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Archive for the Tag 'Human Rights Activists'

Jun23

Update on the situation of seven imprisoned Bahá’í leaders in Iran

On June 23, 2009, Human Rights Activists in Iran issued an “alarming update” on the status of seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison. You can access an English translation at Iran Press Watch.

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Oct08

Highest Ranking Student Barred for Being Baha’i

On October 6, Human Rights Activists in Iran published a letter by a Baha’i student. Click here for an English translation.

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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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    Baha'i Faith in the U.S.
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