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Bahais accuse Iran of discrimination

newsvine.com
May 22, 2008
        

— Seven Bahai leaders arrested and accused of endangering national security are being persecuted by Iran's government for their religious beliefs, leaders of the minority faith said Thursday. Iran raided the homes of top Bahai leaders on May 14 and threw six of them in the notorious Evin prison...

                   

Bahais accuse Iran of discrimination (AP)

yahoo.com
May 22, 2008
        

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer 32 minutes ago TEHRAN, Iran - Seven Bahai leaders arrested and accused of endangering national security are being persecuted by Iran's government for their religious beliefs, leaders of the minority faith said Thursday. Iran raided the homes of top...

                   

Bahais accuse Iran of discrimination

nwsource.com
May 22, 2008
        

By ALI AKBAR DAREINI ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TEHRAN, Iran -- Seven Bahai leaders arrested and accused of endangering national security are being persecuted by Iran's government for their religious beliefs, leaders of the minority faith said Thursday. Iran raided the homes of top Bahai leaders on...

Bahais accuse Iran of religious bias, say community leaders unfairly detained

iht.com
May 22, 2008
        

Members of the Bahai faith on Thursday accused Iran of jailing their top religious leaders earlier this month out of religious bias rather than security reasons. Iran raided the homes of top Bahai leaders on May 14 and threw six of them in the notorious Evin prison north of Tehran. A seventh...

                   

more tolerance in iran, second verse

es.wordpress.com
May 22, 2008
        

As I noted three days ago, the mullahs have detained the leadership of the Bahāʾī faith. Today the Wall Street Journal Europe weighs in on what is far too common in Iranian 'justice.' (all emphases mine) The mullahs in Tehran have repressed democrats, homosexuals, Kurds and women, among others in...

                   

Iran's Abused

wsj.com
May 21, 2008
        

FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE The mullahs in Tehran have repressed democrats, homosexuals, Kurds and women, among others in a long list. But spare a thought for Iran's 300,000-strong Bahai community. Founded in 19th-century Persia as a modernist reform of Shia Islam, the Bahai stress...

                   

Iran must stop Bahai persecution: EU (AFP)

yahoo.com
May 21, 2008
        

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU presidency on Wednesday called on Iran to end its persecution of members of the Bahai religious community, whose faith is banned in the Islamic republic. The European Union stressed "its serious concern about the continuing systematic discrimination and harassment of the...

                   

Iran Arrests Bahai Leaders for ‘Zionist Ties’

israelnationalnews.com
May 21, 2008
        

Iran has arrested several leaders of the minority Bahai community, claiming the leaders had connections to foreigners, “especially Zionists.” The Bahai religion began in Iran, but has since been declared illegal. Bahai practitioners are considered infidels by the Iranian regime. The accusation of...

                   

Iran confirms six Bahai faithful arrested

iranian.ws
May 20, 2008
        

— Iran confirmed on Tuesday it has arrested members of the Bahai religious community, whose faith is banned in the Islamic republic, for acting against the national interest. "This is a group that has acted against the country's interests and has links with foreigners, especially the Zionists...

                   

Iran arrests 6 Bahai leaders for 'connections with Zionists'

israelmatzav.blogspot.com
May 20, 2008
        

Iran confirmed on Tuesday that it had arrested six leaders of the Bahai community on charges of "anti-Iranian activities," including working against Iran's interests and 'connections with foreigners, especially Zionists. Intelligence officials had arrested the six at their homes last week....