H.Res.175 - Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

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  • Official: Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. as introduced.

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10/22/2009--Passed House amended. Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release the seven leaders and all other prisoners

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10/22/2009--Passed House amended. Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release the seven leaders and all other prisoners held on account of their religion, including: Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm, Ms. Raha Sabet, Mr. Sasan Taqva, and Ms. Haleh Roohi. Calls on the President and Secretary of State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to condemn Iran's continued violation of human rights and demand the release of prisoners held on account of their religion, including the above-named individuals.

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10/22/09
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10/19/09
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02/18/09
Then they came for the Bahá'ís...

... please contact your federal Congressional Representative and ask him or her to cosponsor H. Res. 175 on the Iranian Bahá'í situation. ...

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01/21/10
There He Goes Again: Republican Leaders Need to Denounce Rep. Ron ...

In October 2009, Ron Paul and Kucinich were the only two Members of Congress to vote against H.Res.175 condemning the government of Iran for “state-sponsored persecution of its Bahá'í minority and its continued violation of the ...

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12/10/09
U.S. Senate passes 11th resolution condemning the persecution of ...

S.Res.71 is a concurrent resolution to H.Res.175—the eleventh congressional resolution since 1982 to address the religious oppression of the Bahá'ís in Iran—which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 22, 2009. ...

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12/02/09
U.S. Senate passes 11th resolution condemning the persecution of ...

S.Res.71 is a concurrent resolution to H.Res.175—the eleventh congressional resolution since 1982 to address the religious oppression of the Bahá'ís in Iran—which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on October 22, 2009. ...

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