UN report says Iran confiscating minorities’ land
Sunday, July 31st, 2005
A UN report released yesterday says that Iran is still harrassing ethnic and religious minorities (Baha’is), denying them basic amenities and confiscating their land:
[U.N. special rapporteur on adequate housing, Miloon Kothari] said there were also reports of the state confiscating land from the Bahai religious minority.
Bahais, whose religion was founded in 19th century Iran, say authorities have imprisoned and executed hundreds of adherents of their faith since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
They say Tehran, which regards them as heretics, has confiscated tens of thousands of pieces of property.
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