Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran

Voice of America reported the U.S. House of Representatives debate on three resolutions dealing with political and human rights issues in Iran.   One of these condemned the Iranian government’s treatment of the Baha’i community in that country.

You can read more about it here.

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Concurrent Resolution 415 declaring that “the religious persecution by the Government of Iran of the Baha’i community and holds the Government of Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all Iranian nationals, including members of the Baha’i Faith”

You can access the full text of the resolution here.

You can also access the remarks made on the House floor here.

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The U.S. Department of State released  it’s International Religious Freedom Report today. The section on Iran had several references to the difficulties experienced by the Baha’i community in Iran.

You can access the Iran section of the report here.

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