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Ministry of Interior asked to submit a report on its measures in Gorgan

Accusations against individual Baha'is

14 September 1944

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Complaint from Nasrollah Azadeh about violence against Baha’is of Zabol and lack of action by authorities

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Complaint by Society for Promotion of Islam about presence of three Baha'is in Ravar district of Kerman

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Report by Governor of Khalkhal on tensions in villages nearby

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Baha'is advised to leave Gorgan to avoid unrest

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Hate speech against Baha'is during Ramazan in Ardabil

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Stirring up trouble against Baha'is in Gorgan

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Disturbances in Semnan

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16 August 1944

Interior Minister reports on Asadollah Naderi's murder investigation

13 August 1944

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Another version of events in Shahroud

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Shahroud "scholars committee" asks Ayatollah Mohammad Behbahani to help prevent troubles in Shahroud being portrayed as against Muslims

10 August 1944

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10 August 1944

Complaint to Prime Minister by a Member of Parliament, accusing the Police of inaction in preventing murder and violence in Shahroud

08 August 1944

Complaining about Baha'is in Shahroud

05 August 1944

Governor of Shahroud should be replaced

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Demand to expel Baha'is from Shahroud

28 July 1944

Report of unrest in Shahroud

26 July 1944

Report against activities of Baha’is in Shahrood

11 July 1944

Complaint to Prime Minister that Baha'is hold important jobs in Zahedan

10 July 1944

Bahai's of Bojnourd appeal to Prime Minister to stop attacks on Bahai's in the city

09 July 1944

Governor of Shahroud to be sacked?

04 July 1944

Request to relocate manager of the National Bank in Gorgan, who is a Baha'i and may cause unrest

29 June 1944

Threat of bloodshed against Baha'is in Gorgan

28 June 1944

Why Governor of Shahroud has not been sacked yet?

24 June 1944

The cause of unrest in Abadeh is that the governor's office manager is a Baha'i

21 June 1944

Defence Minister supports Colonel Amanpour's measures to quell unrest in Abadeh

13 June 1944

Police confirming names of some Baha'is in Shiraz and that they hold Baha'i meetings at their homes

13 June 1944

Two junior clerics and their supporters stirring up religious trouble in Abadeh

13 June 1944

Ministry of Interior reports to Prime Minster that anti-Bahai sentiments and religious tensions have intensified throughout the country

08 June 1944

Colonel Atefi asked not to go to Taleqan

04 June 1944

Group petition to Shah to complain about Baha'is in Qom

04 June 1944

Instruction to investigate Baha'i teaching activities in Shiraz

01 June 1944

Flyers distributed in Qom demanding expulsion of Baha'is

30 May 1944

Complaint against Colonel Amanpour, military governor of Abadeh

27 May 1944

Leaders of religious protests in Abadeh complain against the military commander charged with settling the unrest

20 May 1944

Shah's Office instructs Prime Minister to investigate allegations against the Manager of Bank Meli in Nahavand and his deputy, accused of favouring Baha'is

13 May 1944

Complaint against Colonel Atefi and accusing him of Baha'i activity in Taleqan

13 May 1944

Baha’is of Abadeh complain about stirrings of Sheykh Ali Ahkbar against them

10 May 1944

Complaint to Shah against Hedayatollah Mavaddat, the Manager of Bank Meli in Nahavan, accused of favouring Baha'is

22 April 1944

ٍReligious activists warn authorities that if they don't expel Baha'is from Qom, people will force them out

19 April 1944

Warning to a Qom resident to declare publicly he is not a Baha'i or leave the city

16 April 1944

The Police in Zabol have prevented Baha'is teaching their faith

15 April 1944

Qom police chief asks governor what to do about presence of Baha'is in the city

08 April 1944

Qom police chief is concerned that arrival of several Baha'is in Qom may cause trouble, and asks governor what to do

