GENEVA, 30 January (BWNS) – The destruction earlier this month of a cemetery in Iran used for the mass burial of hundreds killed in the aftermath of the Islamic revolution in 1979 is an outrageous violation of human dignity, the Baha’i International Community said today. At least 15 Baha’is were among those buried at the site. Continue Reading »

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Iran Press Watch has posted a compelling interview with an Iranian Baha’i student who has been denied access to university education in Iran.

You can access the interview here

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AFP posted the following news article today: Six Bahais, Christian arrested in Iran: judiciary

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CNN.com has posted the following story: Iranian media report Baha’i missionary arrests

The story also reports on the arrest of six other Baha’is in Tehran earlier this week, and the adoption of a resolution yesterday by the European Parliament on human rights in Iran which makes a number of references to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.

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The European Parliament adopted a resolution yesterday on the situation of human rights in Iran.  The resolution makes references to the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and appeals to the Iranian authorities to live up to the government’s obligation to respect religious minorities and promptly release the seven Baha’i leaders arrested on May 14, 2008.

You can access the text of the resolution here

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The Baha’i World News Service has put out a statement about the arrest of six Baha’is in Iran:

GENEVA, 15 January (BWNS) – At least six Baha’is were arrested in Iran yesterday, including a woman who worked at human rights organizations connected with Nobel prize winner Shirin Ebadi. Continue Reading »

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has posted the following story about further Baha’i arrests in Iran, Iran Arrests Five Members of Baha’i Faith

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The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the U.S. has extended the deadline for the video contest about the denial of education to Baha’i students in Iran to March 21, 2009.

This is a video contest to raise awareness about the plight of Baha’is in Iran trying to gain access to higher education. The contest is open to everyone and you can learn more about it by visiting http://www.youtube.com/group/bahaistudentsiran

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