You can. Join the digital campaign for the right of education in Iran. Thousands of young Baha’is, filled with creative potential, eager to advance their lives and their communities, are stopped at the door by a big problem with the face of the Iranian regime and its track record of violating human rights. Baha’i youth [...]

Yesterday, 11 July 2011, was the 3rd Annual Baha’i Rights Day, but it came and went with little comment. Not many endeavors of this nature have been undertaken, and even fewer have taken off with much public awareness, particularly among primarily Muslim communities. This site wishes to change that. The Baha’i Faith has suffered targeted persecution [...]

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If you could send a message to the 7 Baha’i leaders, imprisoned in atrocious circumstances in the notorious Evin prison, what would it be? Would you commend them for their bravery and steadfastness? Would you inform them that they remain in your prayers, and that you hope that they’re soon released? Well, you no longer [...]

We recently came to learn of “Baha’i Watch“, a website that uses the Ushahidi mapping tool to track and document incidents of violations against the rights of Baha’is of Iran. We contacted Brian Herbert, the brains behind the project, and he kindly agreed to provide us with more information about it. Background The Ushahidi project [...]

Iran Press Watch is inviting readers to share their stories on memories on how their lives have been impacted by the Islamic Revolution. With the emergence of the Islamic Republic, the situation of the Baha’i community in Iran went from bad to worse.  Iran Press Watch is interested in learning how the past 30 years [...]

10 days after the initial publication of the open letter in which 42 Iranian intellectuals apologized to the Baha’i community for a century and a half of persecution, Iran Press Watch has published the final list – now including 224 signatures. The list of names is reproduced below: 1. Aban, Vahid, Human Right Supporter- Sweden [...]

In an unprecedented move, Iranian intellectuals, writers and activists have signed an open letter in which they apologize for the century and a half of silence on the persecution of Iranian Baha’is. In the name of goodness and beauty, and in the name of humanity and liberty! As Iranian human beings, we are ashamed for [...]

In 3 days, Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court is set to deliver its final ruling on whether Egypt’s Baha’is can obtain official documents with the mandatory religion field left blank. For the third (and hopefully last!) time, a worldwide prayer chain in solidarity with the Baha’is of Egypt has been organized for the 1st of February. [...]

In his blog, Arash Kamangir writes that there are local reports indicating that attempts have been made to demolish the Khavaran cemetery in South East Tehran. Khavaran cemetery is believed to be the burial site of the victims of the mass political executions of 1988, and families frequently gather at the cemetery to commemorate their [...]