Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (IL) Op-Ed published in the Chicago Sun Times on September 30.

The New York Times published an article by Laurie Goodstein about the president of Iran’s meeting with Christian leaders from the United States and Canada. The Baha’is were asked to comment about this event, and the following reference was included in the article: “But even the Bahais, a minority religious group that has suffered persecution [...]

At several public appearances during his recent visit to the United States, the president of Iran was asked pointedly about his country’s persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran.

The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center today issued a new report titled “Community under Siege: The Ordeal of the Bahá’ís of Shiraz”.

New York, September 21, 2007 (BWNS)–The bulldozing of a Baha’i cemetery in Iran last week is the latest in a series of incidents in a government-led campaign of hatred against Baha’is. The destruction of the cemetery by individuals using heavy equipment occurred between September 9 and 10 near Najafabad, on the outskirts of Isfahan. What [...]

The U.S. Department of State released today it’s International Religious Freedom Report.  The Iran section had several references to the difficulties experienced by the Baha’i community in Iran.