Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—21 October 2019—On Tuesday, 22 October 2019, an appeals court in Sana’a, Yemen is expected to pronounce its ruling to uphold a verdict issued in January 2018 to dissolve Baha’i institutions&hellip
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Family of Yemeni Baha’i Appealing Death Sentence Call for His Release
Source: news.bahai.ca The Canadian relatives of a Yemeni Baha’i sentenced to death are calling on the Houthi authorities to release him and five other Baha’is imprisoned because of their religious beliefs. In January 2018, Hamed bin&hellip
Shirin Ebadi’s Protest to the Death Sentence for Hamed bin Haydara and to His Attorneys Being Called Apostates by Yemeni Houthis
Source: Centre for Supporters of Human Rights Translation by Iran Press Watch In a letter addressed to the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, attorney and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shirin Ebadi,&hellip
Houthi Detention of Baha’i Leader Hamed bin Haydara
Source: U.S. Department of State Press Statement Morgan Ortagus Department Spokesperson Washington, DC April 22, 2019 We are deeply concerned about credible reports that the Houthis continue to severely mistreat, arbitrarily detain, and torture Baha’is&hellip
Sham Court Proceedings Endanger Baha’is in Yemen
Source: www.bic.org NEW YORK—30 September 2018—The sham trial of more than 20 Baha’is in Yemen falsely accused of espionage and apostasy continued on 29 September. The second court hearing in Houthi controlled Sana’a was presided over&hellip
Concern over Baha’i Followers Trial by Yemen Rebels
Source: www.bbc.com Concerns are growing over the fate of more than 20 followers of the minority Baha’i faith in Yemen put on trial by the rebel Houthi movement. The Baha’i community says they are accused of&hellip
Germany Demands Release of Baha’is in Yemen
Source: www.dw.com Date: 9/27/2018 Translation by Iran Press Watch Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid expressed her concern regarding the persecution of Baha’is in Yemen during a UN General Assembly session&hellip
Religious Minority of Baha’is in Yemen Relive Iranian Nightmare
Source: www.theglobepost.com By Daniel Mark Last updated Jul 11, 2018 The Houthi regime in Yemen claims that Baha’is are waging a “Satanic war” against Muslim Yemenis. The escalation of hateful rhetoric conjures up frightening memories of what Baha’is in&hellip
Iran’s allies are preparing a genocide in Yemen. But there’s still time to stop it
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
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
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