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The government of Vietnam has given full recognition to the Bahá’í community as a religious organization. A certificate was presented to representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Vietnam at a ceremony on 25 July. It was the final act in a series of steps that included the election four months ago of the Bahá’í Assembly [...]

Acts of arson targeting homes and vehicles are the latest violent tactics directed against the Bahá’ís of Iran. “In the early hours of the morning of 18 July, the house of the Shaaker family in Kerman went up in flames, only weeks after their car had been torched and in the wake of a series [...]

Around one third of all eligible Members of Parliament have now signed an Early Day Motion concerning the plight of Iran’s Bahá’í community. In May, six of the country’s Bahá’í leaders were arrested during an early morning sweep on their homes. They have been detained ever since. No charges have been made nor have they [...]

A Bahá’í from Brent, London, has been honoured with a Lifetime Service Award for his work in schools and, in particular, religious education. Mr Hasan Afnan was presented with the Joe Foster Award at a reception, held at the National Bahá’í Centre. Mr Afnan is the second recipient of the Award. The first recipient, Mrs [...]

The two most sacred sites for Bahá’ís have been added to a list of internationally recognized World Heritage sites, which includes the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, the Taj Mahal, and Stonehenge. The decision by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee means that the resting places of the founders of the Bahá’í Faith possess “outstanding universal [...]

Bahá’ís who need to park their cars in the London borough of Barnet – when faith business requires it – can now do so under a unique local authority-backed parking scheme. People of all faiths – including Bahá’ís, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims and Jains – are eligible to apply for a special parking permit which [...]