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Baha'i holy writings made widely available to Korean public for first time
An ambitious project to translate a collection of Baha'u'llah's writings into Korean reaches fruition this month with the book's publication. The volume, known in English as Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, will be the first Baha'i book in Korean to be widely available from bookshops and online retailers. \"The main reason for publishing Baha'i literature in our language...
New crackdown highlights campaign to block progress of Iranian Baha'is
The Iranian government's systematic strategy to drive Baha'is to economic ruin shows no sign of abating. According to reports received by the Baha'i International Community, a renewed campaign is under way in Kerman, the major city in south central Iran. \"We have learned that the Public Places Supervision Office is denying the renewal of licenses – and revoking some existing ones – for...
Romanian personalities demand human rights for Iran's Baha'is
Almost 70 prominent Romanians are calling upon the government of Iran to grant Baha'is their fundamental human rights. Sixty-eight celebrated figures – from the worlds of academia, arts, banking, business, media and medicine – have signed a petition, appealing to the Iranian authorities to cease its systematic campaign of persecution of the Baha'is, \"who seek only their rights under the...
Slovakian politicians call Iran's persecution of Baha'is \"chilling\" and \"abhorrent\"
Treatment of the Baha'is in Iran has \"escalated to an institutionalised and blatant policy of persecution,\" according to a proclamation issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Slovakian parliament. The proclamation describes the Iranian government's incitement to hatred based on religion and belief as \"abhorrent.\" It also states that the \"regime's endeavors to persecute Baha'is is...
Even in death, Iran's Baha'is face persecution
Eighteen years ago, Baha'is in the Iranian city of Sanandaj were allocated a one-hectare parcel of barren land at the side of a road for use as a cemetery. This rocky mountainside, devoid of vegetation, was hardly prime real estate but – after the first burial there in the autumn of 1993 – local Baha'is got together to landscape the site, dig out the rocks and replace the soil. They planted...
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