Baha'is of Iran: The threat of "uprooting" by the judiciary
The World Baha'i Community has expressed concern by publishing a statement about the "increasing persecution of Baha'i amid Corona" and threatening the Iranian judicial authorities to "uproot" the followers of this faith in Shiraz. Interestingly, the Baha'i religion started in Shiraz, Iran. In the meantime, a group of Iranian Baha'is in Shiraz summoned to begin prison terms for practising their faith were denied an appeal to delay their incarceration at a jail where they would risk coronavirus exposure, according to a knowledgeable source. Two Baha'i citizens of Shiraz, Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani and Ghassem Masoumi, were recently released from Adilabad Prison and contracted COVID-19 while inside the jail, with one now fighting for his life in hospital. These two were among seven Baha'is detained in the city in April in recent fresh crackdowns on the religious minority group. The group was held in solitary confinement by police, “Islamic...