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The Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described the prejudice and discrimination faced by Bahá’ís around the world as “tragic”. Mr Brown made his remarks in a special message sent to the UK Bahá’í community on the holiest day of the Bahá’í year. In a letter addressed to the annual reception hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Friends [...]

The Bahá’í International Community has issued an open letter to Iran’s prosecutor general outlining the tragic history of the persecution of Bahá’ís in that country, explaining their innocence in the face of accusations made by the government, and asking for fairness in any upcoming trial of seven Bahá’í prisoners. Sent on 4 March by email to [...]

The European Union has expressed its “deep concern at the grave charges raised against seven Bahá’í leaders” in Iran. In a declaration on behalf of the EU, the current Presidency says that it is concerned that “after being held for so long without due process, the Baha’i leaders may not receive a fair trial.” “The EU [...]

The UK government says it’s “very concerned” at the imminent trial of seven Bahá’í leaders in Iran and has called for the country to “end discrimination against the Bahá’í community”. In a statement, Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell MP, pictured, expressed concern at news that seven leading members of the Iranian Bahá’í community, detained since [...]

Reports that the case of seven members of the Bahá’í faith in Iran is to be referred to the revolutionary court next week are “deeply worrying” and demand an immediate worldwide response. According to press reports, Tehran’s deputy prosecutor Hassan Haddad has announced that charges have been laid against seven Bahá’ís who are accused of [...]

The European Parliament has appealed to the government of Iran to release the seven Bahá’í leaders who are being held without charge in Tehran’s Evin prison. The appeal came as part of three resolutions on democracy and human rights adopted at the end of the European Parliament’s Strasbourg plenary session. Observing that believers of the [...]

The national governing body of the Bahá’í faith in the United Kingdom has joined a call for the Prime Minister to improve international efforts to protect freedom of religion and belief – specifically through the appointment of an Ambassador-at-Large for Freedom of Religion and Belief.  In a letter to Gordon Brown, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Release International [...]

Violence against women and girls is widely condemned, but still too widely perpetrated, according to Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, the Leader of the House of Lords. Baroness Royall, pictured right, was speaking at a reception held on Monday 8 December at the UK National Bahá’í Centre to highlight a Baha’i International Community statement, Beyond Legal Reforms: [...]

The rights of women and minorities in Iran must not be overlooked while the world focuses on the country’s nuclear issue, according to a report released by Britain’s leading progressive foreign affairs “think-tank”. The new report launched at Westminster by the Foreign Policy Centre on Tuesday 25 November, to coincide with United Nations International Day for the Elimination [...]

The UK Bahá’í community has welcomed a statement by the Foreign Secretary condemning a draft bill currently under discussion in Iran’s Parliament which would make apostasy a capital offence. The Rt Hon David Miliband MP said he deplored the way in which the Iranian Parliament is “now discussing a draft penal code that would set [...]