Source: www.hra-news.org
Translation by Iran Press Watch
On Sunday, November 4, officials from the City’s Places of Public Establishment Administration sealed the businesses of three Baha’i citizens in Qaemshahr. The closures followed a two-day religious holiday observed by the Baha’i community.
According to information received by Hrana, the affected businesses included Sohrab Laqa’i-Azar’s optometry shop, Kamran Babaei’s refrigerator repair shop, and a stationery store owned by Kamran Abedini, all Baha’i residents of Qaemshahr. A relative of these individuals informed Hrana that Saturday and Sunday of that week were religious holidays for the Baha’is. Because these Baha’i citizens closed their stores in observance, their businesses were subsequently sealed by officials.
The practice of sealing Baha’i-owned businesses under various pretexts has a precedent in Iran.
This sealing of Baha’i business establishments is being carried out as in previous years, despite Article 28(b) of the Commercial Law, which allows business owners to close their establishments for up to 15 days per year without needing to notify the union.
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