December 20, 2024

Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran: 1977-1986: - Messages from the Universal House of Justice to National Spiritual Assemblies in chronological order

 June 14, 1977: Murder of an Iranian Home-Front Pioneer

15 December 1978: The Grave Peril Facing Baha'is and Holy Places in Iran

12 January 1979: Persecution of the Baha'is of Iran

26 February 1979: Refutation of False Accusations Against Iranian Baha'is

10 May 1979: Seizure of the House of the Báb

23 May 1979: Call for Prayers for the Baha'is of Iran

15 June 1979: The Increasing Dangers Facing Iranian Baha'is

17 July 1979: Conversion of Iranian National Baha'i Headquarters into an Islamic University

20 August 1979: Effects of Baha'i Actions on the Situation in Iran

9 September 1979: Demolition of the House of the Bab

20 September 1979: Omission of Baha'is as Recognized Religious Minority from Iranian Constitution

17 October 1979: Refutation of Accusations against Iranian Baha'is

19 November 1979: Demolition of the House of the Bab and Adjacent Baha'i Properties

30 June 1980: Ominous Increase in Pressures on Iranian Baha'is

24 July 1980: Vigorous Steps Taken in Defense of the Baha'is of Iran

24 August 1980: Arrest of National Spiritual Assembly of Iran and two Auxiliary Board members

25 August 1980: Another False Accusation against the Iranian Baha'is

9 September 1980: Martyrdom of Seven Baha'is in Yazd

11 September 1980: Defense of the Baha'is of Iran in Le Monde

23 September 1980: World-wide Response to Iranian Persecutions

14 November 1980: Martyrdom of Rida Firuzi in Tabriz; Uncertainty of Whereabouts of National Assembly Members

8 December 1980: Immolation of Baha'i Couple in Nuk Village

13 January 1981: Assassination of Dr Manuchihr Hakim, Chairman of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

30 January 1981: Events Related to the Execution of Dr Manuchihr Hakim

17 March 1981: Execution of Two Baha'is in Shiraz

4 May 1981: Execution of Three Baha'is in Shiraz

26 May 1981: Imminent Obliteration of the Site of the House of the Bab

15 June 1981: Execution of Seven Members of the Spiritual Assembly of Hamadan

23 June 1981: Execution of Three Baha'is in Tihran

24 June 1981: Execution of Four Baha'is in Iran

27 July 1981: Execution of Two Baha'is in Kashmar

30 July 1981: Execution of Auxiliary Board Member and Seven Assembly Members in Tabriz; Abduction of Two Teenage Girls

11 August 1981: A New Phase of Persecution in Iran

18 September 1981:Execution of Six Baha'is in Tihran and Daryun

28 September 1981: The Worsening Situation in Yazd

16 October 1981: Further Deterioration of the Situation in Iran

22 October 1981: Voice of America Report on Campaign of Arrests against Iranian Baha'is

23 October 1981: Further Acts of Persecution in Iran

5 November 1981: Grave Developments in Iran

10 December 1981: Demolition of the House of Baha'u'llah in Takur; Seizure of Cemetery in Tihran

14 December 1981: Arrest of Eight Members of the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

29 December 1981: Execution of Eight Members of the Iranian National Spiritual Assembly

5 January 1982: Iranian Supreme Court's Denial of Execution of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly Members

