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Date 2008-06-20, descending — sort earliest first

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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
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