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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1959-03-01, sorted by date, descending

date event tags firsts
1959 Mar
195-		 A number of Bahá'ís, members of the local spiritual assembly, were arrested in Ankara, Turkey. [MC306]
  • The incident received wide coverage in the press and the Bahá'ís were eventually released from prison. [MC306]
  • A court case was subsequently brought against the Bahá'ís by the public prosecutor, who claimed that the Faith is a 'Tarighat', a sect forbidden by the law of the land, and lengthy litigation followed. [MC306–7]
    		•  - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Court cases; Ankara, Turkey; Court cases; Local Spiritual Assemblies; Persecution, Turkey; Turkey
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