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| 1934 (In the year) |
The government of Iran took several measures against the Bahá’ís throughout the country. [BW18p389]
Nineteen Bahá’í schools are closed in Káshán, Qazvín, Yazd, Najafábád, Ábádih and elsewhere. [ARG109]
Bahá’í meetings were forbidden in many towns, including Tihrán, Mashhad, Sabzivár, Qazvín and Arák.
Bahá’ís centres in Káshán, Hamadán and Záhidán were closed by the authorities.
Some Bahá’í government employees were dismissed.
Some Bahá’í military personnel were stripped of their rank and imprisoned.
Bahá’ís in many places were harassed over the filling-in of marriage certificates, census forms and other legal documents. |
Iran; Kashan; Qazvin; Yazd; Najafabad; Abadih; Tihran; Mashhad; Sabzivar; Arak; Hamadan; Zahidan |
Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Education; Persecution, Other; Persecution; Tarbiyat School; Bahai schools |
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| 1935 (In the year) |
The persecution against the Bahá’ís in Iran continued. [BW18p389]
Meetings in the Bahá’í Centre in Tihrán were banned.
A number of Bahá’ís in Bandar Sháh were arrested and imprisoned.
The secretary of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Arák was arrested.
Bahá’ís in Qazvín were arrested and harassed.
A Bahá’í in Záhidán was arrested. |
Iran; Tihran; Bandar Shah; Arak; Qazvin; Zahidan |
Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Arrests; Persecution, Other; Persecution; Local Spiritual Assembly |
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| 1937 (In the year) |
The persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran continued throughout the country. [BW18p389]
Many Bahá’ís employed in the police force, army and government departments were dismissed.
Six members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Ahváz were arrested.
Bahá’ís who closed their shops on Bahá’í holy days in Bandar Sháh were arrested.
All Bahá’í meetings in Kirmánsháh, Bírjand, Arák and other towns were prohibited by police order.
Five Bahá’í families were attacked in their homes in Cham-tang, near Hindíyán. They were severely beaten and forced to leave the village. |
Iran; Ahvaz; Bandar Shah; Kirmanshah; Birjand; Arak; Cham-tang |
Persecution, Iran; Persecution, Arrests; Persecution, Other; Persecution; LSA; Holy days |
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| 2021. 31 Aug |
A four-day gathering, attended by some 2,000 participants was held in Baraka, DRC in honour of the forthcoming centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing. Attendees included officials, a traditional chief of the region, religious leaders, and people of diverse faiths. The conference explored the insights about the advancement of women gained through decades-long efforts of the Bahá’ís of the region aimed at social progress, and planned for an intensification of such activities of social action. [BWNS1529] |
Baraka; Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) |
Conference; Women |
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