Religions and sects
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Murder of Arash Kasravi, a Zoroastrian Mobed in Kerman; Kerman prosecutor claims financial disputes
The "Amrdad" website, which publishes news related to the Zoroastrian community, has reported that the lifeless body of Zoroastrian monk Arash...
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Eight-year prison sentences for four Baha'i citizens in Shiraz finalized
The Fars Provincial Court of Appeal sentenced four Baha’i citizens to a total of eight years in prison. Previously, eight…
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Keyvan Samimi sentenced to three years in prison
The Revolutionary Court of Tehran has charged Keyvan Samimi, editor-in-chief of the Iran Farda magazine and a national-religious activist, with “collective and…
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Continuing repression of religious freedoms in Iran; preventing the release of Negin Ghadmian, a imprisoned Baha'i citizen
Negin Ghadamian, a Baha'i citizen imprisoned in Iran, who was arrested in late December 2017 and sentenced to 5 years in prison…
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Continuing repression of religious freedoms in Iran; even the exile of Dervishes does not satisfy the government
Reza Yavari, a Gonabadi dervish who was recently released from prison, called the exile of Gonabadi dervishes illegal…
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Search of three Baha'i homes in Isfahan
After raiding the residence of a Baha'i family and searching their belongings, IRGC intelligence agents found the carpentry workshop of the family's son...
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has denied unofficial religious minorities the opportunity to obtain national ID cards.
To receive a national card, unofficial religious minorities must lie or be disenfranchised. For Baha'is and other minorities...
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US criticizes violation of religious minority rights in Iran
The US Vice President on Thursday, referring to the Islamic Republic's violation of the rights of religious minorities, called on the people of Iran...
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