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Baha'is not allowed to participate in co-opertive company

Forced closure of business premises

Violations of civil rights

12 June 1987

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Baha'i hair salon ordered to close as premises considered Haram (unclean)

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16 August 1982

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10 August 1982

Letter from Ministry of Health sent to Dr Sina Hakimian

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04 August 1982

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25 July 1982

Instructions by Department of Education in Qazvin for preventing Baha'i students from promoting their faith

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06 July 1982

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Response to complaint by Dr Sina Hakimian and Sholeh Missaghi

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Identification of Baha'i employees refusing to recant their faith at Bank Melat

07 March 1982

Business licence of stationary shop in Kerman to be cancelled

04 February 1982

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30 January 1982

Islamic Republic newspaper quoting Prayer Leader of Shiraz: We got rid of Baha’is in government departments, in order to close down Israel’s spying operation

27 January 1982

Etelaat newspaper quoting government spokesman: In line with our beliefs and our constitution, we do not kill Baha'is for being Baha'is

25 January 1982

Press office of Islamic Republic embassy in London: Bahai's are not executed for their religion

20 January 1982

Comments on execution of members of the Baha'i National Assembly in press conference by Sharia Judge and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran

18 January 1982

Keyhan Newspaper: Inform the City Council about any streets named after Baha’is

26 December 1981

Closure of Kimia Training Center in Babol

26 December 1981

Closure of Kimia training centre in Babol, run by Shamsi Jahan Nikanpour

29 November 1981

Kashan Sharia Judge: Bahai's are not allowed to buy and sell their properties

23 November 1981

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12 August 1981

All Islamic Republic Embassies are asked to provide names of all Baha'is in their areas, and to refuse extending their passports

04 August 1981

Followers of unofficial religions not eligible to receive foreign currency allowance for students

24 July 1981

Iran’s response to representatives of Jordan, Tunisia and Iraq at UN Human Rights Commission

20 June 1981

Olohiye Kian ordered to declare if she is a Baha'i

23 March 1981

Reply by western Azerbaijan Governor to complaint of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Urmia

22 February 1981

Baha'i Assembly of Gonbad-e Kavus asked to provide details of their meetings to the Revolutionary Guards Intelligence unit

30 November 1980

Instruction from Governor-General - Sistan and Balouchestan Province to refuse dealing with Baha'i-owned entity

03 July 1980

Paying Baha'is from the public fund forbidden in Islam

02 July 1980

Order to identify all Baha’is at Sar Cheshmeh Copper Mining Company in Kerman

17 June 1980

Jomhouri Islami newspaper: Abuse of Baha’is after the Islamic Revolution

20 May 1980

Quote from Ayatollah Khomeini about religious minorities, before his return to Iran

20 April 1980

Termination of pension of Ali-Mohammad Rousta

13 April 1980

Kayhan newspaper: Question to Ayatollah Khomeini about Baha’is

18 March 1980

A Baha’i employee dismissed from Iran Electronics Industries company

23 February 1980

Police request Military Coordinating Committee to investigate looting of Javad Mazloum's shop

07 November 1979

Baha’i community of Kerman complain that they are not allowed to donate money to the Housing Foundation

17 October 1979

Agreement to divide the public baths between the Baha’i community and Muslim community

22 September 1979

Baha’is should be allowed to live in peace in Jousheghan

22 July 1979

Request to expel Mansour Shidanshidi from Rural Cooperatives Organization of Sirjan

07 July 1979

Prime Minister instructs the Interior Minister to protect Baha’is from harassment

03 July 1979

Bahereh Rowhani dismissed from Women's Organisation

29 May 1979

Baha'is who had to leave lower Boyer Ahmadi areas en mass are intending to return to their homes

23 May 1979

Letter of a Baha’i employee to the Ministry of Education

21 April 1979

Baha’is prohibited from working at Department of Education in Isfahan

15 April 1979

Reply by Ayatollah Khomeini's Office to Karamatollah Tashakkor, suggesting that he can refer his complaint to Islamic courts

26 March 1979

Dr Jafarzadeh warned by committee to combat Baha'is at Ferdowsi University to watch her behaviour

19 March 1979

Complaint by Mirza Riazati and Hamid Shakibaie and other farmers in the village of Kasher to be investigated