01 April 1944

Disturbance in Qorveh

19 March 1944

Religious dispute in Shrivan

09 March 1944

Golpayegan is a highly conservative city, and can't afford religious tensions, so Baha'is who come here to promote their faith will have to be expelled

08 March 1944

Baha'is are promoting their faith in Culture Department of Khomein

07 March 1944

Prime Minster instructs Minister of interior to look into complaints by Nourollah Hadipour from Abadeh

01 March 1944

Nourollah Hadipour complains about attack on Baha'is in Abadeh

27 February 1944

Complaint about Baha'i activities in norther cities - Babol, Amol, Mahmoudabad and Babolsar

20 February 1944

Governor of Qom asks for authorisation to return the newly arrived families in Mahallat back to their home cities

15 February 1944

Demanding expulsion of Baha'i school teachers

15 February 1944

Petition signed by 28 residents of Maraghe against a number of people sent to the police

14 February 1944

Kashan governor concerned about Baha'i activities in Natanz

03 February 1944

Risk of religious tension in Golpayegan, Khomeini and Khonsar

23 January 1944

The information about Baha'i activities in Khomeini were based on rumours

30 December 1943

A group of Mahallat residents have staged a sit-in, to protest against the presence of a few newly arrived families in the city

21 December 1943

Report by Iranian Ambassador on reasons for expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

04 December 1943

Another report by Iranian Embassy in Baghdad about expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

01 December 1943

Iranian Foreign Ministry's note and instructions about the expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

24 November 1943

Report of investigation into various allegations and tensions in Ahvaz and Masjed Soleiman

18 November 1943

Governor of Qom reports that a few families, thought to be Baha'is, have arrived in Mahallat

31 October 1943

Residents of Mahallat are suspicious of a few families, who have recently arrived in the city, and are thought to be Baha'is

30 October 1943

Report by Iran's Embassy in Baghdad about expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

23 October 1943

Governor of Qom's Instructions on the newly arrived families in Mahallat

14 October 1943

Report by Iran's Ambassador in Baghdad about expulsion of Iranian Baha'is from Iraq

02 October 1943

According to Zabol Governor Bahai's are not doing anything to warrant prosecution

26 August 1943

Baha'is must not promote their faith in Najafabad

07 August 1943

Chief of Police reporting Baha'i activities in Babol

14 July 1943

Cover letter from the Parliament to the Interior Minister, enclosing complaint about Baha'is in Zabol

28 June 1943

Complaint by a group of residents of Sisatn province about Baha'is' activities and influence

10 April 1943

Minister of Interior orders Governor to prevent trouble in Zabol

05 April 1943

Cover letter to forward report by a staff member of Food Ministry in Kermanshah to Prime Minister's office

31 March 1943

Interior Minister reports to Prim Minister that Baha'is are publicising their faith in Zabol, and several army officers take part in their meetings

17 March 1943

Zabol Police reports that it has prevented clashes in the city

10 February 1943

Violence against Bahai's in Zabol

30 January 1943

Anonymous complaint alleging Baha'i influence in Department of Agriculture in Kermanshah

14 January 1943

Report by Governor of Faridan on tensions in the area

20 June 1941

Dispute between a Baha'i landlord and his Muslim tenants results in religious tension and restrictions against the Baha'i

25 May 1941

Baha'is in Ahvaz and Khorramabad, and the unease among Muslim activists about their influence

23 April 1941

Baha'is have been holding meetings again

03 July 1940

Instruction to prosecute two Baha’is who had closed their shops on the anniversary of the birth of the Bab

08 January 1940

Ezat Tabibi must be banned from teaching

HOMA (Iran Airlines) magazine: ...they may still be in charge

Report on the day of Sacrifice Feast in Yazd

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Anti-Baha'i article attacking the Shah's government, published as a supplement of "Vazifeh" (Duty) newspaper

Four Baha'is sentenced to imprisonment by Islamic Revolutionary court in Isfahan

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