliamentarians Condemn Denial of Higher Education to Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org BRUSSELS—18 December 2020—In recent weeks, a number of European government ministers and parliamentarians have spoken out against Iran’s systematic refusal to allow Baha’is access to higher education. Among those who have shared their concerns&hellip
Interview on the ABC’s “the World” Program Concerning the Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran
Source: Australian Baha’i Community On 18 December 2020, the ABC’s “The World” program featured a segment concerning the escalating pressures faced by the Baha’i community in Iran due to their systematic persecution by Iranian authorities. The&hellip
Sen. Mobina Jaffer’s Question to the Leader of the Gov’t in the Senate on the Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.youtube.com Persecution of Bahá’í Minority Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: My question is also for the Government Representative in the Senate. Senator Gold, I’ve been requested to ask you this question on behalf of many Bahá’í&hellip
Treasury Targets Vast Supreme Leader Patronage Network and Iran’s Minister of Intelligence
Source: home.treasury.gov WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against a key patronage network for the Supreme Leader of Iran, the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation (Bonyad Mostazafan,&hellip
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Meets Baha’is to Express Concern Over Human Rights Violations in Iran and Yemen
Source: www.bic.org BRUSSELS—28 October 2020—Ann Linde, Foreign Minister of Sweden, met virtually last week with representatives of the Baha’i community of Sweden and the Baha’i International Community’s Brussels and Geneva offices to discuss the persecution of Baha’is in&hellip
The Second Report of the German Government on the Worldwide Situation of Religious Freedom Emphasizes Persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran
Source: iran.bahai.de On Wednesday, October 28, 2020, the German federal government published its second report on the worldwide situation of religious freedom. MP Markus Grübel, Federal Government Commissioner for Worldwide Religious Freedom in the Federal Ministry for Economic&hellip
German Parliament Debate on Human Rights Situation in Iran Mentions Persecution of Bahá’ís Multiple Times
Source: iran.bahai.de On 8 October 2020, the German Parliament (Bundestag) debated motions by the Greens entitled “Iran – Condemn human rights violations and consistently demand obligations under international law” (19/22561) and the FDP parliamentary group entitled&hellip
Support Grows in Congress to Condemn Iran’s Abuses Against Baha’i Community
Source: www.bahai.us Resolutions are under consideration in the 116th U.S. Congress, as in past two-year congressional sessions, highlighting and condemning human rights abuses the Iranian government has carried out against the Baha’is in Iran. They are House&hellip
U.S. Seeks to Deter Iranian Regime’s Religious Persecution
Source: share.america.gov The United States has imposed sanctions on senior Iranian officials responsible for continuing the regime’s long-standing persecution of religious minorities. Iran’s constitution states that it protects the equal rights of “all people of Iran.”&hellip
U.S. Secretary Recognizes 40th Anniversary of Arrest of National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Iran
Source: Department of State Forty years ago this month the Iranian regime arrested nine members of the Baha’i National Spiritual Assembly of Iran, no one has heard from them since. Sadly we must conclude that these&hellip
Foreign Minister of Luxembourg Writes to Iranian Counterpart in Wave of Support for Iran’s Persecuted Baha’is
Source: Bahai International Community BRUSSELS—29 July 2020—The Foreign Minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, has written(link is external) to Iran’s Foreign Minister, Muhammad Javad Zarif, condemning the recent escalation of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, the&hellip
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