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Persecution faced by Bahá’ís in Semnan has included arson attacks and graffiti carrying death threats.
The Bahá’ís of Semnan - A Case Study in Religious Hatred
Photographs
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A home in Semnan sprayed with offensive graffiti which, when translated into English, reads: “Down with the pagan Baha’i. Down with America and Britain.”
A Baha’i-owned business in Semnan after being sealed by the local authorities.
A Baha’i-owned business in Semnan is posted with a notice saying that it has been sealed by the local authorities.
A mortuary building used to prepare bodies at the Semnan Baha’i cemetery was fire-bombed in February 2009. The graffiti painted on the wall, when translated into English, reads: “Death to Israel.”
Interior view of a mortuary building used to prepare bodies in the Semnan Baha’i cemetery, after being attacked by arsonists in February 2009.
Graves in the Semnan Baha’i cemetery after it was vandalized in February 2009. Approximately 50 gravestones were demolished and the mortuary building was set on fire.
The Semnan Baha’i cemetery after it was vandalized in February 2009. Approximately 50 gravestones were destroyed and the mortuary building was set on fire.
Anti-Baha’i graffiti sprayed on steel water drums and tanks at the Semnan Baha’i cemetery. The graffiti, when translated into English, calls Baha’is “filthy pagans” and threatens, “We will kill you all.”
