S.Res.71 on the Bahá’ís in Iran

On December 1, 2009, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a concurrent resolution to H. Res. 175, condemning the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.

S.Res.71 was introduced to the U.S. Senate on March 9, 2009, by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. The other original cosponsors are Sens. Sam Brownback, Robert Menendez, Olympia J. Snowe and Sheldon Whitehouse. Download PDF

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Cosponsors of S. Res. 71

The following 17 senators cosponsored the resolution:

Sen. Brownback, Sam [KS] – 3/9/2009
Sen. Burris, Roland [IL] – 7/7/2009
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] – 6/3/2009
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [ME] – 3/17/2009
Sen. Durbin, Richard [IL] – 5/19/2009
Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] – 7/30/2009
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [GA] – 11/5/2009
Sen. Levin, Carl [MI] – 11/30/2009
Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] – 4/20/2009
Sen. Martinez, Mel [FL] – 7/8/2009
Sen. Menendez, Robert [NJ]- 3/9/2009
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [AK] – 5/19/2009
Sen. Murray, Patty [WA] – 7/22/2009
Sen. Reid, Harry [NV] – 4/1/2009
Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [NY] – 7/7/2009
Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] – 3/9/2009
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] – 3/9/2009

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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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