Human rights

Egyptian Baha'is seize opportunity to discuss their nation's future

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:38:12 -0400

The Baha'i World News Service publicized an open letter from the Baha'is of Egypt to their fellow citizens, sharing perspectives on charting a course for the country's future directed towards "lasting material and spiritual prosperity." Read the BWNS story.

VIDEO: Ros-Lehtinen tells Baha’is, ‘You have a lot of friends,’ as Congressional support intensifies

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:52:36 -0400

AngelsofIran.com‘s newest mini-documentary covers a Feb. 11 meeting in Washington with U.S. Representative from Florida Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and a group of family members of various Baha’is imprisoned in Iran. During the visit Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman and ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, assured the family members that their relatives are, “not alone.”

Naw Ruz message to Iran's people inspires launch of online documentary series about human rights

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Three short films released today, featuring interviews with Iranian Baha'is whose families have been persecuted by the Iranian government, mark the launch of a series of mini-documentaries – titled "Angels of Iran" – that focus on the country's human rights record.

Podcast: The religious minorities in Egypt after Jan. 25th

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:08:00 -0400

The Muslim Network for Baha'i Rights website offers the following podcast containing an interview with a Baha’i discussing life as a Baha’i in Egypt.

Sudden arrests of Iranian Baha'is offering education in cities where scores of teachers died in an earthquake

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:24:51 -0400

Iranian authorities have arrested a number of Baha'is who provided education to children in a region devastated by an earthquake seven years ago.

Illinois lawmakers introduce House and Senate Resolutions condemning Iran’s continued persecution of Baha’is

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:21:18 -0500

Four members of Congress from Illinois, the state that is home to the Baha’i House of Worship for North America, are asking the U.S. government to call on the Iranian government to change its policies towards the Baha’is.

University Celebrates 50 Years of Integration...me too

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:57:13 -0500

Fifty years ago, after a two year court battle, the University of Georgia was integrated by two students, Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton “Hamp” Earl Holmes.

Baha'is lobby U.S. commission to help them survive in Iran

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:13:40 -0500

Eric Marrapodi from CNN reports that family members of Baha'is currently imprisoned in Iran met with the commissioners and reporters to tell their story of how their family members were arrested, tried and imprisoned on false charges.

Unity in Diversity: Paradise Valley, AZ commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:10:34 -0500

Prior to 1999, Paradise Valley was one of the very few towns in Arizona that did not observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Recognizing that this holiday is a symbol to many of the need for racial harmony, a key principle of the Baha’i Faith, the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Paradise Valley contacted the city mayor and other town officials about starting an event as a community service project to promote race unity.

Let’s Get Together in Olean, NY

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:04:25 -0500

“Let’s Get Together!”, a commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Olean, New York on Sunday, January 16.