24 February 1979

No one should arbitrarily harass Javad Mazloum-Jahromi

19 February 1979

Hosein Alah-Karam has the right to be a Baha'i and should not be harassed

30 January 1977

Rastakhiz newspaper: 420 thousand non-Muslims have freedom of opinion

03 November 1965

Sergeant Engineer Ezatollah Faghan can't be promoted

30 August 1964

No legal permission to employ Irandokht Eshrati

24 July 1964

Irandokht Eshrati's employment in Ministry of Health will be illegal if she is a Baha'i

24 February 1963

Report of investigation on how anti-Bahai statement was distributed in Torbat Heydarieh and Mashhad

08 November 1959

Asadollah Ramezanali dismissed from work at Department of Culture in Saveh

03 August 1955

Circular requesting list of Baha'i officers in Armed Forces

16 July 1955

Prime Minster instructs Interior Minters to curb Baha'i activities and dismiss them from government jobs

24 June 1955

Nejat newspaper: Ayatollah Boroujerdi demands anti-Baha’i laws

02 June 1955

Habl-Al Matin newspaper: Dismiss Baha’is from governmental jobs

25 May 1955

Khorasan newspaper quotes British Embassy official on British and American policy in Iran

17 May 1955

Post Tehran newspaper: National Consultative Assembly declares Baha’ism illegal

17 May 1955

Post Tehran newspaper: Those fighting deviant sects will be punished if they endanger public security

14 May 1955

Karzar newspaper: Bank accounts of Baha’is seized

12 May 1955

Debate in Parliament about treatment of Baha’is

05 May 1954

Question to Asadollah Ramezani about his school in Khorramshahr

16 March 1954

Asadollah Ramazani's request to reopen his training Institute in Khorramshahr rejected

25 February 1954

Asadollah Ramazani's repeated request to reopen his training Institute in Khorramshahr rejected

20 December 1953

Notice to Asadollah Ramezani that his school management licence is cancelled

22 July 1953

Asadollah Ramezanali's school management licence is cancelled

22 January 1948

Complaint of Baha'i living in Doroud to Prime Minister about harassment by religious fanatics

27 August 1947

Cover letter to Prime Minster (including complaint from Karaj)

17 August 1946

Nameh-Azad newspaper: Killing Bahais is an obligation

15 August 1945

Harassing Baha'is in Bojnourd

08 July 1944

Complaint to Prime Minister about attacks on Baha'is in Bojnourd

13 May 1944

Baha'is to be expelled from Qom to pacify the residents

11 November 1933

Sentenced to pay a fine in lieu of one month prison, for distributing 15 Baha'i calendars in Kashan

Applicants for travel visa to Iran are asked to state their religion in the application form

Question to specify religion in questionnaire of Cultural Revolution Headquarters

Questionnaire for Baha'is

Question about religion of student and his/her parents in middle and high school registration form

Appeal by a group of Baha'i small businesses in Rafsanjan about closure of their businesses

Confirmation of Farahangiz Laghaie's dismissal from work at Ministry of Education

Religious ban on drinks produced by Zamzam Company, and socialising and dealings with Baha'is

Instruction to prevent Baha'i activities, particularly publishing Baha'i periodicals

Baha’i community of Islamabad: Baha’is should have equal rights with other citizens

Delay in processing Ataollah Moshtael Oskoui's pension

Official form for Baha'is to undertake they will never engage in any activity to promote or strengthen the Baha'i faith and its administration

Ruling by sharia judge that Baha'is living in villages in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad should be allowed to get food items with their valid coupons

Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor comments on UN criticism of human rights violations and persecution of Baha'is in Iran

Borough Samimi ordered to leave Boroujen, and refrain from work there

Order by Ministry of the Interior to prevent Baha'i gatherings

Foreign travel form asks applicants to state their religion

Questionnaire from Mina Glassmaking Company to identify Baha’i workers and their willingness to recant their belief

Note from Pasdaran accusing Enayatollah Tashakor

Question about applicants' religion in passport application form

Entrance to Baha’i owner’s business in Ghaem Shahr is sealed (video)

Bahai's invited by Mosque to take part in debate on how they view the Islamic revolution

Ali-Mohammad Rousta asks for his pension to be reinstated

Government officers seal Baha'i businesses in Najafabad

Badiollah Imani, high school teacher in Behshahr, has been expelled from the city for promoting his faith in class

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