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Persecution intensifies as former Baha'i leaders mark anniversary behind bars

On 18 September 2011, tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil – an example of the activities taken by ordinary people around the world in defense of the Baha'is of Iran and the principle of religious freedom.

Subject: Persecution of the Baha'i Community

Geneva—14 May 2012—

Iran's former Baha'i leaders begin their fifth year in prison today amid an intensification of the persecution of their co-religionists.

The seven prisoners each face the bleak prospect of 16 more years in jail for crimes they did not commit. Next week also marks the first anniversary of raids on homes of Baha'is associated with an informal initiative offering higher education to community members barred from university. Nine educators later received harsh prison sentences.

The detention and conviction of these and other Baha'is is...

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Focus on education and service to community at the UN Commission on Population and Development

Ms. Alicia Zareey delivers the Bahá'í International Community’s oral statement to the Commission.

Subject: Social and Sustainable Development

New York—3 May 2012—

The 45^th Session of the UN Commission on Population and Development (23-27 April) focused on the priority theme of “Adolescents and Youth.” Bahá'í delegates to the Commission shared the perspectives and experiences of the Bahá'í community in promotion approaches to education that help young people to become protagonists of their development and agents of positive change in their communities. The Bahá'í International Community’s statement to the...

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Panel examines the role of young people in social change

Youth and Adolescents: Educating the Protagonists of Social Change

Subject: Social and Sustainable Development

New York—27 April 2012—

Preparing the world's young people for the future will require new directions in education that emphasize their role as global citizens.

That was among the ideas presented here at a panel discussion, sponsored by the Baha'i International Community, as a side event to the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, 23-27 April.

Titled "Youth and Adolescents: Educating the Protagonists of Social Change," the panel sought to address the main theme of this year's Commission.

Young people should be taught "the...

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