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Report about persecution of Baha’is in different cities

Letters from Baha'i administrative bodies
Assaults and threats of death
Arson
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran
January 1960
English
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29 May 2008

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18 February 2008

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27 January 2008

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03 September 1983

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06 June 1983

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03 March 1983

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11 August 1982

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Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Four more Baha’is executed

13 March 1982

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24 June 1981

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20 May 1981

Mayor of Shiraz demands Mr Houshmand to evacuate his house

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Letter from Bahai community of Iran to the authorities and ordinary Iranians about persecution of Baha’is and their response

13 December 1980

Actions and correspondence of Sheikh Mostafa Rahnama against Baha’is

09 September 1980

The National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: Seven Baha’is killed in Yazd

25 August 1980

Statement of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran about the arrest of nine of its members and two other Baha’is

16 July 1980

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran about the execution of Faramarz Samandari and Yadollah Astani

January 1980

National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran: Keep the candles alight

January 1980

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran about the accusations against Baha’is

January 1980

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on the concept of sacrifice

16 December 1979

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02 December 1979

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23 October 1979

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01 October 1979

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22 September 1979

Jomhoury-e Eslami newspaper: Two hospital employees fight against Baha’is

18 September 1979

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran about transferring the Baha’i cemetery from Mesgarabad to Kabirabad

17 September 1979

Letter of Baha’i community of Sarpol-e Zahab to Hojatol-Islam Shahidi: Four bombs exploded at our places

11 September 1979

Anonymous threatening letter delivered to Baha'i home

05 September 1979

National Spiritual Assembly of Iran agrees with burying Baha’is in Kabirabad cemetery

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Bahá’í refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

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September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Temporary camp site near Isfahan for Bahá’í refugees, driven out of their homes in Kata and other villages in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in September 1979

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Temporary camp site near Isfahan for Bahá’í refugees, driven out of their homes in Kata and other villages in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in September 1979

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Temporary camp site near Isfahan for Bahá’í refugees, driven out of their homes in Kata and other villages in Kohkilouyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in September 1979

September 1979

Baha’i refugees from Kata village in Yasouj

September 1979

Temporary camp site of the Bahá’í refugees near Isfahan after they were driven out of their homes in the village of Kata and its surroundings situated in the Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, September 1979

08 August 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Explosion of the car of a Baha’i in Sarpol-e Zahab

13 June 1979

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

02 June 1979

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Baha’is of Tehran: Use legal means in face of persecution

02 June 1979

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran to Local Spiritual Assemblies about attacks by anti-Baha’i groups

June 1979

Wounded Baha’i women at the refugee tent near Isfahan - with other women forced to leave their homes in the villages of Boyer Ahmad, Yasuj and Kata

26 May 1979

Letter from Baha’is of Boyer-Ahmad to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: We have been forced to leave our homes

19 May 1979

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

16 May 1979

Letter of Baha'is from the Kata area to Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

09 May 1979

A Letter to Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani: Assets of two thousand Baha'is looted in Kata and Boyer Ahmad

08 May 1979

Baha'is of Kata threatened with looting unless they convert to Islam

08 May 1979

Armed men have besieged the Baha'i village, Kata for several days

05 May 1979

Request to repair the building and shop owned by Yadollah Salehi, destroyed by attackers

02 May 1979

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

02 May 1979

Baha’i community of Boyer Ahmad ask Ayatollah Khomeini to stop armed attacks on Baha’i villages

29 April 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Mazandaran to Head of Islamic Revolution Committees about attacks on Baha’is in Mazandaran

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

Police Council asks religious authority to intervene in favor of a Baha'i

25 February 1979

Petition by Asadollah Sadeghi, Baha'i farmer from Abadeh

22 February 1979

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

09 February 1979

Letter from the Baha’i community of Qaenat to General Saghafi about attacks on Baha’i homes

03 February 1979

Complaint by Daryoush Misaghi, whose carpet shop has been set on fire and ransacked

01 February 1979

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: 500 houses belonging to Baha’is have been set on fire

01 February 1979

Order to stop violence and looting against Baha'is in Qaenat

01 February 1979

Order to stop violence and looting against Baha'is in Qaenat

01 February 1979

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran: 500 houses belonging to Baha’is have been set on fire

