BIC Documents

Press releases by the Bahá’í International Community

2010

• Calls for Action as Iranian Bahá'í Leader enter Third Year (13 May) more...
• Iran: End Persecution of Bahá'ís (23 February) more...
• Nations rally to defend human rights in Iran (16 February) more...
• Bahá'ís condemn lack of due process at trial in Iran (31 January) more...
• World reacts to the trial of the seven Bahá'í leaders (13 January) more...
• Trial of seven Bahá'í leaders under way in Tehran (12 January) more...
• Baha'i International Community categorically rejects allegations that recently arrested Baha'is had weapons in their homes. (9 January) more...
• Trial of seven Bahá'í leaders in Iran looms (5 January) more...

2009

• UN resolution on Iran sends powerful message on human rights (20 November) more...
• Trial of seven Baha'is delayed, no new date set (18 October) more...
• Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’ís in Iran scheduled for 18 October (16 October) more...
• Secretary general of UN releases report criticizing human rights abuses in Iran (15 October) more...
• Trial of seven imprisoned Bahá’í leaders postponed (17 August) more...
• Due process ignored as trial date is set for Iranian Bahá’í prisoners (12 August) more…
• Trial for Bahá’í leaders reportedly delayed (13 July 2009) more...
• Iranian Bahá’ís leaders’ may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment (12 May 2009) more…
• Egyptian court removes final barrier to identity cards for Bahá’ís (16 March 2009) more...
• Bahá’í International Community sends open letter to Iran’s chief prosecutor. (5 March 2009) more...
• European Union expresses "deep concern" over seven Bahá’ís prisoners. (18 February 2009) more...
• Bahá'í International Community response to open letter from Iranians apologizing for persecution (15 February 2009) English / Persian
• Release of seven imprisoned Bahá'ís demanded (12 February 2009) more...
• BIC deplores destruction of Khavaran cemetery (30 January 2009) more...
• Six Bahá'ís arrested in Iran; one worked for Shirin Ebadi’s rights organizations (15 January 2009) more...

  2008

• Bahá'í’s call for the reopening of human rights center in Iran (23 December 2008) more... 
• UN General Assembly expresses “deep concern” about human rights in Iran (18 December 2008) more...
• UN rejection of Iranian “no-action motion” is a victory for international human rights, says Bahá'í International Community (21 November 2008) more...  
• Iranian government report confirms innocence of Shiraz Bahá'í’s (24 October 2008) more... 
• Bahá'í’s imprisoned in Yemen may face deportation to Iran (27 August 2008) more... 

• Bahá'í’s reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran (3 August 2008) more...
• Nobel Laureates call for release of Iranian Bahá’í prisoners (30 June 2008) more...
• Seven jailed Iranian Bahá’ís make brief contact with families (19 June 2008) more...
• Iranian Bahá’í leaders being held incommunicado; growing concern for their fate (27 May 2008) more...
• BIC rejects Iranian allegations on recent arrests (21 May 2008) more...
• Six Bahá’í leaders arrested in Iran; pattern matches deadly sweeps of early 1980s (15 May 2008) more...

2007

• U.N. Committee Approves Resolution Expressing Concern over Human Rights Violations in Iran (20 November 2007) more... 
• Iranian government campaign against Bahá'í’s shows new facets (21 September 2007) more... 
• Bahá'í schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities (5 April 2007) more...
• Iranian Bahá'í’s face continuing discrimination in higher education (28 February 2007) more...  
• Bahá'í girls to bring a message of equality -- and hope -- to United Nations meeting on women (22 February 2007) more...  

2006

• United Nations expresses “serious concern” over human rights in Iran, including the situation of Bahá'í’s (22 November 2006) more...  
• Iran steps up secret monitoring of Bahá'ís (2 November 2006) more...  

Updates

• Persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran
  • Update Report (February 2010)
  • Background Document (February 2010)
  • Update Report (May 2009)
  • Update Report (February 2009)
  • Update Report  (October 2008)
  • Background Document (Mid-2008)
  • Bahá'í World News Service: Human Rights in Iran and Egyp
     
• Persecution of the Bahá'ís in Egypt more...

Publications

• The Bahá'í Question: Cultural Cleansing in Iran more...
• Closed Doors: Iran's Campaign to Deny Higher Education to Bahá'í more...