Nine Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Tehran
Intelligence agents of the Islamic Republic arrested nine followers of the Baha’i faith on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010.
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA): Some sources are reporting that the reason behind their arrest has been their participation in street demonstrations.
Dayan Alaei, Baha’i representative at the UN Headquarter in Geneva, in an interview with Radio Farda, confirmed the news of the arrests. He said based on the information, the arrests were carried out without presentation of any legal warrant.
Seven of the Iranian Baha’i leaders have been in jail since the spring of 2008, and their trial has been postponed numerous times by Iran’s judiciary.
- Siavosh, Persian2English
Baha'is are never involved in politics so that claim of their participating in street protests is a lie. Just another pretext to persecute this peace loving and law abiding religious minority.
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