Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’
Human rights groups have reported that Iranian authorities are targeting Baha’i and Christian facilities through discriminatory policies. Numerous Baha’is have been arbitrarily detained, often without charges, and are being denied communication with their families. The Christian community has also faced a severe crackdown, with at least 50 members detained recently.
- ▪Iranian authorities have detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests.
- ▪Many detainees have been denied communication with their families or legal counsel.
- ▪At least 50 members of the Christian community have been detained by authorities.
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Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.Follow us on GoogleFOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.(photo credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
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