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| 2008 14 May 200- |
The six men and a women, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm. and Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, all members of the national-level group that helped see to the minimum needs of Bahá'ís in Iran, were arrested in their homes in Tehran. Mrs. Kamalabadi, Mr. Khanjani, and Mr. Tavakkoli had been arrested previously and then released after periods ranging from five days to four months. [BWNS632, Report] | Yaran; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tehran, Iran; Iran | |
| 2008 14 May 200- |
Iranian Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri issued a fatwa stating that, since (Bahá'ís) were the citizens of Iran, they had the rights of a citizen and the right to live in the country. Furthermore, they must benefit from the Islamic compassion which is stressed in Quran and by the religious authorities. [The National (UAE)]
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Fatwa; Human rights; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri; - Ayatollahs; Iran |
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