Chronology: Date 2008-06

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date	event	tags	firsts
2008 20 Jun 200-	Four Bahá'ís were arrested in Sana'a on the accusation of proselytizing. The three Bahá'is of Iranian origin who were arrested are Mr. Zia'u'llah Pourahmari, Mr. Keyvan Qadari, and Mr. Mr. Behrooz Rohani . A fourth Bahá'i, Mr. Sayfi Ibrahim Sayfi, was also arrested and faced the possibility of deportation to Iraq. The Bahá'is had been persecuted on account of their faith prior to the armed conflict under the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. [BWNS651; Amnesty International 12 September 2008]	Persecution, Yemen; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Sanaa, Yemen; Yemen
2008 3 Jun 200-	Mrs. Mahvash Sabet and Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi were permitted to make short phone calls to their families. Later it was confirmed that Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Mr. Vahid Tizfahm also have made brief phone calls to their families. [BIC Report]	Yaran; * Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran
2006 Jun 200-	In a show of solidarity for the imprisoned Yaran, an open letter was sent from a number of members of the judiciary, human rights organizations and other notables in India. [Iran Press Watch 1624]	Yaran; - Persecution, Human rights; * Persecution, Iran; Human rights; Iran; India


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