JARAS (The Green Path Movement) (1) Circulation Date: May 7, 2014 Letter from the members of the former ad hoc committee of the Baha’i community of Iran (YARAN – 2) addressed to Muhammad Javad Larijani…
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Shiraz Cemetery Demolition Continues by the Revolutionary Guards
8 May 2014 NEW YORK — Despite a worldwide outcry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is continuing to destroy a historic Baha’i cemetery in Shiraz, Iran. The ongoing demolition – which is understood to be taking place…
Let’s Listen to the Call of our Bahá’í Countrymen
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Bahá’ís are Pure
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Bahá’ís in Semnan Do Not Have Permission to Work
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The Largest Non-Muslim Minority Lives in Absolute Deprivation
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Obstruction of the Entrance to the Baha’i Cemetery in Ahwaz
[HRANA] Friday, May 2nd, 2014 HRANA – For two months now, the Baha’i cemetery in Ahwaz has been blocked off with concrete blocks, and the burial of deceased Baha’is has been prevented. According to HRANA,…
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