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Feb
20
Board of Deputies speaks out for Bahá’ís in Iran
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Henry Grunwald QC, President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, pictured, has written to Foreign Secretary David Miliband, to call, once again, for the government to take action to support the persecuted Bahá’í community in Iran.
The Board made representations to the government in May of last year when six community leaders were arrested and detained. The group, including a seventh leader already in custody, is now reportedly facing charges for various crimes including ‘insulting religious sanctity,’ ‘undermining the Islamic Republic of Iran’ and ‘espionage for Israel’.
In his letter Mr. Grunwald said, “These are clearly spurious charges and it is believed that this step may herald a major crackdown on the Bahá’ís’ Iranian national leadership.”
The letter went on to urge the government to, “make it publicly clear to the Iranian leadership that they are under international scrutiny and that those who campaign for human rights for all peoples will not hesitate to hold the Iranian leadership accountable in international forums if they proceed with their plans.”
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