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		<title>U.S. names Iran &#8220;Country of Particular Concern&#8221; for religious repression; Cites example of Baha&#8217;i minority</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has named Iran among eight &#8220;Countries of Particular Concern&#8221; in relation to its repression of religious minorities. At the launch of the State Department&#8217;s Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom, Secretary Clinton highlighted those countries whose governments engage in – or tolerate – &#8220;particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USCIRF probes persecution of Iranian Baha&#8217;i community in 2011 religious freedom report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 28, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2011 Annual Report . The report describes - beginning on page 78 &#8211; the &#8220;severe&#8221; persecution of the Baha&#8217;i community in Iran from April 2010 to March 2011.  Iran is one of 14 countries USCIRF recommends that the Secretary of State name “countries of particular concern” or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historic UNHRC vote to investigate Iran&#8217;s human rights record underscores Secretary General&#8217;s report</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/03/24/historic-unhrc-vote-to-investigate-irans-human-rights-record-underscores-secretary-generals-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By overwhelming majority vote on March 24, the UN Human Rights Council called for a special investigator to monitor Iran&#8217;s compliance with international human rights standards to which the country has cynically paid lip service for decades. Growing world solidarity on the issue of  holding Iran accountable for its increasing violations of basic human rights. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mahvash Sabet enters fourth year imprisonment; human rights groups speak out, urge action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst a series of public statements by human rights groups supporting the seven imprisoned members of the former Iranian Baha&#8217;i leadership group, Amnesty International USA has rallied its members to send greetings cards to the prisoners for the forthcoming Persian new year.   According to the Baha&#8217;i World News Service, the global support continues as Mahvash Sabet – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty: International Women’s Day in Iran Marred by Continued Detention of Dozens of Women</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/03/08/amnesty-international-women%e2%80%99s-day-in-iran-marred-by-continued-detention-of-dozens-of-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a public statement marking International Women&#8217;s Day, Amnesty International urges Iranian authorities &#8220;to release immediately all women detained arbitrarily in Iran, including political activists, rights defenders and members of religious and ethnic minorities.&#8221; The statement decries the unjust imprisonment by the Iranian government of innocent women who simply &#8220;wish to see greater respect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Persecution of Iranian Baha&#8217;is highlighted in State Department&#8217;s 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2010/11/29/2010-us-state-department-annual-report-on-international-religious-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of State&#8217;s newly released Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (2010) again ranked Iran as one of the world&#8217;s worst violators of religious freedom. The ongoing persecution of the country&#8217;s 300,000 Baha&#8217;is was highlighted extensively in the report. From the section on Iran: Baha&#8217;i religious groups reported arbitrary arrest and prolonged detention, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest Freedom House report on Iran mentions Baha&#8217;is</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2010/03/12/latest-freedom-house-report-on-iran-mentions-bahais/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its latest report on women&#8217;s rights in Iran, updated March 12, 2010, Freedom House explained the constitutional provisions that limit religious freedom in that country, including restrictions on Baha&#8217;is. From the report&#8230; Article 13 of the constitution recognizes Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians as religious minorities and grants them limited freedom of religious practice, education, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch includes Baha&#8217;is in annual report</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2010/01/27/human-rights-watch-includes-bahais-in-annual-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch again included the persecution of Iran&#8217;s Baha&#8217;i community in it&#8217;s annual report, World Report 2010, which evaluates human rights in 90 countries and territories throughout 2009. Below is an excerpt from the report on Iran, mentioning the situation of the Baha&#8217;is: The government continues to deny members of the Baha&#8217;i faith, Iran&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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