6 September 2011: In a clear statement, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton unequivocally condemned the Iranian regime for it’s persistent persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran, specifically mentioning the crackdown on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education and the arrest of its leaders earlier this summer. Such statements only highlight the importance of grassroots campaigns [...]

The denial of access to education in Iran is a problem, a global problem. Iran thinks it can dictate who is allowed to educated themselves, who is allowed to advance in society, who is allowed to achieve their dreams. And who is not. Not only are Baha’is excluded from higher education simply for their beliefs, [...]

A Bahá’í World News Service report describes the latest wave of a concentrated effort to restrict the Bahá’í Faith. Iranian officials have raided 30 Bahá’í homes and arrested up to 16 leaders of the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) and accused them of “spreading the faith of a misled group … and setting a [...]

As Iran celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, and marks Islamic Revolution Victory Day, Tehran’s deputy prosecutor announced that the 7 Baha’i leaders arrested last year will be tried for “espionage for Israel”, among other things. Their case will appear before court next week. Iran will soon try seven members of the banned [...]

Human Rights Activists in Iran has posted a video of the recent destruction of a Baha’i cemetery in the Iranian town of Ghaemshahr. According to an earlier report, the Baha’i community of Ghaemshahr were demanded to cease using the cemetery at Darzikola by the Ministry of Intelligence last May. The

About a month ago, we learned the story of Nour and Hana – two Baha’i children in Egypt denied access to education because they lacked electronic birth certificates. To date, Egyptian citizens are only capable of listing three religions (Judaism, Christianity or Islam) under the “Religion” field in official documents, thus leaving the Baha’i community [...]