Chronology: Date 1999-04-19

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1999 19 Apr 199-	The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Isfahan sentenced Sina Hakiman (10 yrs), Farzad Khajeh Sharifabadi (7 yrs), Havivullhh Ferdosian Najafabadi (7 yrs) and Ziaullah Mirzapanah (3yrs) for crimes against national security. All four were among the thirty-six who were arrested in late September and in early October, 1998 in a concerted government crackdown against Bahá'í education in fourteen cities in Iran. It was reported that over 500 homes were raided in an attempt to crack down on the Bahá'í Open University. Files, equipment and other property used by the University were seized. From report by Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom Committee.	Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human rights; Education; Isfahan, Iran; Iran


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