by Barney on 19 August 2008

Wilma O’Sullivan, a UK Bahá’í who lives in China, had the honour of carrying the Olympic torch when it passed through the Chinese province of Hebel, where she currently lives.
This story has just been published by The Wirral Globe, the local paper of the part of England Wilma comes from.
Wilma O’Sullivan, 52, was asked to [...]
by Barney on 19 August 2008

The Jerusalem Post has reported that six Bahá’ís in Yemen have been arrested.Says the Post:
Though not officially banned in Yemen, the Bahá’í religion is considered by some Muslims as heresy.
These arrests come on top of the detention of nine people for converting from Islam to Christianity. Conversion from Islam to any other religion is illegal [...]