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Date 1937-00-00-02, sorted by event description, descending

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1937 (In the year)
193-		 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.
    		•  * Persecution; * Persecution, Iran; - Local Spiritual Assemblies; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Other; Ahvaz, Iran; Arak, Iran; Bandar Shah, Iran; Bírjand, Iran; Cham-tang, Iran; Holy days; Iran; Kirmánsháh, Iran
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