Source: nationalpost.com Opinion: Baha’is have been brutally oppressed in Iran; now Yemeni rebels directed by Tehran have embraced that brutal campaign By Kyle Matthews In the midst of a devastating civil war in Yemen, the Iranian-backed&hellip
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Inflammatory Speech by the Houthi Leader Targets Baha’is in Yemen with Genocidal Intent
Source: www.bic.org To read in Arabic, click here. SANA’A, YEMEN—18 April 2018—In a televised speech broadcasted to a wide audience within and outside of Yemen, the leader of the Houthis vehemently vilified and denounced the Baha’i Faith,&hellip
Media Campaign in Yemen Calls for Violence Against Baha’is and Minorities. Houthi Activist, “We Will Exterminate Every Baha’i”
Source: The Yemeni Initiative to Defend the Rights of Baha’is Translation by Iran Press Watch March 26, 2018 Breaking News Dangerous Development Signaling a Sectarian Disaster The Yemeni community has been shocked over the past&hellip
Houthi Secretary-General Accuses Baha’is of Dividing Muslims
Source: conatusnews.com By Tara Abhasakun Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis accuse Baha’is of seeking to divide Muslims, in an effort to incite hatred against the religious minority. In a statement last week, Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi, the Secretary-General&hellip
European Voices Join Global Community to Condemn Persecution of Yemeni Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.org BIC BRUSSELS — Over 100 Members of the European Parliament and national Parliaments throughout Europe have signed a statement calling for the imminent release of all Baha’i prisoners in Yemen, including Hamid bin Haydara, who&hellip
YEMEN: USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Baha’i
Source: www.uscirf.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2018 YEMEN: USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Baha’i USCIRF Chairman Mark calls sentence “unjust and a dangerous precedent for the treatment of religious minorities” in Yemen WASHINGTON, DC — The&hellip
Death sentence of Bahá’í follower in Yemen must be quashed – UN rights experts
Source: www.ohchr.org GENEVA (25 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto authorities in Sana’a to annul a death sentence handed down against a follower of the Baha’i faith, reiterating calls for&hellip
Outcry over Appalling Death Sentence of Yemeni Baha’i
Source: news.bahai.org SANA’A, Yemen — Over 100 known activists, lawyers, and leaders of thought have raised their voices over the past week in protest of the ordered death sentence of Yemeni Baha’i Hamed bin Haydara, unjustly imprisoned&hellip
Houthi Militias Rule in Favor of Executing Baha’i Detainee
Source: english.alarabiya.net By Islam Saif Houthi militia in Yemen have sentenced detainee Hammed bin Haidara to death on the backdrop of his Baha’i beliefs and decided to shut down all Baha’i quarters in the country. The&hellip
Oppression of the Baha’is of Yemen; Another Case Supervised by Tehran’s Regime
Source: www.kayhan.london October, 25 2017 Translation by Iran Press Watch By Musa Sharifi – The Baha’is of Iran have dealt with deprivations, difficulties and excruciating pressures caused by the ever-growing discrimination by the Velayat-e faqih (Guardianship&hellip
Attacks in Yemen and Iran Coincide with Bicentenary Period
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Yemeni security forces raided a Baha’i gathering in Sana’a yesterday, opening fire on the small group of people assembled to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah. The attack occurred&hellip
Unprecedented UN Resolution Demands End to Harassment of Baha’is in Yemen
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—3 October 2017—A United Nations (UN) resolution regarding the situation in Yemen, introduced by Egypt on behalf of the Arab Group and supported by the entire membership of the UN Human Rights Council, called&hellip
Ominous Wave of Yemen Arrests Raises Alarm
Source: news.bahai.org BIC NEW YORK — Orders for the arrest of at least 25 Baha’is have been issued by certain authorities in Sana’a who are harassing the Yemeni Baha’is and pressuring them to recant their faith.&hellip
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