Archive for June, 2006

Testimony before the Congressional Hearing

The situation of the Baha’is in Iran and Egypt was presented in a testimony before the Congressional Hearing on June 30, 2006: “Can Religious Pluralism Survive in the Middle East: The Plight of the Minorities”.

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Two major human rights groups decry Iran’s persecution of Baha’is

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) recently expressed concern about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest confidential action against its 300,000-member Baha’i community. Continue Reading »

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US Congress Focuses on Religious Freedom

Voice of America posted the following story about a conference on Capitol Hill on protecting religious freedom around the world. U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, a Republican from Pennsylvania, hosted the conference . The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, in his remarks cited the Iranian government’s repression of its Bahai religious minority.

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Extremist Image Masks Iranians’ Many Faiths: Some Religious Minorities See Increase in Harassment

The Washington Post just published the following article that includes information about the problems faced by Baha’is in Iran.

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Iran’s Bahai Religious Minority Says It Faces Raids and Arrests

The New York Times published the following article by Laurie Goodstein about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran

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  • About the Persecution

    Some 300,000 Baha’is live throughout Iran, making the Baha’i Faith the country’s largest minority religion. The persecution of Baha'is in Iran has been taking place since the religion began there in the mid-nineteenth century. More than 200 Baha’is were killed in Iran between 1978 and 1998, the majority by execution, and thousands more were imprisoned.More
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