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2017 17 Dec 201- |
The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the passing of former House member Mr. Hartmut Grossmann. "...he poured out his life in uninterrupted service to the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh, as a teacher, pioneer, and member of the National Spiritual Assemblies of Germany (1963-1969) and Finland (1977-1980), the Continental Board of Counsellors in Europe, (1980-1988) the International Teaching Centre (1988-2003) and, ultimately, of the Universal House of Justice (2003-2008)." [BWNS1228] |
Hartmut Grossmann; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Germany | |
2017 5 Dec 201- |
The release of Behrooz Tavakkoli, 66, from prison after serving a 10-year term. He was the third member of the Yaran to be released. [Iran Press Watch18533; Iran Press Watch18536; BWNS1225]
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Yaran; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
2017 3 Dec 201- |
Ali Abdullah Saleh, the ousted strongman who once governed Yemen and then conspired with Iranian-backed rebels to claw his way back to power, was killed after a bomb blew up his family's compound in the capital, Sana'a. After fighting along side the Iran-backed Houthis for two years it appeared that he had switched sides to join the Saudi-led coalition. [New York Times headline Monday, December 4, 2017 10:10 AM EST] | Yemen, Recent history; Sanaa, Yemen; Yemen | |
2017 30 Nov 201- |
Bahá'ís celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh in a ceremony in Baghdad attended by representatives from the Iraqi parliament, the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR), the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, civil society as well as media activists.
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Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Twin Holy days; Holy days; Centenaries; Websites; Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Bans; - Persecution; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | |
2017 17 Nov 201- |
A committee of the United Nations General Assembly condemned Iran by a vote of 83 to 30 with 68 abstentions for its continuing violations of human rights, the 30th such resolution since 1985.
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United Nations; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
2017 15 Nov 201- |
Progress report on the construction of the local Bahá'í House of Worship in Norte del Cauca.
[BWNS1222]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Norte del Cauca, Colombia; Environment; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); North Caucasus; Colombia | |
2017 6 Nov - 22 Jan 201- |
An exhibition of Bahá'u'lláh's writings opened at the John Addis Gallery in the British Museum.
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British Museum and British Library; Exhibitions of Bahá'í manuscripts and relics; Relics; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Exhibitions; Reed pens; Reed (general); - Calligraphy; Revelation writing; Kalimat-i-Maknunih (Hidden Words); Bahá'u'lláh, Pen portraits of; Pen portraits; E. G. Browne; Gifts; London, England; United Kingdom | |
2017 4 Nov 201- |
Three young Iranians who complained to state officials after being denied university entrance for being followers of the Bahá'í Faith have each been sentenced to five years in prison. Rouhieh Safajoo (21), Sarmad Shadabi (22), and Tara Houshmand (21) were convicted of the charges of "membership in the anti-state Bahá'í cult" and "publishing falsehoods." [IFMAT 14NOV17] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
2017 near the end of Oct 201- |
Fariba Kamalabadi, a member of the former leadership group of the Bahá'ís called the "Yaran", concluded her ten-year prison sentence. She was the second individual from among the former Yaran to be released. She, along with five others, were arrested on the 14th of May, 2008.
