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…
Government Support
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…
Jean Asselborn Expresses His Grave Concern Regarding the Situation of Religious Minorities, Particularly the Baha’is Incarcerated in Iran and in Yemen
Source: gouvernement.lu Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn has made the following statement regarding the situation of religious minorities in Iran and in Yemen: “According to press reports, judicial authorities across Iran have reopened…
Canadian Parliamentarians Address Open Letter Calling for Iran to Halt Persecution of Baha’is
Source: news.bahai.ca 20 Canadian Parliamentarians from all five political parties and both the House of Commons and the Senate, have signed an open letter calling for Iran to halt its persecution of Baha’is. The letter was…
U.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Iran
Source: iranprimer.usip.org Original: June 10, 2020 Iran’s government has continued to imprison, harass and intimidate people based on religious beliefs, according to an annual State Department report on religious freedom released on June 10. At least 90…
US Urged To Sanction Those Who Violate Religious Freedom In Iran
Source: en.radiofarda.com The bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has singled out Iran and several other countries for criticism in its annual report released on Tuesday, April 28. Referring to the continuing violations of religious…
Plight of Iran’s Baha’is Highlighted at Congressional Town Hall Meeting
Source: www.bahai.us For many years, local delegations of Baha’is have developed relationships with members of Congress in collaboration with the U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Affairs (OPA). These relationships serve not only to build national-level support…
Baha’i Delegate to US Religious Freedom Conference: Pressure Iran
Source: www.voanews.com A Baha’i International Community representative who participated in a first-of-its-kind U.S. conference on religious freedom says she urged delegates to press Iran to stop mistreatment of its Baha’i minority. Speaking to VOA Persian…
Discrimination Or A Subtle And Slow But Steady Persecution Of Baha’is In Iran?
Source: www.forbes.com Recently, I was asked to consider the situation of the Baha’i religious minority group in Iran. I was warned that the persecution of the Baha’is differs from the cases that I have covered to…
State Department Religious Freedom Report on Iran
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…
Florida Congressional Reps Call for Getting Tougher With Iran
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…
US Leaders Tell Persecuted Believers: ‘You Are Not Alone’
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…
Venezuelan Deputy Angel Alvarado: Persecutions for Beliefs Must Stop
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…
Australian Senator Speaks out against Persecution of Baha’is in Iran
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…
Senator Mark Kirk: U.S. Must Condemn Persecution in Iran
[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…
Report reveals "grim picture" of human rights in Iran
[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…
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