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The U.S. commission on international religious freedom says it is "deeply concerned" about a worsening situation for religious minorities in Iran
Christian Century, March 21, 2006
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says it is "deeply concerned" about a worsening situation for religious minorities in Iran. "A consistent stream of virulent and inflammatory statements by political and religious leaders and an increase of harassment, imprisonment and physical attacks against these groups is clear evidence of a disturbing, renewed pattern of oppression," the watchdog panel said late last month.
Created by Congress, the commission provides independent policy advice to Washington. Michael Cromartie, who chairs the commission, said the pattern of rhetoric resembles that of the early years of the Iranian revolution. Iran's Baha'i communities typically suffer severe human rights violations, but Christians in the country "increasingly have been subject to harassment, arrests, close surveillance, and imprisonment," says the commission, citing incidents in which authorities have been "raiding church services, detaining worshipers and church leaders, and harassing and threatening church members."
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