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Yaran; Persecution, Iran; Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; - Persecution, Education; Court cases; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
2017 22 Oct 201- |
Yemeni security forces raided a Bahá'í gathering in Sana'a opening fire on the small group of people assembled to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh. The attack occurred in the family home of prominent tribal leader Walid Ayyash, who had been abducted in April and whose whereabouts were unknown. The attackers were reportedly in four cars and an armored vehicle which they used to break down the front door of the house. They arrested Mr. Ayyash's brother, Akram Ayyash. |
Persecution, Yemen; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Walid Ayyash; Sanaa, Yemen; Yemen; Iran | |
2017 22 Oct 201- |
The bicentenary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh was commemorated around the world. A multi-lingual web page was implemented to track the celebrations. [BWNS1212] | Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Twin Holy days; Holy days; * Bahaullah (chronology); Centenaries; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 20 - 22 Oct 201- |
Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
From the time of the setting of the sun on October 21st in Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific just west of the International Date Line, until sunset in Hawaii on the 22nd of October, 72 hours later, celebrations were held in thousands of localities throughout the world commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh. Coverage on the bicentenary website began soon after 8:00 GMT on 20 October and concluded at 4:00 GMT on 23 October documenting some of the thousands of celebrations. [BWNS1201, BWNS1203, BWNS1205, BWNS1206, BWNS1207, BWNS1208, BWNS1209, BWNS1210, BWNS1211, BWNS1221, BWNS1213, BWNS1214, BWNS1216, BWNS1218] |
Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Twin Holy days; Holy days; Centenaries; Websites; Internet; * Publications; Stamps; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Worldwide | |
2017 18 - 22 Oct 201- |
The Iranian Bahá'í community was targeted during the bicentenary period. Between 18 and 21 October, some 19 individuals were arrested in Kermanshah, Tehran, and Birjand, and the homes 25 Baha'is were raided. Twenty-six Bahá'í-owned shops around the country were sealed off by authorities because the owners observed the Holy Day on 21 October. These closures occurred in Shiraz, Marvdasht, Gorgan, and Gonbad. [BWNS1215] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Iran; Kirmánsháh, Iran; Tehran, Iran; Bírjand, Iran; Shíráz, Iran; Marvdasht, Iran; Gorgan, Iran; Gonbad, Iran | |
2017 18 Oct 201- |
The release of the film Light to the World. The 51 minute film recounted the story of Bahá'u'lláh's remarkable life and the impact of His teachings on communities around the world. [BWNS1208] | Light to the World (film); - Film; - Documentaries; - Documentaries, BWC; * Bahaullah (chronology); - Institute process; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Basic timeline, Expanded; Centenaries; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 Sep 201- |
Arrests of Bahá'ís in Yemen drew international censure which led to a United Nations resolution, titled "Human Rights, Technical Assistance and Capacity-building in Yemen". It was introduced by Egypt on behalf of the Arab Group and supported by the entire UN Human Rights Council—calling for the immediate release of all Bahá'í detainees. The Council was the principal human rights body at the UN and was composed of 47 members who are elected by the General Assembly based on equitable geographic distribution. |
Persecution, Yemen; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; United Nations; Human rights; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland; Yemen | |
2017 28 Sep 201- |
The Universal House of Justice announced the launch of a new website, created in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and Persian. This portal will be used to share news of the commemoration of the Twin Holy Days throughout the world. |
Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Centenaries; Twin Holy days; Holy days; Websites; Internet; * Publications; * Translation; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 19 Sep 201- |
Mahvash Sabet, one of the seven members of the former leadership group of the Bahá'ís in Iran known as the Yaran, was released after 10 years of confinement in Iran's notorious Evin and Raja'i Shahr prisons.
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Yaran; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Evin Prison; Rajai Shahr prison; Prisons; - Poetry; Lasse Thoresen; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Karaj, Iran; Iran | |
2017 18 Sep 201- |
The release of the film entitled World Peace - A Bahai Vision.
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- Documentaries; Los Altos, CA; United States (USA) | |
2017 1 - 2 Sep 201- |
The opening of Cambodia's first "Local House of Worship" in Battambang, just over two years after the design of the building was unveiled in July 2015. News of this project was announced in 2012 along with other projects in Bihar Sharif, India; Matunda Soy, Kenya; Norte del Cauca, Colombia; and Tanna, Vanuatu.