26 January 1979

Homes and businesses of Baha'is attacked and ransacked in Sarpol-e Zahab

13 January 1979

Attack on properties owned by Mowhebatollah Fahandej in Sarpol-e Zahab

12 January 1979

Message from Ayatollah Bahaeddin Mahallati to people in Shiraz, asking them to stop violence against non-Muslims, and looting and destruction of their properties

06 January 1979

Ettelaat newspaper: Arson attack against houses of 50 Baha’is in Shiraz

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

18 December 1978

Ayatollah Bahaoddin Mahallati: Muslims have no bad intention against religious minorities

05 December 1978

Attack and looting of Baha'i home and property near Hamadan

04 October 1978

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

07 February 1978

Guidance by the National Spiritual Assembly to Baha’is on being more vigilant about organised attacks

18 January 1978

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Kermanshah to General Manouchehr Fozi regarding persecution of Bahais in the western Iran

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

1978

House of Mr. Jamshid Halali after being burnt

09 April 1976

Guidance by National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on how Baha’is should approach authorities to seek justice

16 October 1975

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

27 September 1973

Letter from the secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Head of the Police about threat of attack on Baha’is in different cities

27 September 1973

National Spiritual Assembly asks Commander of National Gendarmeries to stop insults against Baha’i sacred figures

11 April 1973

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Iranian authorities about attacks on Baha’is in 19 cities

1970

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

June 1968

Guidance by National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on how Baha’is should approach authorities to seek justice

February 1968

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister about persecution of Baha’is in 1965 to 1967

25 January 1967

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the National Gendarmerie about attacks on Baha'is in Seisan and villages nearby

04 January 1967

Letter by the National Spiritual Assembly to the Minister of Justice about killing and harassment of Baha’is in different cities

03 September 1966

Yazd gendarmerie does not respond to Baha'i complaints

03 September 1966

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

03 September 1966

Yazd gendarmerie does not respond to Baha'i complaints

23 August 1966

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Chief of Police: Baha’is of Yazd are facing attacks

August 1966

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

04 April 1965

Leader of Fadaian warns Baha’is of Kout-e Sheikh to leave the city

16 March 1965

Baha’is of Kut-e Sheykh warned to leave the city

12 March 1965

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Iran about an article in Khouzestan newspaper

13 June 1963

Mohammad Hosain Iqani's house in Aran (Kashan), set on fire and looted - June 1963

13 June 1963

Shop owned by Mohammad Javid Forghani, in Aran, set on fire and looted - June 1963

13 June 1963

Mr Mahluji's house in Aran (Kashan), set on fire and looted - June 1963

13 June 1963

Carpet Loom belonging to Mr Yazdani, custodian of the Bah'i centre in Aran, Kashan, destroyed in June 1963

05 June 1963

Destruction of Lame family's house in Aran, Kashan - 5 June 1963

05 June 1963

Destruction of Mr. Lame’s house in Aran, Kashan

October 1959

About the killing of Ali-Akbar Safaie

April 1959

National Spiritual Assembly of Iran on persecution of Baha’is in 1958

19 January 1959

Asia newspaper: Reviving the Baha'i issue was political, and damaged the country

15 February 1956

Ashofteh newspaper: Violent incident against Baha’is in a village near Torbat Heydariyeh

03 January 1956

Sahar newspaper: Some details of the case of seven Baha’is murdered in Hormozak

11 September 1955

Baha’i homes attacked in Boshrouyeh

09 September 1955

Enayat Saadat complains to Interior Minister about widespread and violent attacks against Bahai's in Abadeh

21 July 1955

Investigation of events in Abadeh and nearby villages

02 July 1955

Baha’is of Koushkak (Abadeh) demanding justice

21 June 1955

Baha'is of Kushkak (Abadeh) demanding justice

20 June 1955

Appeal for justice by Baha’i families in Kushk after arson attack on their homes and looting of their properties

18 June 1955

Appeal for justice by Baha’i families in Kushk after arson attack on their homes and looting of their properties

09 June 1955

Decisions about Baha'i complaints at the 11th meeting of Public Security committee of Abadeh

09 June 1955

Report of investigation into Koushkak events

01 June 1955

Prime Minister instructs Interior Minister to reinforce security forces in Abadeh, following clashes in Koushkak village

