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UN Report: Iran’s Human Rights Record Worse Under Rouhani than Ahmadinejad
Breitbart National Security ^ | 2 Nov 2015 | Adelle Nazarian

Posted on 11/03/2015 6:57:45 AM PST by Olog-hai

A report released this month on “The Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” reveals that Iranians are worse off under “moderate” President Hassan Rouhani than his more conservative predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and that, based on their current trajectory, they are expected to exceed well over 1,000 executions by year’s end. […]

Iran executes more individuals per capita than any other country in the world. In his 26-page report, (Dr. Ahmed) Shaheed notes that between January 1 and September 15 of this year, Iran executed at least 694 people by hanging, which included at least 10 women and one juvenile. In 2014, Iran clocked in at a shocking 753 executions. […]

While the Iranian regime officially recognizes Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity as minority religions, the report maintains that members of these faiths continue to face severe restrictions in their ability to practice. Adherents of the Baha’i faith remain the most severely persecuted minority religious group in Iran. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bahai; deathtoamerica; dhimmitude; humanrights; iran; rop; un; zoroastrians

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