The Iranians. These clowns, if they didn't have a penchant for trying to wipe half the world off the map, could be the globe's stand up comedians. I've never seen such a paranoid group since studies were done on crack cocaine addicts. Here's their latest paranoia, from an article at Haaretz:
The Baha'i religion, let's remember, is not tolerated in Iran - they see this as some sort of cancer to their Shia version of the ideology and so the Baha'i have been persecuted for years. Apparently, the Iranian government is now trying to turn all of the Iranian people against the Baha'i by spinning these "zionist" links and verbage around.
As to what will happen to these leaders that have been detained...well, let's just look at a quote from the Anti Defamation League regarding past detainees:
Iran has in the past two months arrested seven leaders of Baha'i religion, an offshoot of Islam, citing alleged links to "Zionist agents." The Baha'i International Community said six of the detainees were members of a committee that tends to the needs of Baha'is in Iran. It said a seventh member, a woman, was detained in March in the eastern city of Mashhad.
The Baha'i religion, let's remember, is not tolerated in Iran - they see this as some sort of cancer to their Shia version of the ideology and so the Baha'i have been persecuted for years. Apparently, the Iranian government is now trying to turn all of the Iranian people against the Baha'i by spinning these "zionist" links and verbage around.
As to what will happen to these leaders that have been detained...well, let's just look at a quote from the Anti Defamation League regarding past detainees:
"The U.S. government and leading human rights activists have likened the situation to the crackdowns on Baha'is immediately after the 1979 revolution in Iran, when 17 Baha'i leaders were arrested. They have never been heard from again."
Iran detains seven Baha'i leaders, citing 'Zionist' ties
A relative of 57-year-old Behrouz Tavakkoli, one of those detained, told Reuters in an e-mail that intelligence agents who came to Tavakkoli's house took Baha'i books, papers and documents, and also other items such as computers and CDs.
Subsequently, the relative said Tavakkoli's wife obtained a reference number for her husband's case from Iran's Revolutionary Court, which handles cases that include issues considered a threat to national security. In Tehran, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said any such cases were a judicial matter when asked for details at a news conference. There was no immediate comment from the judiciary. The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday condemned the arrests, and urged "world leaders to join together and insist that Iran release these religious prisoners." "The arrests of leaders of the Baha'i faith demonstrate the seriousness of the loss of basic religious freedoms and human rights in Iran," said the statement.
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