Stranded and at Risk: Iranian Baha’is in Turkey Await Resettlement

The plight of Iran’s Baha’i community is well-documented. And there is a way for you to help. Facing systematic persecution in their homeland, many have sought refuge in neighboring countries like Turkey. However, for the approximately 2,000 Iranian Baha’is currently living there, the situation has become increasingly precarious. Years in Limbo Many of these Baha’is…

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Bahá’ís of Iran: Iran’s government must end “crime against humanity of persecution,” says Human Rights Watch

BIC GENEVA — A highly significant report published by the eminent human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, states that the Iranian government’s 45-year systematic repression of the Bahá’í religious minority amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution under international criminal law. The new 49-page report, titled “The Boot on My Neck: Iranian Authorities’ Crime…

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