Press Release: Baha’i Youths Arrested in Iran as the Month-Long Crackdown Total Hits 245
The following is a press release issued by the Baha’i International Community.
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Baha'i youths arrested in Iran as the month-long
crackdown total hits 245
For more information, please contact Padideh Sabeti Bahá’í...
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