Source: www.uscirf.gov USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Religious Minorities in Iran Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s increased crackdown on religious minorities in the country. In…
Source: www.state.gov Executive Summary The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic criteria”…
Source: www.uscirf.gov USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Crackdown on Baha’i Community Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Iranian government’s alarming escalation of persecution targeting Baha’is in Iran. In the past month,…
Source: www.state.gov EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The constitution defines the country as an Islamic republic and specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion. It states all laws and regulations must be based on “Islamic criteria”…
Source: iranintl.com The United States State Department Wednesday released its 2020 report on international religious freedom in which Iran is named among the worst abusers of religious rights. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ranked Iran alongside…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
