The latest developments involving the Baha'is in Iran. Also in Persian:

United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran.

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NEW YORK, 19 December 2005 (BWNS)

"A Baha'i who was wrongly jailed in Iran for 10 years died in his prison cell of unknown causes on Thursday, 15 December 2005, the Baha'i International Community has learned".

http://bahaiworldnews.com/story/632
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080517/wl_canada_afp/canadairanbahairightsreligion http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7409288.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2008/05/080515_v-bahie-iran-arrest.shtml
http://www.radiofarda.com/Article/2008/05/15/o2_bahais_arrested_iran.html

A British neuroscientist who has received a major award says there is a connection between her spiritual beliefs and her understandings of the workings of the human brain.
Source:
http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=219

The funeral of weapons expert Dr David Kelly (see the Hutton's report) featured elements of the Baha'i faith to which he converted four years ago.
The Baha'i community, which has 6,000 followers across the UK, was greatly saddened by Dr Kelly's death and has been praying for the progress of his soul.

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Also see:
http://bahai.org.uk/uk_review/prev_iss/10/p14.htm

Government authorities in Iran have destroyed a Baha'i holy site, the Baha'i International Community has learned.
A prominent figure in early Baha'i history, has been razed to the ground, despite protests from Baha'is at the local, national, and international levels.
Source:
http://www.bahaiworldnews.com/story.cfm?storyid=293

Paris – September 21 – An International Moral Court investigates the clerical regime of Iran on its crimes against humanity.
See also:
IRAN's “MYKONOS” TRIAL PROVIDES FURTHER EVIDENCE OF IRANIAN POLICY OF UNLAWFUL STATE KILLINGS
Source:
http://www.iricrimes.org/imc_press_release.asp
http://farrid.20m.com/sr.html
http://farrid.20m.com/myk.htm

Tensions between people of different ethnic groups and faiths in British society must be tackled, says Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly.
Ms Kelly launched a Commission on Integration and Cohesion, calling for a "new and honest" debate on diversity.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5280230.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5281572.stm

GENEVA, 2 July 2006 (BWNS)

-- Baha'is in Iran face discriminatory housing policies, including "the abusive use of property confiscation," said a UN report released at a news conference last week.
At least 640 Baha'i properties have been seized since 1980, according to Miloon Kothari, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, who wrote the report and presented it to the news media on 29 June 2006.
Source:
http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=459

A copy of a confidential 2006 letter from Iran's Ministry of Science,
Research and Technology instructing Iranian universities to expel any
student who is discovered to be a Baha'i.
Source:
http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story/575
Useful documents accesible from the site indicated above.
Also see the documents below:
http://farrid.20m.com/images/Iran Bahai.GIF
http://farrid.20m.com/uhj.pdf/cd_all.pdf
http://farrid.20m.com/uhj.pdf/BahaiYouthIRAN.pdf
http://denial.bahai.org
http://question.bahai.org
http://news.bahai.org/

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8 July 2008

QUEBEC CITY – A United Nations committee meeting here has determined that
two Baha’i shrines in Israel possess “outstanding universal value” and
should be considered as part of the cultural heritage of humanity.

The decision means that the two most sacred places for Baha’is – the
resting places of the founders of their religion – join the list of
internationally recognized sites in the World Heritage program, run by
UNESCO.
Source:
http://bahaiworldnews.com/story/642