November 6, 2017 Participants at the ASCL conference from 26–28 October in Washington, D.C. BAHA’I WORLD NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON D.C. — Why does it take unimaginable atrocities against religious minorities for the world to respond? “The question requires us to look at the way we deal with oppression today,” stated Diane Ala’i, representative of the … Read More
Fariba Kamalabadi leaving the prison where she was unjustly held for ten years. She is greeted by members of her family. October 31, 2017 BAHA’I WORLD NEWS SERVICE BIC NEW YORK — Fariba Kamalabadi, a member of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran recently concluded her unjust, ten-year prison sentence. She is … Read More
October 31, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Phone: (202) 833-8990, Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org WASHINGTON —On October 31, 2017, Baha’i prisoner of conscience Fariba Kamalabadi was released from Evin prison in Tehran, Iran. Mrs. Kamalabadi was held in prison for nearly a decade. Mrs. Kamalabadi, 55, is one of seven Baha’i leaders who were arrested in 2008 … Read More
October 25, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Office: (202) 833-8990, Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org WASHINGTON — This weekend and the days that followed have marked a period of supreme sacredness and festivity for members of the Baha’i Faith. The bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the faith’s founder, occurred on October 22, with commemorations occurring across America … Read More
October 23, 2017 Akram Ayyash (left) and Walid Ayyash (right). Akram Ayyash was arrested yesterday in Sana’a. Walid Ayyash was abducted in April 2017. BAHA’I WORLD NEWS SERVICE BIC NEW YORK — Yemeni security forces raided a Baha’i gathering in Sana’a yesterday, opening fire on the small group of people assembled to commemorate the bicentenary … Read More
October 10, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Office: (202) 833-8990, Cell: (747) 255-8427, Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Across America, members of the Baha’i Faith are preparing to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the founder of their faith on October 22, 2017. Baha’u’llah (1817-1892) was a spiritual teacher who announced in … Read More
October 5, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Office: (202) 833-8990, Cell: (747) 255-8427, Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org GENEVA – A United Nations (UN) resolution regarding the situation in Yemen, introduced by Egypt on behalf of the Arab Group and supported by the entire membership of the UN Human Rights Council, called for the release of all Baha’i … Read More
September 18, 2017 Contact: James Samimi Farr Office: (202) 833-8990, Cell: (747) 255-8427, Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org WASHINGTON, D.C.— Mahvash Sabet, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Baha’is in Iran who were imprisoned due to religious beliefs, has been released after completing her unjust 10-year prison sentence. Mrs. Sabet, 64, was … Read More
July 25, 2017 Farhang Amiri, 63, was murdered outside his home on 26 September 2016 in the city of Yazd, Iran, where he and his family have long resided. BAHA’I WORLD NEWS SERVICE BIC NEW YORK — A court in Yazd has recently sentenced a man convicted of the public murder of a Baha’i to … Read More
May 11, 2017 WALL STREET JOURNAL By Kristina Arriaga Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a graduation ceremony of a group of the Revolutionary Guard students in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday. PHOTO: LEADER OFFICIAL WEBSITE HANDOUT/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s largest non-Muslim religious … Read More
