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2013 14 May
201-		 The Bahá'í International Community launched the Five Years Too Many campaign to protest the 20-year prison sentences given to the Bahá'í leaders in Iran, the longest sentence given to prisoners of conscience under the current regime. The harshness of the sentences reflected the Government's resolve to completely oppress the Iranian Bahá'í community, which faced a systematic, "cradle-to-grave" persecution that was among the most serious examples of state-sponsored religious persecution in the world. [Five Years Too Many, BWNS954] * Persecution, Iran; - BIC statements; - Persecution; - Persecution, Other; - Worldwide; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í International Community; Human rights; Iran; Tehran, Iran; Yaran
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