Iran’s persecution of Bahai minority constitutes ‘crime against humanity’, says HRW

April 2, 2024 admin

Baha’i cemeteries have been desecrated or destroyed in several cities and towns. Photo: X/@hrw The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on April 1 that the Iranian authorities’ persecution of the Bahai minority since the Islamic revolution of 1979 constitutes a crime against humanity. The New York-based group said that the Bahai, Iran’s largest non-Muslim minority,…

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In Iran, Bahai minority faces persecution even after death

March 23, 2024 admin

Under threat: Shrine of Bab, the spiritual centre of Bahais, in the Israeli port city of Haifa. File | Photo Credit: AFP A flattened patch of earth is all that remains of where the graves once stood — evidence, Iran’s Bahais say, that their community is subjected to persecution even in death. Beneath the ground in…

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