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Iran: Pressure on persecuted Baha'i community intensifies
DW (English)
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Sunday, July 5, 2026
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Iran
Atossa Najafi describes security forces searching her apartment, confiscating belongings, and arresting her brother three weeks prior. Members of Iran's Baha'i faith have long faced persecution, but their situation is intensifying with arrests, torture, and mock executions as part of broader regime crackdowns on dissidents.
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DW (English)
Sunday, July 5, 2026