Specifics
Design unveiled:July 2015 Groundbreaking ceremony: 14 November, 2015 Construction Period:January 2016 to September 2017 Site Dedication: 1 September, 2017 Architect: Tang Sochet Vitou Architectural firm: Architecture Design Intelligence (ADI) Seating: Dimensions: Inside height 11.8m Cost: Dependencies: References: [BWNS906, BWNS1062, BWNS1082, BWNS1100, BWNS1120, BWNS1137, BWNS1157, BWNS1185, BWNS1187, BWNS1189, BWNS1190 (slide show), BWNS1191 (video), BWNS1192] |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Local; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Battambang, Cambodia; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Design; Architecture; - Architects; Tang Sochet Vitou; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Dedications; Firsts, other; Gardens; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Battambang, Cambodia; Cambodia | first Local Mashriqu’l-Adhkar in the world. |
2017 Sep 201- |
The statement and compilation titled The Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár was released by the Bahá'í World Centre.
See also the message of 2014 to the Bahá'ís of Iran on the subject of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, prayer, and devotional meetings. |
* Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Prayer; Devotional gatherings; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 25 Aug 201- |
The announcement of the opening of the new Pilgrim Reception Centre.
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Pilgrimage; Pilgrim Reception Centre; Pilgrim Houses; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; * Bahá'í World Centre; Pilgrims; * Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
2017 1 Aug 201- |
The release of the film The Cost of Discrimination> by Arash Azizi and Maziar Bahari which compared the social costs of discrimination in present day Iran to South Africa under the apartheid regime where, like in Iran, the Dutch Reform Church used their Holy Texts to justify the suppressive measures taken against people of "non-European" origin. | - Film; - Documentaries; Cost of Discrimination; Arash Azizi; Maziar Bahári; Race; Apartheid; Discrimination; - Christianity; - Islam; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; South Africa; Iran | |
2017 Jul 201- |
The men who admitted to stabbing and killing Farhang Amiri, a 63-year-old father of four children, in September 2016 in Yazd on the street outside his home in public view were sentenced by a court in Yazd.
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Farhang Amiri; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution, Court cases; Court cases; Human rights; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Yazd, Iran; Iran | |
2017 18 Jun 201- |
The plan for the design of the local Mashriqul-Adhkár in Tanna, Vanuatu was announced. Ashkan Mostaghim of Mostaghim & Associates, a firm from Sydney, Australia, was chosen as the Temple's architect. His design was on the shortlist for the Continental Mashriqul-Adhkár in Santiago. [BWNS1175]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Vanuatu; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Local; - Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Design; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Architecture; - Architects; Ashkan Mostaghim; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tanna, Vanuatu; Vanuatu | |
2017 Jun 201- |
The Interfaith Rainforest Initiative was launched as an international, multi-faith alliance that works to bring moral urgency and faith-based leadership to global efforts to end tropical deforestation. They provide a platform for religious leaders to work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, governments, civil society organizations and businesses on actions that protect rainforests and safeguard the indigenous peoples that serve as their guardians.
The initiative was launched in June of 2017 at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway in a first-of-its-kind summit of Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist religious leaders, climate scientists, rainforest experts and indigenous peoples' representatives from Brazil, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Meso-America and Peru. |
Environment; Parliament of the World's Religions; Oslo, Norway; Norway | |
2017 Jun - Nov 201- |
In Yemen an outbreak of cholera killed 2.100 and affected almost 900,000 others. | Yemen, Recent history; Cholera; Yemen | |
2017 15 May 201- |
Hundreds of Yemenis gathered in front of the Criminal Prosecution building in the capital city of Sana'a. They were denouncing the arrest of Yemeni citizens of the Bahá'í faith and calling for their release. The demonstrations were not led by the usual human rights crew but by tribal leaders of some of the most influential tribes in the country, prominently that of the Bani Mattar.
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Sheikh Walid Saleh Ayyash; Khalid Al-Mawari; Persecution, Yemen; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Sanaa, Yemen; Yemen | |
2017 12 May 201- |
The Bahá'í International Community launched a global campaign calling for the immediate release of the seven Iranian Bahá'í leaders, unjustly imprisoned for nine years as of the 14th of May.
