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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1961-07-15, descending — sort earliest first

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1961 15 Jul
196-		 The Turkish court declared the Bahá'í Faith to be a 'Tarighat', a sect forbidden by the law of the land.<
  • The Bahá'ís were 'forgiven', released and the case against them dropped. [MoC308]
  • The National Spiritual Assembly decided to appeal the decision to a higher court and national spiritual assemblies were asked to make representations to the Turkish ambassadors in their respective countries. [MoC308]
    		•  Persecution, Turkey; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; NSA; Turkey
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