Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith

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Date 1992-03-18, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1992 18 Mar [199-]	The martyrdom of Mr. Bahman Samandari in the Evin prison in Tehran. Mr. Samandari was executed with no advance notice and in the absence of due process. A 52 year-old businessman from a distinguished Bahá'í family, he was buried secretly on 20 March 1992 and his family was not notified until 5 April 1992. This was the first execution in three and one-half years. It belied the public position taken by the Iránian government that the Bahá'ís were not being persecuted for their religious beliefs. [AWH118-9; VV126; Iranwire 22 Apr 2022]	Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Evin Prison; Bahman Samandari; Tehran, Iran; Iran