Source: Arabic translation NEW YORK—25 May 2023—Houthi gunmen have staged a violent raid on a peaceful gathering of Baha’is in Sanaa, Yemen, on 25 May, detaining and forcibly disappearing at least 17 people, including five women.…
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Yemen: International Leaders Call on Houthis to Release Bahai Prisoners
Source: www.thenational.ae Iran-backed rebels promised to release six Bahai members in March but they remain behind bars Global figures are calling on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels to immediately release members of the Bahai community, who are…
UN Urges for Immediate Release of Baha’i Prisoners in Yemen
Source: www.nytimes.com By The Associated Press CAIRO — A group of U.N. human rights experts urged Yemen’s Shiite rebels on Thursday to free all prisoners from the Baha’i religious minority, following an earlier decision by the rebels…
US Gov’t Agency Calls for Release of Baha’i Falsely Accused as Israeli Spy
Source: www.jpost.com BERLIN — The Washington-based United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged on Thursday that the Iranian regime allied Houthi authorities in Yemen comply with their March 25 public commitment to release Baha’i…
Baha’i Prisoners in Yemen Must Be Released as Promised
Source: Baha’i International Community GENEVA—8 April 2020—Two weeks after the televised announcement made by Mahdi Al-Mashat, the Baha’i International Community is gravely concerned that the decision of the Supreme Political Council to unconditionally pardon Hamed…
Sana’a Court Upholds Death Sentence Against Yemeni Baha’i
Source: www.bic.org GENEVA—23 March 2020—Despite a significant humanitarian crisis and mounting health concerns in Yemen, an appeals court in Sana’a yesterday upheld a religiously-motivated death sentence against Hamed bin Haydara, a Baha’i imprisoned since 2013. After…
The Hand of Iran Can Be Seen in the Persecution of 24 Yemeni Baha’is
Source: religionnews.com Nabil Elias (RNS) — When a major storm knocked out our electricity for a few hours recently in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I live with my family, I posted a brief complaint on Facebook.…
Imminent Ruling in Yemen Could Expand Sentence Against Entire Religious Community
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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