Yesterday in Iran, articles appeared in two government-run news outlets blaming the Baha’i “sect” for the recent unrest in Iran, and namely the widespread protests that took place across the country on the day of Ashura. The Javan Newspaper, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, claimed that the protesters in “Mousavi’s camp” tore Qur’ans during the [...]

The Bahá’í World News Service reports that at least 33 Baha’is are imprisoned in jails all across Iran and more than 200 cases of Baha’is are still active.
The persecution of Baha’is in Iran continues unabated. Human Right Activists in Iran (HRAI) have recently reported about the arrest and disappearance of Sohrab Leghaii, a Baha’i citizen [...]

The following is a translation of an article that recently appeared in Al Youm:
The Civil Status Department refuses to recognize Baha’i marriages
by Nahed Nasser
On the seventh day I discovered that the Civil Status Department in Cairo refused to accept the application forms belonging to a number of female and male spouses requesting the issuance of [...]

The trial of the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran set for August 18 was postponed to October 18, 2009. This marks yet another delay in the trial date for the group, which has been held without formal charges and access to legal counsel in the notorious Evin prison and denied the right to be released [...]

We have been receiving some questions requesting information on how bad the situation is in Iran and why are we bothering to fight for Baha’i rights. We think there are no words that can state the grave dangers of the Baha’i persecution in Iran and therefore are resorting to images to show the world what [...]

Aware of severe discrimination of the Baha’i minority in Iran, Iranian demonostrators show their support for Baha’is and other persecuted religious minorities, by chanting supportive words such as “Baha’i, Baha’i we support you” shown in this video below:

These are brave, courageous souls representing the future of Iran, where all minorities are embraced and given equal [...]

Dr Hamid Siddique – a researcher at the National Research Center in Egypt – filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Interior before the Administrative Court, and demanding the Minister to cease issuing ID cards to Baha’is. He further demanded that all those who were issued ID cards with a dash “-” listed in the [...]

In a joint statement, 6 rights groups in Egypt issued a statement calling Egypt’s Attorney-General to prosecute those responsible for the attacks in Egypt, as well as those who incited the attacks.
The rights groups are:

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
Arab Network for Human Rights Information
Hisham Mubarak Law Center
El Nadim Center for the Rehabilitation of the Victims [...]

Egyptian media outlets have reported on the attack against Baha’is in the village of Showraniya. The violence erupted after the journalist Gamal Abd Alrahim appeared on TV, and called for the murder of Dr. Basma Moussa. Abd Alrahim has been a vocal critic of Baha’is, and has routinely called for violence against them.
The following account [...]

In a disturbing turn of events, Iran’s Prosecutor General Qorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi was quote on state TV declaring that Baha’is have “irrefutable” links with Israel.
“There is irrefutable evidence that adherents of the Bahai sect are in close contact with the enemies of the Iranian nation and have strong links to the Zionist regime,” Dorri-Najafabadi explained on [...]