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Baha’i Community’s response to comments by Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili about the execution of Baha’is

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11 September 1980

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to the Speaker of the Parliament, Hashemi Rafsanjani, about the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

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Baha’i community of Iran ask the President to stop the execution of seven Baha’is in Yazd

08 September 1980

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02 September 1980

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21 August 1980

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19 March 1980

Letter to Revolution Council: Treat Baha’is justly

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23 November 1979

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14 November 1979

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22 September 1979

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18 September 1979

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13 September 1979

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10 September 1979

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10 September 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Minister of Interior to stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

10 September 1979

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister

10 September 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community to Bani Sadr: Stop destruction of the House of the Bab

10 September 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Prime Minister to stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

10 September 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Minister of Justice to stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

08 September 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to the Prime Minister about destruction of the House of the Bab

02 September 1979

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02 September 1979

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01 September 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to General Prosecutor

08 August 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask Arak Governor to return their confiscated assets

06 August 1979

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the new Constitution

06 August 1979

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the new Constitution

02 August 1979

Baha’i community ask Ayatollah Shahidi to stop illegal demands by Mostazafan Foundation

26 July 1979

Letter to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi, Minister of Justice, about murder of a Baha’i family in Arak and attack on their graves

14 July 1979

Letter from Baha’i Community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the attack on the Baha’i centre in Tehran

14 July 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Stop the attacks on Baha’i community

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25 June 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to chief of Police about protecting Baha’is

25 June 1979

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25 June 1979

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25 June 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Iran to chief of Gendarmerie about protecting Baha’is

22 June 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Iranians about the persecution of Baha’is

22 June 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Iranians about the persecution of Baha’is

18 June 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

18 June 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

13 June 1979

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran rejecting allegations against Baha’is

07 June 1979

Baha’i community of Iran ask the Prime Minister to stop confiscation of Baha’i properties

30 May 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Gozaresh Rooz Magazine: Baha’i faith is not political

30 May 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Gozaresh Rooz Magazine: Baha’i faith is not political

30 May 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Gozaresh Rooz Magazine: Baha’i faith is not political

02 May 1979

National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Exploring the accusation that Baha’is are spies

23 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: The Baha’i holy sites are confiscated and desecrated despite Ayatollah Khomeini’s directives

23 April 1979

Baha'i community donates a hundred plots of land to build home for the poor

14 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community to Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

14 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community to Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan, about the new Constitution

14 April 1979

Baha’i community of Kashan appeal to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi to protect the rights of Baha’is

14 April 1979

Baha’i community of Kashan appeal to Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyyed Javadi to protect the rights of Baha’is

08 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Kerman Governor: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

08 April 1979

Baha’i community asks the Interior Minister to respect civil rights of Bahai’s

08 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Ayatollah Hojjati: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Montazeri

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Shariatmadari

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Shariatmadari

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Taleghani about the persecution of Baha’is after the Islamic Revolution

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Mofateh

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Mahdavi Kani, Head of Islamic Revolution Committees, about allegations against Baha’is

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Mahdavi Kani, Head of Islamic Revolution Committees, about allegations against Baha’is

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Mofateh

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Beheshti

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Beheshti

07 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Taleghani about the persecution of Baha’is after the Islamic Revolution

07 April 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Montazeri

28 March 1979

Baha’i community of Rafsanjan demand an end to media attacks against Baha’is

27 March 1979

Spiritual Assembly of Bagheyn appeals to the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution to uphold the rights of Bahais

27 March 1979

Letter from the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bagheyn to Prime Minister: We demand equal rights with other Iranian citizens

27 March 1979

Baha’i Community of Iran appeal to Prime Minsiter, Mehdi Bazargan for their rights

25 March 1979

Baha’i Community of Ahvaz appeal to Prime Minister, Mehdi Bazargan, for their rights

24 March 1979

Baha’i community of Abadeh ask Prime Minister to uphold rights of the Baha’is

23 March 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Koushk to Prime Minister: Respect rights of the Baha’i community of Iran

18 March 1979

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran: The Baha’i Faith is a religion not a sect

28 February 1979

Letter from Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Houses of 700 Baha’is pillaged in last three months

