House Condemns Iran’s Persecution of Baha’i Minority

The U.S. Baha’i community has welcomed a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning Iran for “state-sponsored persecution” of minority Baha’is in the Islamic Republic. The House resolution, which also condemns what it calls Iran’s “continued violation” of the International Covenants on Human Rights, passed without objection Wednesday. The resolution urges President Donald Trump and the State Department to immediately issue a similar condemnation of Iran and demand the...

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