Baha’i Group Says Iran Repression Has Increased, Cites 200 Recent Incidents
Voice of America
FILE - Javaid Rehman, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, at UN headquarters in New York, Oct. 24, 2018. (E. Schneider/U.N. photo)
Iran has increased repression of its Baha’i minority in recent months by engaging in more than 200 acts of persecution, including the arrests of 19 people last week, the Baha’i International Community, which represents world Baha’is, told VOA on Nov. 13.
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