Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

* This article has been updated to reflect new information on the number of arrests in connection with the BIHE raids. GENEVA — A coordinated series of raids have been carried out on the homes of several Iranian Baha’is, active in a community initiative to provide a higher education program for young members who are [...]

Participants in the Capitol Hill reception to honor the seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community, entering their fourth year of imprisonment, included: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, State Department’s Kathleen Fitzpatrick, CSI:Miami star Eva LaRue, Grammy winner KC Porter and more – Replay the livestream! WASHINGTON—A reception honoring Iran’s seven imprisoned [...]

In response to a message from the national governing council of the Baha’is of the U.S. urging individuals to call their U.S. senators and representatives on behalf of the seven Baha’i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran, one young woman turned to Facebook to help support the effort. Before a week had passed, more than 10,000 [...]

Read on the Baha’i World News Service NEW YORK — As seven Baha’i leaders in Iran complete their third year in jail, the Baha’i International Community has confirmed that the two women amongst them have been transferred to another prison. The seven were all members of a national-level ad hoc group that helped attend to [...]

Columnist Samuel G. Freedman‘s “On Religion” article in The New York Times on May 7 coincided with Mother’s Day weekend. So he decided to write about a woman’s courage in facing the severe hardships she endured for her daughter and her faith. HOUSTON — On a blustery night the week before Mother’s Day, a woman [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 5, 2011 Contact: Ginous Alford  | O: 202-833-8990 |  M: 202-643-1612 |  USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org **MEDIA ADVISORY** BELIEF BEHIND BARS: Lawmakers, performers to drum up support at Capitol Hill reception for Iran’s seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders Remarks from special guests: U.S. Senator Mark Kirk U.S. Representative Michael Grimm Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for [...]

DOWNLOAD PDF: Please share this invitation to attend or stream live over the Web the reception on May 12 to commemorate the third anniversary of the incarceration of Iran’s seven Baha’i leaders. Live streaming will be available online. Stay tuned!

On April 28, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2011 Annual Report . The report describes - beginning on page 78 – the “severe” persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran from April 2010 to March 2011.  Iran is one of 14 countries USCIRF recommends that the Secretary of State name “countries of particular concern” or [...]