Report in Iran: members of the Baha'i community were arrested on suspicion of ties to Israel
In addition to the arrest, the Iranian security forces also raided the homes of more than twenty members of the community, who are considered "infidels" by the Iranian government.
About 300,000 citizens of the Baha'i religion live in Iran
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01/08/2022
Monday, August 01, 2022, 15:34 Updated: 15:37
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Several Baha'i citizens in Iran were arrested on suspicion of being related to Bayt-al-Adl (House of Justice), which is the administrative institution of the Baha'i religion in Israel, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced today (Monday), according to a report by Iran's state news agency IRNA. .
In addition to the arrest, the Iranian security forces also raided the homes of more than twenty members of the Baha'i religion, who are considered "infidels" by the Iranian government.
According to the report, Fariba Gamalabadi, Mavash Savat and Afif Naimi, three former directors of the Iranian Baha'i community, known as "Yaran", were among those arrested yesterday in Tehran and Karaj.
The three were previously arrested in 2018 and served ten years in prison.
In addition, additional arrests were reported in Sari in the north and Kazin, near Tehran.
On July 20, the Baha'i community issued a statement in which it was said that in recent weeks, Tehran has intensified its systematic campaign to suppress religious minorities, through arrests, summonses to court, conducting trials and closing the businesses of at least 20 Baha'i citizens in the last month alone.
According to her, at least 44 members of the community were arrested in June, put on trial and sentenced to prison terms, and their homes were searched.
The Iranian constitution from 1979 recognizes only Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the Zoroastrian religion.
The supreme spiritual leader Ali Khamenei previously called the Baha'i religion a "cult", and in a 2018 ruling of Islamic law, he prohibited contact, including business contacts, with the believers in the religion.
About 300,000 Baha'is live in Iran today who, according to them, suffer from a systematic violation of their rights, from harassment and discrimination.
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