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Call by academics to stop the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran

In an open letter dated March 9, 2009, scholars and academic specialists in the fields of Middle Eastern and Iranian studies call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to put an end to human rights abuses against Baha’is in Iran. Continue Reading »

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Baha’is find safe place to practice faith

The Charlottesville Daily Progress published an article titled “Baha’is find safe place to practice faith” about a local Baha’i family who settled in the area after escaping religious persecution in Iran.

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Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran discussed on “State of Belief” radio show

Kit Bigelow, director of external affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the U.S. was a guest on the Interfaith Alliance’s “State of Belief” radio show. Ms. Bigelow commented on the current persecution of the Baha’is in Iran.

You can read more about the program here

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Iran’s Bahai Religious Minority Says It Faces Raids and Arrests

The New York Times published the following article by Laurie Goodstein about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran

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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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