30 May 1955

Flare up in Koushkak village and setting fire to Baha'i houses

30 May 1955

Complaint by protesters to Koushkak events who have staged a sit-in at Abadeh Telegraph Office

27 May 1955

Ismailis harassed as part of anti-Bahai activities

15 May 1955

Decisions about Baha'i complaints at the 4th meeting of Public Security committee of Abadeh

10 May 1955

Kayhan newspaper: Ayatollah Boroujerdi’s views on fighting against Baha’ism

04 May 1955

A talk by Hujjat al-Islam Falsafi inciting the persecution of Baha'is

1955

A Baha’i, attacked and injured in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Mazraeh village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Baha’i woman, saved by her neighbours, after she was set on fire during violent attacks in Soghad village, near Shiraz in 1955

1955

Bahrami and Dana families, injured in attacks on their homes

1955

Weapons used on attack against the Baha’is of Abadeh and surrounding villages, 1955

1955

Broken entrance door of a Baha'i home in Abadeh, attacked and plundered

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Hemmatabad village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Mazraeh village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Attack on Baha'is and their properties in Hormozak village in Yazd, in 1955, when 7 Baha'is were murdered

1955

Corridor of a Baha'i home in Mazraeh village, near Abadeh, damaged by fire in mob attack - 1955

1955

Zaman Jamshidi, who became partially paralysed for some time when a mob surrounded her house in Abadeh to burn and pillage it

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Koshkak village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Young Baha'i injured in attack on Baha’is in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses of Baha’is in Soghad village, Abadeh- 1955

1955

A Baha’i woman attacked and injured in Jazmodaq in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses and properties of Baha’is in Mazraeh village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Baha’i families of Hormozak, driven out from their homes during the violence of 1955, with police officers standing next to them

1955

Attack on Baha'i homes in Abadeh

1955

Stones thrown by attacking mobs into the courtyard of Zaman Jamshidi's house in Abadeh

1955

Baha’is attacked in Hemmatabad village in Abadeh, Shiraz - 1955

1955

Destruction of the houses of Baha’is in Soghad village, Abadeh-1955

1955

Old picture of Abadeh, from the time when Bahai's were beaten and their homes were looted

1954

Weapons used in attacks against Baha’is of Abadeh and nine villages nearby - 1954

December 1952

Attack on Baha’is of Afus and killing of two Baha’is

30 November 1952

Police clash with religious crowd in Rafsanjan

25 November 1952

Letter from Interior Minister to the General Inspection Office about attacks on Baha’i houses in Rafsanjan

18 November 1952

Court in Rafsanjan attacked, defendants escaped, and Baha'i building set on fire

18 November 1952

Court in Rafsanjan attacked, defendants escaped, and Baha'i building set on fire

11 November 1952

Letter from Minister of Justice to Interior Ministry about attacks on Baha’i houses in Rafsanjan

03 November 1952

Inciting people against police during religious ceremony in Rafsanjan

01 November 1952

Rafsanjan police chief replaced following religious unrest

01 November 1952

Rafsanjan police chief replaced following religious unrest

30 October 1952

Attacks on Baha’i buildings and cemetery in Rafsanjan

27 October 1952

Inciting trouble against Baha'is in Rafsanjan

25 October 1952

Risk of unrest in during period of religious mourning in Rafsanjan

23 October 1952

Shoaollah Alai’s letter to the Ministry of Interior: Stop killing of Baha’is

22 October 1952

Inciting hatred against Baha'is ahead of Arbaeen mournings in Rafsanjan

20 October 1952

Mob attack on Baha'is on day of Ashura in a village near Rafsanjan

12 October 1952

Detailed report by Governor of Rafsanjan on events of Hasanabad village

11 October 1952

Head of National Police reports on tensions in Kerman

11 October 1952

Detailed report to Minister of Justice on events in Hasanabad (in Rafsanjan)

11 October 1952

Baha'is ask Parliament to protect them against violence, arson and looting in Rafsanjan

09 October 1952

Telegram to Prime Minister by Ali Akbar Hasanzadeh, Asdollah Sadeghzadeh, and Isa Taheri about attack and violence against Baha'is in Rafsanjan

