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Nov
20
UN resolution condemns Iran’s treatment of Baha’is and other citizens
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The Baha’i World News Service reports that a strongly worded resolution passed today at the United Nations sends a strong message to the Iranian government about its treatment of its citizens.
The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee approved the resolution, which notes that the seven Baha’i leaders detained in Tehran since Spring 2008 have faced “serious [...]
Nov
4
Baha’i environmental action plan presented at Windsor Castle event
Filed Under Social action, environment, inter-faith | Leave a Comment
Baha’i delegates Arthur L Dahl and Tahirih Naylor in conversation in Windsor Castle with HRH Prince Philip, ARC Secretary-General Martin Palmer, and UN Secretary-General HE Ban Ki-moon
Is this, as has been suggested, “the biggest civil society movement on climate change in history”?
Representatives of the Bahá’í International Community joined some 200 delegates from nine major [...]