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UN Human Rights Council Extends Mandate Of UN Special Rapporteur On Iran And The UN Fact Finding Mission
Monday, 7 April 2025, 8:58 am | Baha'i NZ
The international response to recent resolutions on Iran’s human rights record remains strong as the intersection of religious and gender-based persecution continues to be a grave concern, particularly as Iranian authorities increasingly target Bahá’í ... More >>
UN Human Rights Experts Concertedly Warn That Iranian Baha’i Women Face Escalating And Intersectional Persecution
Monday, 20 January 2025, 7:23 pm | Baha'i NZ
18 UN Experts jointly call attention to systematic targeting, widespread arrests, and ongoing violations against Baha’i women, highlighting intersectional discrimination and denial of fundamental rights More >>
Four Yemeni Baha’is Freed By Houthis As Baha’i International Community Calls For Release Of All Innocent Detainees
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 11:32 am | Baha'i NZ
The last four jailed Yemeni Baha’is were released recently in a development that concludes a shameful episode, beginning in May 2023, when armed and masked men from Yemen’s de facto Houthi authorities detained 17 innocent Baha’is in a violent ... More >>
Kiwi Farmer Condemns Land Seizures
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 11:06 am | Baha'i NZ
The agricultural livelihood of Baha’i farmers in Iran is under threat, says horticulturist Tony Howey of Timaru. He is alarmed by the government’s forcible seizure of farmlands, rice paddies and walnut orchards belonging to Baha’i families in the village of ... More >>
Campaign launched for 7 imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:21 am | Baha'i NZ
New campaign launched for seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders The New Zealand Baha'i community has joined a new global campaign calling for the immediate release of seven unjustly imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders. The seven are in their eighth ... More >>
Petition for release the of seven Bahá'í leaders in Iran
Monday, 28 July 2014, 4:45 pm | Baha'i NZ
At the invitation of the Honourable Annette King the New Zealand Bahá'í community is presenting a petition to the House of Representatives asking the NZ government to demand the release of the seven former leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran ... More >>
Vigil held for 10 women executed in Iran
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 4:17 pm | Baha'i NZ
Tuesday night’s candle-lit vigil in Aotea Square drew a crowd of 150 people who braved the weather to commemorate the 30th anniversary of 10 women executed in Shiraz, Iran, in 1983. More >>
Candle-Lit Vigil for Prisoners of Conscience in Iran
Thursday, 13 June 2013, 5:06 pm | Baha'i NZ
Hundreds are expected to gather in Aotea Square on Tuesday 18 June to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the hanging of 10 Baha’i women in Shiraz, Iran, in 1983. “We will be paying tribute to the heroism of these women who were killed for teaching ... More >>