May 1952

Report on death of a Baha’i prisoner in Yazd

03 November 1951

Baha'is attacked in Marvast

28 March 1951

Ettelaat newspaper: Attack on Baha’is in Yazd

30 December 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Razmara about the incident in Abarghou

13 December 1950

Attack on Baha'is of Seisan prevented

12 December 1950

Arson attack on Abdol-Rahim Vahedi’s house

07 December 1950

Governor of Shahr-e Kord predicts serious unrest in Boroujen, and says the local police chief is not up to the job

06 December 1950

Arson attack on Abdor-Rahim Vahedi's home in Boroujen

27 November 1950

Interior Minister reports high tension in Boroujen

26 November 1950

Delegation of representatives from the Governor, Police and Courts visiting Boroujen

25 November 1950

Report on events of Boroujen by Isfahan Governor's Inspector

21 November 1950

Boroujen police chief has acted with utmost professionalism, but has been dismissed for local considerations

16 November 1950

Complaint against Chief of Police in Boroujen

16 November 1950

A number of Baha'is In Isfahan were attacked and injured at their homes

14 November 1950

Attacking Baha'i homes and shops in Isfahan

12 November 1950

Report by Information Department from Borujan: large crowd have set fire to Baha'i building, and shots have been heard too

11 November 1950

Boroujen residents protest in support of men arrested for violence against Baha'is

11 November 1950

Strike by Boroujen residents in support of Muslims taken to court for violence against Baha'is

08 November 1950

Governor of Shahrekord reports on events in Boroujen and recommends that police chief is replaced

08 November 1950

Houses and shops set on fire in Boroujen

06 November 1950

Boroujen Telegraph Office reports that the Baha'i building has been set on fire

04 November 1950

Situation report from Boroujen

09 March 1950

Death threat against Baha'is in anonymous leaflets distributed in Shahrekord

06 February 1950

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Saed about killing of Dr Berjis in Kashan

February 1950

Report on killing of Dr Berjis

08 December 1949

Letter to Prime Minister Mohammad Saed and the Cabinet of Ministers about persecution of Baha’is

August 1949

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Abdolhossein Hazhir about dismissal of Baha’i employees

20 January 1949

Tensions in Yazd

July 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Interior Ministry about false information about Bahai’s in public questionnaires

26 May 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Prime Minister about actions of Ayatollah Kashani against Baha’is

26 May 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Prime Minister about actions of Ayatollah Kashani against Baha’is

22 May 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister about threats by Ayatollah Kashani to destroy the Baha’i center

18 February 1948

Letter from Office of Prime Minster to Ministry of Justice on complaints about tensions in Shahroud

07 February 1948

A crowd of two thousand people from Ardestan were planning to attack the Baha'i neighbourhood

05 February 1948

Letter to Prime Minister by Baha'i National Assembly, asking for government action to stop killings, attacks and incitement of hatred against Baha'is

04 February 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Minister of Culture about the ban on Baha’i publications

28 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Minister of Culture about expulsion of Baha’i students

19 January 1948

Letter to Prime Minister from the National Assembly regarding murder of Baha'is in Sarvestan

19 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Head of Gendarmerie about attacks on Baha’is in Fars

19 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Head of Gendarmerie about attacks on Baha’is in Fars

14 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister about persecution of Baha’is

14 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister about killing of a Baha’i in Shiraz and arson attack on the Baha’i center in Miandoab

12 January 1948

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Interior Minister about persecution of Baha’is in Doroud

December 1947

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Tabriz about attacks on Baha’is in Maragheh and Miandoab

10 September 1947

Prime Minster thinks too much Baha'i activity is a cause of people's reaction against them

01 September 1947

Minister of Interior's note to Prime Minister including report of attack on Baha'is in Bahar - PM's instructions on the note

24 August 1947

Nearly five thousand people in Bahar (Hamadan) ransacked Baha'i homes in the middle of the night and set fire on their Assembly office

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

July 1947

Akhbar-e Amri magazine: Evidence of torture on Abbas Shahidzadeh’s body

27 May 1947

Baha'i National Assembly has thanked Prime Minster for his support, but has reported that incitement against Baha'i community is increasing again

27 May 1947

Baha'i National Assembly has thanked Prime Minster for his support, but has reported that incitement against Baha'i community is increasing again

02 April 1947

Police chief report to PM about written death threats sent to two Baha’is in Zanjan

