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Date 1944-09-00, descending — sort earliest first

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1944 after Aug Following the murder of Bahá'ís at Sháhrúd, Iran, and the widespread publicity on the outcome of the trial, there was an upsurge in persecution of Bahá'ís throughout Iran. [BW18p389]
  • At Ábádih Bahá'ís were beaten and their houses were sacked. [BW18:389]
  • The Bahá'í centre at Bandar Jaz was attacked. [BW18:389]
  • Two Bahá'ís were knifed at Bandar Sháh. The attackers were set free and attacked a further three Bahá'ís, leaving one an invalid. [BW18:390]
  • Bahá'ís, including women and children, were attacked and beaten at Bushrúyih, their homes and shops looted and burned and the Bahá'í cemetery desecrated. [BW18:390]
  • Bahá'í houses were attacked and looted at Fárán, Káshán and Ná'in. [BW13:390]
  • Bahá'í houses were set on fire in Gulpáygán and Zábul. [BW18:390]
  • Bahá'ís were driven from town in Bujnúrd, Gunábád and Tabas. [BW18:390]
  • The Bahá'í cemetery at Mahmúdábád was desecrated.
  • Bahá'ís were beaten at Miyán-du-áb, Rafsanján, Sangsar and Sírján. [BW18:390]
  • Bahá'ís were stoned at Qasr-i-Shírín. [BW18:390]
    		• Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran; Ábádih, Iran; Bandar-Jaz, Iran; Bandar Shah, Iran; Bushrúyih, Iran; Faran, Iran; Kashan, Iran; Nain, Iran; Gulpaygan, Iran; Zabul, Iran; Bujnurd, Iran; Gunabad, Iran; Tabas, Iran; Mahmudabad, Iran; Miyan-du-ab, Iran; Rafsanjan, Iran; Sangesar, Iran; Sirjan, Iran; Qasr-i-Shirin, Iran

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