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Resident for several years of various East Coast cities, Luke Slott, a 26-year-old Irishman, Baha’i and musician, has been jealously hoarded by our American friends for far too long. London finally had a chance to enjoy Luke’s Chopin-inspired piano, bluesy guitar and hauntingly beautiful sung prayers at a musical devotional held in London, in April. [...]

The major refurbishment work at the Baha’i Centre in Edinburgh’s New Town is making progress. Before it was acquired by the Baha’i community, this elegant building had been used as office space. There is a great deal of work to be done to bring the interior up to the standard required for the Baha’i Centre [...]

Lembit Opik MP addresses the Naw-Ruz reception in the House of Commons LONDON – Senior diplomatic representatives of five countries were among the guests at the parliamentary reception to mark Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i New Year, on 22 March. The reception, hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Friends of the Baha’is, attracted around 100 guests from [...]

As Baha’is worldwide prepare to celebrate Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i New Year, on 21 March, Baha’is in the UK were pleased to receive a special greeting message for the annual parliamentary Naw-Ruz reception from Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP. It gives me great pleasure to send my warm regards to the National Spiritual Assembly of the [...]

International human rights advocates Human Rights Watch have called for an end to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran. In a news release published yesterday, HRW condemns the arrests of Baha’is in January and February this year: The Iranian government should immediately stop harassing and arbitrarily detaining members of the Baha’i community, Human Rights [...]

The Baha’i World News Service has reported that the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran will appear in court for a third time on 11 April. The seven first appeared in court on 12 January after 20 months’ detention in Tehran’s Evin prison. Government-sponsored media in Iran have reported that the Baha’i leaders Government-sponsored news media [...]

The Baha’i World News Service reports that countries and human rights organisations from around the world have expressed their very strong concerns at the UN’s Human Rights Council about Iran’s human rights record. All 192 countries that members of the United Nations undergo a regular review of their human rights practices in a process known [...]

The UK Baha’i community learned on Sunday 7 February that the seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders had appeared in court on Sunday in Iran for a second session of their trial. The session was once again closed, and family members were not permitted in the courtroom, the Baha’i International Community has learned. The hearing, which lasted [...]

The Baha’i International Community has issued a statement condemning the trial of 16 individuals in Iran yesterday as a “violation of all internationally accepted standards of legal due process”. The statement highlights the lack of proper legal representation for the defendants and the use of unreliable “confessions” in the trial. One of the 16 on [...]

Iranian authorities have notified the lawyers of seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders that the next session of their trial will be held on 7 February, the UK Baha’i community learned today. At their first court appearance, held on 12 January in Tehran, the charges were read to the seven, who categorically denied the accusations. “While we [...]