30 March 1947

Religious fanatics pulled out the corpse of a Baha'i from his grave to set fire on it

18 February 1947

Baha'i National Assembly asks Qavam to support lifting of restrictions against Baha'i publications

12 September 1946

Prime Minister asks Minister of Interior to look into issues raised in letter by Baha'i National Assembly

08 September 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about increased attacks, including use of firearms against Baha'is in Neyriz

08 September 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about increased attacks, including use of firearms against Baha'is in Neyriz

07 September 1946

Arson attack on Baha’i properties, incited by two clerics

03 September 1946

Report of attack and arson against Baha'is in Zavareh

01 September 1946

Harassment of Baha'is in Zavareh

30 August 1946

Zavareh residents, stirred up by two clerics arrived from Isfahan, have been harassing Baha'is

30 August 1946

Zavareh residents, stirred up by two clerics arrived from Isfahan, have been harassing Baha'is

26 August 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about increased attacks and abuse against Baha'is in Shiraz and Neyriz

12 August 1946

Letter by National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister, requesting Baha'is the same rights as other religious minorities

10 August 1946

Violence in Boroujen

07 August 1946

Complaint to Prime Minister about intense persecution of Baha'is in a number of cities in Fars province

30 July 1946

Report from Home Minister on plans to attack Baha'i homes in the 9th province

24 July 1946

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minsiter, Qavam about attacks on Baha’is in Zahedan, Birjand and ‌Boroujen

22 July 1946

Appeal to Prime Minister, asking for attackers on Baha'is in an area in Khorasan to be punished

17 July 1946

Petition to prime minister regarding beating of Baha'is of Boroujen and looting of their property

03 July 1946

Valiollah Varqa requests on behalf of the National Assembly to meet Prime Minister, Qavam

01 July 1946

Baha'i Community expresses concern about the negative effect of injustice in Shahroud incident

01 July 1946

Report to the Home Office on the beating of some Baha'is in Zahedan

08 June 1946

Appeal by Neyriz Baha'is to Prime Minister about anti-Baha'i incitements and security risks for them

June 1946

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Prime Minister Qavam about attacks on Baha’is in Birjand, Khash and Fars

17 November 1945

Request to investigate complaint by Ataollah Foroutan in Golpayegan

08 November 1945

Request for action on the attack on Ataollah Foroutan's house in Golpayegan

14 October 1945

Ataollah Foroutan's complaint to Prime Minister

04 October 1945

Complaint from Nasrollah Azadeh about violence against Baha’is of Zabol

07 September 1945

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

September 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Cabinet about denial of access to higher education for Baha’i students

04 August 1945

Complaining about arson attacks on Baha'is in Zabol

17 July 1945

Names of individuals accused of attacks on Baha'is in Aran submitted to Kashan Prosecutor by police

16 July 1945

Kashan Police proposes to expel from Aran three people who have been responsible for attacks on Baha'is

12 July 1945

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Minister of Culture about the ban on higher education for Baha’i students

26 June 1945

Nightly attack to the house of Ebrahim Eshraghi

19 June 1945

Report by Khalkhal Police on tensions in two villages nearby

16 May 1945

Risk of religious unrest in Zabol

25 January 1945

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

27 December 1944

Prime Minister replies to Ataollah Foroutan that the attacker on his house has been arrested

04 December 1944

Police apprehend the person who was about to set fire to the home of Foroutan

13 November 1944

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

02 November 1944

Police chief reports to Prime Minister about tension in Hamedan

01 November 1944

Report on events in Golpayegan by the governor

25 October 1944

Agitation against Baha'is in Miandoab

22 October 1944

Telegram from Ataollah Foroutan stating of being harassed by locals

07 October 1944

The chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department escaped to Tehran before the unrest and is safe

06 October 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Baha’is do not have freedom of speech

02 October 1944

List of houses and shops set on fire and looted in Shahroud

26 September 1944

The chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department has escaped

23 September 1944

Prime Minister asks Ministries of Defence and Justice to explain what they have done to implement his order about clamping down on religious unrest

06 September 1944

Shaidani, the chief accountant of Shahroud Roads Department has escaped together with a number of others, following recent incidents

05 September 1944

Russian Consulate expresses concern about anti-Baha'i agitation

03 September 1944

Arson attack on Baha'i homes in Kashan

03 September 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Persecution of Baha’is continues in different cities

02 September 1944

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister: Murderers of Baha’is of Shahroud must be punished

