Author: Sarah Black

Source: The Lariat

http://www.lariatnews.com/life/bahai-club-promotes-oneness-at-interfaith-meeting-1.2422988

The Baha'i Club met Wednesday Dec. 1 for Saddleback College's first Interfaith Devotional Meeting.

The goal for the meeting was to "encourage interfaith fellowship and worship," said Ray Zimmerman, the club's advisor and English instructor.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/800

Excavation work is under way for the new Baha'i House of Worship for the South American continent, in the Chilean capital of Santiago.

The ground work comes after a prolonged search for a site and unprecedented technical challenges, which included the invention of an entirely new material for the building's exterior.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/799

Despite compelling evidence that they never committed a crime, three Iranian Baha'is today begin their fourth year in captivity.

The two women, Haleh Rouhi and Raha Sabet – and Mr. Sasan Taqva – were arrested in May 2006, along with some 51 other Baha'is and a number of Muslim friends, for their participation in an education program for...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/797

After more than three years of restoration and conservation work, a Baha'i sacred site is offering a glimpse into the industrial and spiritual heritage of this part of the Holy Land.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Bahai World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/796

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has once again expressed strong concern over Iran's ongoing human rights violations, including its persecution of Iranian Baha'is.

In a report issued Thursday, Mr. Ban highlighted his continuing concerns over Iran's use of torture and the death penalty, its poor treatment of women, and repeated...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/795

Britain's most prominent heads of religion have called for the release of the seven Baha'i leaders serving prison sentences in Iran.

A statement by the United Kingdom's religious leaders – describing the sentencing of the seven as a "gross violation of the fundamental human right to freedom of religion" – was signed by, among others, the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha’i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/794

The call to release seven Iranian Baha'i leaders - whose prison sentences have reportedly been reduced to 10-years each - is spreading around the world.

Prominent figures in India, medical professionals in Austria, a Muslim leader in El Salvador and human rights activists in Germany have added their voices to the concern already expressed by numerous governments...

Author: Staff Writer

Original Source: Newspost Online

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Author: Staff Writer, September 13, 2010.

Original Source: Newspost Online

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/790

An increasing number of governments, human rights groups and prominent individuals are raising their voices against the harsh prison sentences handed down earlier this month to Iran's seven Baha'i leaders.

As lawyers for the prisoners prepare to appeal against the 20-year jail terms, the government of New Zealand has voiced its concern that the trial "was conducted in a...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha’i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/789

The harsh prison sentences handed down to seven Iranian Baha'i leaders who are absolutely innocent of any wrongdoing is a judgment against an entire religious community, the Baha'i International Community said today.

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha’i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/787

Reports that seven Iranian Baha'i leaders have each received prison sentences of 20 years have been met with condemnation from governments and human rights organizations around the world.

Australia, Canada, France, Germany – and the President of the European Parliament – have all expressed strong statements of concern.

They are calling for the prisoners to...

Author: Daniel Siegal

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/08/iran-court-sentences-leaders-of-bahai-faith-to-20-years-in-prison.html

Seven leaders of the Bahai community in Iran were sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of spying for foreign nations, cooperation with Israel and undermining Islam, according to Bahai...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: The Los Angeles Times

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/07/new-series-of-attacks-on-members-of-the-bahai-faith-in-iran.html

Iran's Islamic authorities appear to be stepping up repression of a small, long-maligned religious minority, advocates for the group say. 

Members of the Bahai faith in Iran reportedly have been subject...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: Baha’i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/782

Following the demolition of Baha'i homes in the Iranian village of Ivel –reported last week – there is another story that must also be told: that of sympathetic villagers who have commiserated with their Baha'i neighbors over the injustices they have been forced to endure.

It is also the story of an undaunted spirit and a commitment to social good that...