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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
