Baha i in Iran repressed and persecuted by the state
It s no secret that the Baha i community in Iran faces far-reaching oppression. Now, DW has gained access to a policy paper that appears to show the extent to which the repression is state-sponsored.
The targeted persecution of the Baha i has seen homes like this one destroyed
The two-page document is potentially explosive. Experts believe it shows the minutes taken during a meeting on September 21 of last year in the northern Iranian city of Sari. During the gathering, senior officials from a number of provincial authorities agreed to pursue a systematic policy of persecution against Iran s largest non-Muslim religious minority: the Baha is.
It's no secret that the Baha'i community in Iran faces far-reaching oppression. Now, DW has gained access to a policy paper that appears to show the extent to which the repression is state-sponsored.
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