7 January 1982: Appeal by Baha'i International Community to Iranian Leaders

7 January 1982: Secret Execution of Six Members of Tihran Assembly and Hostess

21 January 1982: Using 'A Cry from the Heart' to explain the tragic events in Iran

29 January 1982: Call for a day of prayer for the Baha'is of Iran; Inviting sympathetic organizations and individuals

9 March 1982: Mounting cruelties and the heightened steadfastness of the Iranian Baha'is

3 May 1982: Further Developments of the Situation in Iran

10 May 1982: Six Martyrdoms, More Arrests Resulting from Fresh Outburst of Persecutions

11 May 1982: Execution of Two Members of the Spiritual Assembly of Urumiyyih

26 May 1982: Execution of two Members of the Khaniabad Spiritual Assembly

12 July 1982: Martyrdom of Four Baha'is in Qazvin and Surrounding Areas

2 August 1982: Execution of 'Abbas-'Ali Sadiqipur in Shiraz

30 August 1982: Execution of 'Ali Na'imiyan in Urumiyyih

18 November 1982: Intensification of Oppression of Iranian Baha'is

23 November 1982: Execution of Dr Diya'u'llah Ahrari in Shiraz

6 December 1982: Imprisonment of More than Eighty Baha'is in Shiraz

28 December 1982: Torture of Baha'is Imprisoned in Shiraz

29 December 1982: Call for another day of prayer

3 January 1983: Execution of Hidayat Siyavushi in Shiraz

11 January 1983: Prayer of 'Abdu'l-Baha' for martyred friends and relatives

14 March 1983: Execution of Two Baha'is in Shiraz

15 March 1983: Execution of Mrs. Tuba Za'irpur in Shiraz

12 May 1983: Execution of Two Baha'is in Isfahan

24 May 1983: Statement by the President of the United States about the Baha'is of Iran

18 June 1983: Execution of six Baha'is in Shiraz

19 June 1983: Execution by Hanging of Ten Baha'i Women in Shiraz

30 June 1983: Execution of Suhayl Hushmand in Shiraz

4 July 1983: Attacks Against Baha'i villagers in Mazindaran; Kidnapping of Two Baha'is in Tihran

26 July 1983: Continuing harassments and arrests in Iran

2 August 1983: Intensification of Waves of Arrests in Iran

16 August 1983: Arrest of More Baha'is in Iran

13 September 1983: Banning of Baha'i Administration in Iran

19 October 1983: Open letter to Iranian Authorities from the National Spiritual Assembly of Iran

7 November 1983: Continued Pressure against the Baha'is of Iran

7 December 1983: Response of Individuals to Persecution of Iranian Baha'is

17 January 1984: Death of Three More Iranian Baha'is and Arrest of 250 More

10 April 1984: Insidious Turn of Persecution of Iranian Baha'is

13 April 1984: Execution of Three by Firing Squad

10 May 1984: Use of Torture to Extract False Confessions from Iranian Baha'is

21 May 1984: Summary of the Situation in Iran

3 July 1984: Execution of Nusratu'llah Vahdat in Mashhad

5 July 1984: Execution of Ihsanu'llah Kathiri in Tihran

22 August 1984: Execution of Manuchihr Ruhi

11 October 1984: Martyrdom of Iranian National Spiritual Assembly Member Shapur Markazi; Death of Aminu'llah Qurbanpur in Prison

8 November 1984: Execution of Member of Disbanded Iranian National Spiritual Assembly and of Baha'is from Karaj and Mashhad

17 December 1984: Execution of Six Baha'is in Tihran

18 December 1984: Execution of Dr Farhad Asdaqi after Four Months of Torture; Death of Two Baha'is in Tabriz after More Than Two Years' Imprisonment

3 January 1985: Adoption of Another Oppressive Measure by the Iranian Government

29 January 1985: Execution of Ruhu'llah Hasuri in Yazd; Confirmation of Death in Prison of Rustam Varjavandi

14 March 1985: Execution of Ruhu'llah Bahramshahi in Yazd and Nusratu'llah Subhani in Tihran

19 September 1985: Execution of Two More Baha'is; Baha'i Students Pressured

24 November 1985: Execution of 'Azizu'llah Ashjari by Firing Squad

17 December 1985: Adoption of Resolution in Support of Iranian Baha'is by the United Nations General Assembly -- Affirmation of Emergence from Obscurity

12 MAY 1986: Martyrdom of Three Bahá’ís in Iran

(‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)