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Yaran; Court cases; Human rights; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Iran | |
2017 5 May 201- |
The film Changing the World, One Wall at a Time was premiered in Harlem on the 5th of May and in Los Angeles on the 5th of June. The film evolved from shorter videos that were posted from the "Education is not a Crime" campaign and was made by Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Maziar Baharie. [BWNS1173]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution; - Documentaries; Education is not a Crime; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Changing the World, One Wall at a Time; Harlem, NY; New York, USA; Los Angeles, CA; California, USA; United States (USA) | |
2017 May 201- |
The International Teaching Centre published The Five Year Plan 2011-2016: Summary of Achievements and Learning that had been prepared under their supervision. It elaborated on the accomplishments of the Five Year Plan under the headings: Advancing the Process of Entry by Troops, Social Action, Participating in the Discourses of Society, and Developments at the Bahá'í World Centre. | Five Year Plan; - Teaching Plans; * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 28 Apr 201- |
Amnesty International sent a Joint Public Statement to the Huthi-Saleh authorities in Yemen calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Hamid Haydara. The document can be downloaded from the Amnesty International site. | Yemen; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Amnesty International; Yemen | |
2017 25 Apr 201- |
The formation of the human rights organization, "The Yemeni Initiative for Defending Bahá'í Rights". [Facebook page] | Persecution, Yemen; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human rights; Yemen | |
2017 19 Apr 201- |
Houthi-Saleh political security officers arrested Walid Ayyash, Mahmood Humaid, and Badi'u'llah Sanai, all members of the Bahá'í community, at a checkpoint near the city border of Hudiedah. Sanai was released one week later, but was re-arrested in May. All three remain detained, their whereabouts unknown. [UN News Centre 22 May 2017]
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Persecution, Yemen; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Yemen | |
2017 3 Mar 201- |
The publication of Toward Prosperity The Role of Women and Men in Building a Flourishing World Civilization, the Bahá'í International Community's contribution to the 61st United Nations Commission on the Status of Women which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 24 March 2017 as a follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century". [BIC Statements] | Toward Prosperity; New York, USA; New York, USA | |
2017 23 Feb 201- |
Plans for the construction of the local Bahá'í House of Worship in Agua Azul, a village in Norte del Cauca, Colombia, reached an important milestone. Construction officially began in January after building contracts were formalized with a local firm in the region.
[BWNS1153]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Norte del Cauca, Colombia; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Agua Azul, Colombia; North Caucasus; Colombia | |
2017 15 Feb 201- |
The Bahá'í International Community announced the launch of a website for the Bahá'ís of Iran at Bahaisofiran.org. "Although the official website of the worldwide Bahá'í community had recently been made available in Persian and a number of other languages, the new "Baha'is of Iran" website was the first website of the Bahá'í community of Iran. This development was especially important at a time when a large volume of anti-Bahá'í propaganda had proliferated in that country. Since 2013 alone, more than 20,000 such pieces had been disseminated in Iran's media." [BWNS1152, The Baha'i Question Revisited]
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Websites; Internet; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Iran | |
2017 18 Jan 201- |
The announcement of the publication of Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh for Bahá'í Holy Days by the Bahá'í World Centre. It is also made available in electonic format from Bahá'í Reference Library at Days of Remembrance: Selections from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh for Baha'i Holy Days. [BWNS1148] | Days of Remembrance (book); Holy days; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * Publications; * Translation; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); * Bahá'í World Centre | |
2017 7 Jan 201- |
The body of Ahmad Fanaiyan was found with numerous burns all over his body in Semnan, Semnan Province. He was a respected and elderly man. [Persian-Bahá'í1147 | Persecution, Iran; Ahmad Fanaiyan; Semnan, Iran; Iran | |
2017 Jan 201- |
The publication of Training Institutes: Attaining a Higher Level of Functioning by the International Teaching Centre. This comprehensive document prepared by the International Teaching Centre in January 2017 provides an in depth analysis of the guidance about the main sequence of courses, the junior youth spiritual empowerment program, the program for the spiritual education of children and the processes involved in developing institutional capacity. | Training Institutes; - Institute process; * Publications; - International Teaching Centre, Publications; * Bahá'í World Centre |
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