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	<title>Persecution of Bahá&#039;ís in Iran &#187; Bahais</title>
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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>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/09/15/u-s-names-iran-country-of-particular-concern-for-religious-repression-cites-example-of-bahai-minority/</link>
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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>Interactive maps updated regularly to reflect progress on S.Res.80 and H.Res.134</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/07/12/interactive-maps-updated-regularly-to-reflect-progress-on-s-res-80-and-h-r-134/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: check out the Facebook event for the call-in campaign! Invite your friends! There&#8217;s a map for that! Want to know which senators have already co-sponsored S.Res.80? Has your representative signed on yet to H.Res.134? Which officials received delegation visits on behalf of the Baha&#8217;is in Iran? Find answers at: http://iran.bahai.us/congressional-outreach-maps/ Congressional outreach campaign on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of Baha&#8217;is imprisoned in Iran surpasses 100 mark</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/07/08/number-of-bahai-prisoners-of-conscience-currently-jailed-in-iran-surpasses-100-mark/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/07/08/number-of-bahai-prisoners-of-conscience-currently-jailed-in-iran-surpasses-100-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[DENIAL OF EDUCATION]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arrests on the rise According to the latest reports, 103 Baha&#8217;is are currently behind bars because of their religious beliefs. This number has risen dramatically from the beginning of the year. Another nearly 100 Baha&#8217;is have received prison sentences and await appeal or summons to begin serving their terms.  An additional 160 Baha&#8217;is are free on bail but could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. State Department: Thousands face persecution for religious beliefs in Iran</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/07/07/u-s-state-department-thousands-face-persecution-for-religious-beliefs-in-iran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read statement on State Department website Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iran Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 6, 2011 We are dismayed over reports that the Iranian courts are requiring Youcef Nadarkhani to recant his Christian faith or face the death penalty for apostasy – a charge based on his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman&#8217;s remarks on education program arrests: &#8220;A Brutal Crackdown Against Iran’s Baha’is&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/06/02/rep-wolfs-remarks-on-education-program-arrests-a-brutal-crackdown-against-iran%e2%80%99s-baha%e2%80%99is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s beleaguered Baha&#8217;i community has again received the unqualified support of 16-term Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf, co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Following the arrests of more than a dozen faculty and administrators of a peaceful education program for Baha&#8217;i students shunned by Iranian universities, Rep. Wolf made these remarks on the House [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook boosts U.S. Bahais&#8217; Congressional call-in campaign for religious freedom in Iran</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/05/11/facebook-boosts-u-s-bahais-congressional-call-in-campaign-for-religious-freedom-in-iran/</link>
		<comments>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/05/11/facebook-boosts-u-s-bahais-congressional-call-in-campaign-for-religious-freedom-in-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to a message from the national governing council of the Baha&#8217;is of the U.S. urging individuals to call their U.S. senators and representatives on behalf of the seven Baha&#8217;i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran, one young woman turned to Facebook to help support the effort. Before a week had passed, more than 10,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian government underestimates U.S. support for Baha&#8217;i religious minority</title>
		<link>http://iran.bahai.us/2011/04/04/iranian-government-underestimates-u-s-support-for-bahai-religious-minority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>oea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iranian-American scientist Farzad Kamalabadi’s sister is a prisoner in their homeland for being a Baha&#8217;i, but Iran is betting the U.S. and other countries don’t care. On the contrary,  Dr. Kamalabadi spoke on Capitol Hill, at the Becket Fund reception Mar. 31 to honor the Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus, about the crucial role of international pressure in the [...]]]></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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