Source: United States Commission on International Religion Freedom IRAN, TIER 1 | USCIRF-RECOMMENDED COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN (CPC) KEY FINDINGS During the past year, the government of Iran engaged in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations&hellip
Source: www.sunshinestatenews.com By KEVIN DERBY This week, members of the Florida congressional delegation called for tougher actions against the Iranian regime. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the House Middle East and North&hellip
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com By Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 6, 2017 / 04:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious freedom advocates at the United States capitol on Thursday sent a message of solidarity to all those imprisoned or tortured&hellip
Source: www.analitica.com Translation by Iran Press Watch September 30, 2016 This parliamentarian wrote in a letter to the Iranian ambassador that the Baha’i community is persecuted for being “religiously impure” The Venezuelan parliamentarian, Angel Alvarado, has&hellip
Source: www.bahai.org.au ADELAIDE, 21 AUG 2015 A South Australian senator has spoken out in Federal Parliament against the “longstanding and continued state-sponsored persecution” of members of the Baha’i Faith in Iran. Senator Penny Wright, a member of&hellip
[dailyherald.com] Sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wilmette, is the breathtakingly beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship, one of only seven temples of its type in the world. The temple, which was dedicated May&hellip
[BWNS, 27 May 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — Iran’s human rights record continued to display “many negative trends” last year, according to a US government spokesman. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and&hellip
May 14, 2012 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada remains deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing, persistent and pervasive persecution of religious minorities. “Today, on the fourth anniversary of the&hellip
[bahainews.ca, 15 May 2012] Ottawa, Ontario, 15 May 2012 (CBNS) — As seven Baha’i leaders begin their fifth year of incarceration, arrested and sentenced solely because of their religious faith, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,&hellip
[BWNS, 16 May 2012] OTTAWA — In a wide-ranging debate that took place on the fourth anniversary of the arrest of imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders, members of the Canadian Parliament voiced their grave concern about worsening&hellip
[BWNS 27 April 2012] HAGǺTÑA, Guam — The Senate of the western Pacific island territory of Guam has called upon the United States of America to keep up its pressure on Iran over human rights abuses.&hellip
[radio free europe, 30 March 2012] By RFE/RL WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has urged Iran to release jailed leaders of the Baha’i faith. A resolution passed unanimously on March 30 calls on Tehran to free seven&hellip
[BWNS 3 April 2012] NEW YORK — The plight of Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders has been capturing the public’s attention in 12 of the world’s major cities, where a day of action marked the&hellip
[BWNS 1 April 2012] WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States Senate has passed a resolution condemning the government of Iran for its systematic campaign of persecution of Baha’is and calling for the release of&hellip
[huffingtonpost.ca, 2 Mar. 2012] Irwin Cotler, (Member of Parliament for Mount Royal, first elected in November, 1999; he is a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2003-2006) and is Professor of Law&hellip
[BWNS, 14 Feb. 2012] CANBERRA, Australia — In a motion supported by both government and opposition MPs in Australia’s House of Representatives, parliamentarians have urged their counterparts in Iran to promote and protect the fundamental human&hellip
