Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 2017-10-18, descending — sort earliest first

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2017 18 - 22 Oct The Iranian Bahá'í community was targeted during the bicentenary period. Between 18 and 21 October, some 19 individuals were arrested in Kermanshah, Tehran, and Birjand, and the homes 25 Baha'is were raided. Twenty-six Bahá'í-owned shops around the country were sealed off by authorities because the owners observed the Holy Day on 21 October. These closures occurred in Shiraz, Marvdasht, Gorgan, and Gonbad. [BWNS1215] Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Arrests; Persecution, Other; Persecution; Bahá'u'lláh, Birth of; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Iran; Kermanshah; Tehran, Iran; Birjand; Shiraz, Iran; Marvdasht; Gorgan; Gonbad

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