On Saturday, June 12, seven members of the Bahá’i community of Halifax Regional Municipality, along with three members from Chester and one from Falmouth, gathered on the lawn of Spring Garden Road Library in Halifax from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to engage the public about human rights abuses in Iran, specifically highlighting the Yaran (seven [...]

GENEVA, 28 June (BWNS) – Homes belonging to some 50 Bahá’i families in a remote village in northern Iran have been demolished as part of a long-running campaign to expel them from the region.

The action occurred in Ivel, Mazandaran, when inhabitants – incited by elements inimical to the Bahá’i community – blocked normal access to the village, [...]

WINNIPEG, Canada, 24 June (BWNS) – World leaders meeting in Canada have been urged to take “inspired leadership and action” to halt poverty, protect the environment, and end violent conflict.

The challenge was made in a statement drafted by representatives of the world’s religions, who gathered at the University of Winnipeg in advance of this [...]