1. 2013-03-12. Kirk, Durbin Introduce Resolution Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Bahá'í Minority. Mark Kirk, Dick Durbin. In recognition of the five-year anniversary of imprisonment of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, senators meet with their family members and friends and introduce a joint resolution calling attention to this persecution. Documents.
2. 2006. 1867 Petition from Bahá'ís in Shushtar, Iran, to the U.S. Congress, An. Manuchehr Derakhshani, trans, Nesreen Akhtarkhavari, trans. A petition sent by Bahá'ís in Persia in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in getting Bahá'u'lláh released from imposed exile. Includes introduction, prepared on behalf of the US NSA. Documents.
3. 1910. Fifty Three Years In Syria. Henry H. Jessup. Passing encounters between Bahá'ís and a Christian missionary in Iran, 1867-1901. Excerpts.
4. 1867. Petition from the Persian Reformers. Various. A petition sent by Bahá'ís in Baghdad and Shushtar, Iran, in 1867 to the US Consulate general, seeking assistance in getting Bahá'u'lláh released from imposed exile. Documents.

1. 1867-04-00 —
   The appeal by 53 Bahá'ís "in Baghdád" addressed to the United States Congress arrived at the American Consulate in Beirut. [BBR265, Petition from the Persian Reformers]
   • Also see An 1867 Petition from Bahá'ís in Shushtar, Iran, to the U.S. Congress translated by Manuchehr Derakhshani and Nesreen Akhtarkhavari.
2. 1982-05-25 —
   The Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives heard the testimony of six witnesses concerning the persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran. [BW18:172]
   • See A Congressional resolution: Protesting Iran's Bigotry. [World Order, Series 2, Volume_17 Issue 1 p9-14]
   • See as well [World Order, Series 2, Volume_16 Issue 3]
3. 1999-05-05 — Firuz Kazemzadeh, Secretary for External Affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, was appointed by President Clinton as a member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. White House Press Release

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