Thank you @USEmbassyYemen for condemning the raid on a peaceful #Bahai gathering in #Yemen. We urge the Houthis to release the 17 detainees and respect the Freedom of Religion or Belief for all Yemeni citizens.
BREAKING
#Yemen: Armed #Houthi gunmen stormed a peaceful #Bahai annual general meeting in Sanaa today, after years of persecution, detaining at least 17 including 5 women. Other homes also raided.
Yemeni Baha’is on Zoom captured this video.
Details and our statement to follow.
BREAKING: For the first time in history the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on #Iran. We are demanding the creation of an international Commission of Inquiry, and a formal call to expel the Islamic Republic from the UN’s top women’s rights body.
The world responds strongly and clearly to the escalating persecution of the #Bahais in #Iran: public voices will continue to be raised until the persecution comes to an end and the Baha’is can live as full citizens in their own homeland. https://t.co/xF4lkIa7qN
"The response from the global community has been both heartwarming and absolutely clear: the #Iran-ian government’s unrelenting persecution of the Baha’is only undermines and damages its own reputation and credibility in the eyes of the world" #BahaiRights https://t.co/xF4lkIa7qN
Outrageous: #Iran is revealing its planned escalation of the persecution of Bahai's by a new round of widespread detention, including three of the former #Yaran: Mahvash Sabet, Fariba Kamalabadi and Afif Naemi. Wasn’t keeping them unjustly behind bars for 10 years enough?
Absolutely delighted to have been interviewed by Rainn Wilson for his podcast series "Baha'i Blogcast" on global governance, collective security, power/leadership, peace-building + the role of women in society. Listen here and please share: https://t.co/LszUpnln56
MISSING: Maricoy Obias-Bonnefoy and Claudio Bonnefoy lived on the 10th floor in unit 1001 of the Surfside building that collapsed. If anyone has seen them or has any information contact @jonathanlsanch