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Thursday 28 November 2013Increasing suppression of the Bahaí citizens in Iran
Iran Human Rights, November 27: According to reports from reliable sources in Iran, one of the classes belonging to Bahai’ Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) in Karaj (west of Tehran) was stormed by the Iranian security agents earlier today Wednesday 27. November. According to this report the students present in the class were forced to fill out the forms about their personal information, names of the family members and relatives and also identity of the BIHE instructors and faculty members. The guards they made students to sign a disclaimer on not participating in any activities related to Bahai’ Institute of Higher Education. The students’ cell phones were also confiscated. Meanwhile, on this very day, the presidential office has published the Bill on Rights of citizenship. Passing more than 100 days of Rouhani’s presidency, Bahai’s are facing much more pressure than before. On 13. October 2013, houses of fourteen Bahai’s in Abade – Shiraz was raided by the security forces. The houses were searched, personal staffs were confiscated and the residents were forced to sign the contract on avoidance of taking part in any activities related to Bahai community. Moreover the residents were threatened to leave the city or expect severe reactions. |