Shiraz City Council member Mehdi Hajati made national news in Iran after he was arrested for seeking the release of two Baha’is who were arrested for their faith, which is severely persecuted against in Iran. Hajati, 39, has since been put on “surveillance” and banned from his seat on the council.
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