January 29, 2008

Iran jails Bahai 'propagandists'

Iran has sentenced three members of the Bahai faith to four years for security offences and 51 others to suspended terms.

The authorities said they were proselytising in the southern city of Shiraz under the cover of helping the poor. They were convicted for propaganda against the system in the southern city of Shiraz, a judiciary spokesman said.

Via BBC

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