Intensifying economic pressure on the Baha'is of Iran
As economic pressures on the Baha'i community in Iran intensified, more than 100 of their businesses in various cities in Iran were sealed off due to closures on religious occasions.
According to FCNN, following the temporary closure of these units on the occasion of the Baha'i religious holiday on November 1 and 2, coinciding with November 1 and 2 of this month, government action was taken against them.
Speaking to FCNN, Mevlud, a member of the Baha'i community in Iran, said: "Preventing the economic activities of Baha'is under various pretexts has intensified since last year. Sealing business units under the pretext of closing them during Baha'i religious occasions is one of the illegal measures against this community."
This compatriot emphasizes that, citing Article 28, Section "B" of the Trade Union Law, trade union owners can close their business premises for up to fifteen days at their own discretion without informing the legal authorities. Of course, according to this legal article, if this closure causes hardship and inconvenience to the consumer, it will be subject to sealing.
"We have to wonder what hardships the closure of units like "Akbari Ironworks" or "Protection Systems," which were sealed in Babol in May of this year, caused to the people," says Mouloud.
He recalls that last year, under this seemingly legal pretext, the field for Baha'is became so narrow that in Rafsanjan, all the Baha'i community's trade unions were sealed.
In a statement, the Baha'i International Community called these actions regrettable and called on the Iranian President to end this economic repression.