22 February 1979

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Attacks on Baha’is continue

21 February 1979

Baha’i Community explains why Baha’i holy places are in Israel

21 February 1979

Baha’i Community explains why Baha’i holy places are in Israel

14 February 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Zahedan to the Islamic Revolutionary Committee

01 January 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Dr Mohammad Sajjadi, Chair of the Senate

01 January 1979

Statement of Baha’i community of Iran: Persecution of Baha’is is unacceptable

01 January 1979

Letter to Iranian parliament protesting about false allegations spread widely against Baha'is

01 January 1979

Statement of Baha’i community of Iran: Persecution of Baha’is is unacceptable

01 January 1979

Letter to Iranian parliament protesting about false allegations spread widely against Baha'is

18 December 1978

Letter from secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Local Spiritual Assemblies on how to respond to arson attacks on Baha’i houses in Shiraz

04 October 1978

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Baha’is in Iran about keeping away from politics

1978

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran to Baha’is about the importance of explaining the Baha’i view on Islam

08 October 1976

Letter from the Baha’i community to the governor of Fars about the risk of the destruction of the house of the Bab

1976

Article by Alimorad Davoudi titled ‘Why we don’t respond’

1976

Alimorad Davoudi’s response to accusations by Mohit Tabatabai

1976

Article by Alimorad Davoudi responding to accusations against Baha’is

16 October 1975

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran to Local Spiritual Assemblies on practicing wisdom

02 September 1973

Article by Dr Alimorad Davoudi about the author of Nuqtat al-Kaf and The Confessions of Dolgoruki

02 September 1973

Article by Dr Alimorad Davoudi about the author of Nuqtat al-Kaf and The Confessions of Dolgoruki

1970

Letter from Spiritual Assembly of Iran about non-involvement in partisan politics

03 September 1966

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister

August 1966

The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran instructs Baha’is to state their religion as Baha’i in national census questionnaire

28 June 1966

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iran to Tehran Mosavvar newspaper about the fake news of execution of Baha’is in Morocco

08 December 1959

Sahar newspaper: Patriotism and Baha’ism

31 December 1958

Sahar newspaper: Iran in the eyes of the Baha'is of the world

12 September 1955

Ajang newspaper: Response of Baha’is to Setareh Islam newspaper

14 July 1947

Complaint to Prime Minister that increasing number of books and articles are published in Iran, spreading hatred and lies against Baha'is

07 September 1945

Letter to Prime Minister Mohsen Sadr and the Cabinet - Newspaper Provocations

25 January 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the members of parliament about Lankarani’s attacks against Baha’is

16 July 1926

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of the US and Canada to Reza Shah, appealing for justice

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to the members of parliament

Alimorad Davoudi: The love for Iran among the Baha’is of the world

Baha’i community ask Prime Minister to stop illegal demands by Mostazafan Foundation

Part of a book on persecution of Baha'is during the Pahlavi era

Request for action against the looting of two thousand Baha’is in Kata and Boyer Ahmad

Baha’is are not atheists, infidels or spies

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

Baha’i community ask Head of Revolutionary Guards to stop destruction of the House of the Bab

Defence statement by Baha'is in the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Hamedan

Letter from the Baha’i community of Kashan to Islamic Revolutionary Committee of Kashan: Baha’is want the same rights as other citizens

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran explanation why central figures of the Baha’i Faith are buried in Israel

Letter from the Baha’i Community of Iran to Ayatollah Khomeini about the execution and increased pressure on Baha’is since the Islamic Revolution

Statement of the Baha’i community of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

Letter of the Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani

Baha’i community ask Ayatollah Mahdavi-Kani to protect Baha'is from potential attacks around 15th of Shaban

Baha’i community of Iran complain to the President that a mob have set fire on members of a Baha'i family in Birjand

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to the members of parliament

Baha’i community’s views on Iran and patriotism

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mahan to Prime Minister: We hope to have equal rights with others

Baha’i community ask Prime Minister to stop attacks against Baha’i offices

Letter from the Baha’i community of Iran to Prime Minister: Houses of 2000 Baha’is burned down in Yasuj and Kata

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National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Baha’i response to oppression

Baha’i community’s views on Iran and patriotism

Azizollah Zabihian’s response to accusations against him in the Islamic revolutionary court of Yazd

Fereydoun Faridani ‘s defense statement

Letter of Baha’i community of Iran to Ayatollah Pasandideh

Letter from the Baha'i Community of Iran to Iranians about the history and beliefs of Baha'is

Baha’i community ask Guardian Council to Supreme stop the destruction of the House of the Bab

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran about Baha’is and politics

Plea to Ayatollah Khomeini

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