Comment by ResidentDoctorEvil on 06/12/2019 at 07:19 UTC

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View submission: Love from an atheist.

This is the first I’ve heard about this. What’s going on over there?

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Comment by NotACynic at 06/12/2019 at 15:01 UTC

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The first you've heard of the Iranian government oppressing Baha'is in general[1]...or of the more specific stuff happening now?[2]

1: https://www.bic.org/focus-areas/situation-iranian-bahais/current-situation

2: https://www.uscirf.gov/news-room/press-releases-statements/uscirf-condemns-arrests-baha-during-iran-protests

Comment by UnitedInGlory at 10/12/2019 at 21:54 UTC

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The persecution of the Bab, Bahá’u’lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá and their followers by the Persian and Ottoman empires are major points in the early days of the Faith. Bahá’ís are still under attack by some evangelical groups in America but most notably in Iran where it isn’t recognized as a religion but as a political movement that is in cahoots with western powers to destroy the Islamic State of Iran. A good YouTube search will bring up many past and present atrocities.