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2006 19 May
200-		 Iranian security officials arrested 54 Bahá'ís in the city of Shiraz who were involved in a community service project, many of them in their teens and early 20's. They were not charged and all but three were released within six days. It was the largest mass arrest of Bahá'ís since the 1980's. [New York Times 1 June, 2006] * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; - Persecution, Arrests; Iran; Shíráz, Iran; Youth
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