NEWS: International Reaction to State Crackdown on Bahais in Iran

The European Union, Amnesty International, U.S. State Department, U.S. House of Representatives, Simon Wiesenthal Centre, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the British Foreign Office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, among many others, have expressed their deep concern over the escalation … Continue reading →

NEWS: U.N. Secretary-General Condemns Iran’s Persecution of Baha’is

Earlier this week, Ban Ki-moon expressed his dissatisfaction with Iran’s human rights record, including the continuous persecution of the followers of the Baha’i Faith. Founded by the Persian nobleman Baha’u’llah in the mid-19th century, the religion is now second only to Christianity in terms of geographical spread, with some 5.5 million adherents around the globe. … Continue reading →