02 September 1944

Letter from National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister: Murderers of Baha’is of Shahroud must be punished

30 August 1944

Threat of death and destruction against Baha'is in Gorgan

15 August 1944

Order by Minister of Interior to deal decisively against any religious unrest

10 August 1944

Unrest and killing and looting Baha'is in Shahroud

10 August 1944

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

27 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: There are people who want to harm Baha’is

23 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Recent order of Prime Minister is against Baha’is’ rights

17 July 1944

Prime Minister instructs Interior Minister to look into reported attacks on several Baha'is in Bojnourd

11 July 1944

Letter of the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to the Prime Minister: Activities against Baha’is have increased in different cities

08 July 1944

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

05 July 1944

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

July 1944

Mob attack and murder of Bahai's in Shahroud

14 June 1944

Violence against Bahai's in Shahreza

13 June 1944

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

04 June 1944

Ataollah Doustdar appeals for help to prevent attacks on Baha'is in Shahreza

28 May 1944

Report of tensions in Abadeh

27 May 1944

Tensions in Shahreza

25 May 1944

Baha'is of Shahreza complain to Prime Minister about attacks and threats against them by clerics and religious fanatics

24 May 1944

A group of people in Shahreza have demanded the expulsion of Baha'is

13 May 1944

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

23 April 1944

Governor of Abadeh reports attacks on Baha'is

18 April 1944

Complaint of Baha'i living in Qom to Interior Minister about intense harassment by religious fanatics

15 April 1944

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

09 April 1944

Following up telegram from Damghan, forwarded by Prime Minister's office to Ministry of Justice

03 April 1944

Letter from Minister of Interior to Prime Minister about looting and burning of Baha’i houses n Azarshahr

02 April 1944

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Ali Soheili about intense pressure against Baha’is

02 April 1944

Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran to Prime Minister Ali Soheili about intense pressure against Baha’is

19 March 1944

Attack on Baha'is in Shirvan

12 March 1944

Burning the house and shops of Baha’i pioneers in Mahallat

08 March 1944

Report of attack on a Baha'i in Jahrom and tensions around Abadeh

06 March 1944

Order to investigate allegations against Sheikh Mohsen Vaez

06 March 1944

Homes of two Bahai's attacked and looted by mob in Azarshahr

05 March 1944

Arson attack on a carpentry shop belonging to a Baha'i in Mahallat

04 March 1944

Details of attack on two Baha'i homes in Azarshahr according to the governor

28 February 1944

Nourollah Hadipour complains about attack on Baha'is in Abadeh

27 February 1944

Investigating Officer's report on the event in Azarshahr

27 February 1944

Interior Minister asks Azerbaijan police to deliver defendants to Tabriz court

26 February 1944

Police report on the event in Azarshahr

24 February 1944

Interior Ministry report of attack and setting fire on Baha'i homes in Azarshahr

15 February 1944

Threat against Baha'is in Damghan

05 November 1943

Risk of clash with Baha'is in Shahroud

11 May 1943

Arson attack on a Baha'i home in Naragh

01 February 1942

On the day of Ashura a large mob marched to Chamgordan to attack and murder Baha'is

17 July 1936

Appeal to Prime Minister following attacks in villages around Maragheh

26 April 1930

Letter from Local Spiritual Assembly of Parchin about activities of Mir-Fazel Rozekhan against Baha’is

08 April 1930

Baha’is of Birjand, accused of distributing threatening letter

07 February 1928

Telegram to Chief Minister: Baha’i women forced to leave the bathhouse in Rafsanjan

17 March 1927

Two workers attacked in Kerman, accused of being Babis

16 July 1926

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

06 May 1926

Detailed report on incidents in Jahrom

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

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

Baha’i students must stop their involvement with BIHE, if they want to be safe

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

Letter of Keramatollah Tashakkor to Ayatollah Khomeini: My dairy animals were set on fire

Letter to the Revolutionary Council: Stop attacks against Baha’is

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

Bibi Sakineh who was beaten up by mobs in Abadeh

Statement threatening Baha'is signed by People of Hezbollah

Letter to the Interior Minister about attacks on the Baha’is of Kermanshah

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

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