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| 2014 7 May 201- |
The imprisoned Yaran addressed a letter to Mohammad Javad Larijani, the head of Human Rights Division of the Judiciary Branch of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding his claim that "No one is in prison for being a Bahá'í and if Bahá'í s do not commit illegal acts their citizenship rights will be protected". They reiterated some of the acts of oppression and discrimination, security force encounters and human rights violations imposed on the Bahá'í citizens and have asked the officials to change their view toward citizens and minorities. The full text of the letter can be viewed at Iran Press Watch 9946 |
Yaran; * Persecution, Iran; Mohammad Javad Larijani; Iran | |
| 2014 8 May 201- |
Despite a worldwide outcry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards continued destroying an historic Bahá'í cemetery in Shiraz. Between 2005 and 2012 some 42 Bahá'í-owned cemeteries were desecrated in a similar fashion. [BWNS993, BWNS1016; One Country] | Cemeteries and graves; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Shíráz, Iran; Iran | |
| 2014 9 May 201- |
Vahid Tizfahm, a former member of the imprisoned Yaran, wrote to his son, Samim, in which he recounted the imprisonment and martyrdom of his own father when he was yet a child. For the full text of the letter see Iran Press Watch10181. | Yaran; * Persecution, Iran; Vahid Tizfahm; Gohardasht, Iran; Iran |
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