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Mar06

Baha’i International Community sends letter to Iran’s Prosecutor General

Stating that “what is at stake is the very cause of the freedom of conscience for all the peoples of your nation” the Baha’i International Community addressed the Prosecutor General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in an open letter dated March 4, 2009. The letter was a response to his February 15, 2009 statement [...]

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Mar04

H. Res. 175 on the Baha’is in Iran has 22 cosponsors

H. Res. 175 condemning the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran introduced on February 13, 2009, has 22 cosponsors as of March 4, 2009.

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Mar03

Canadian Parliamentary Committee Demands Release of Imprisoned Baha’is

Toronto, Ontario, 27 February 2009 (CBNS) — The Canadian Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Human Rights has adopted a strongly worded motion demanding the immediate release of the seven Baha’i leaders held now for more than nine months without formal charges and no access to lawyers.

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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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