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1. www.state.gov › wp-content › uploadsIRAN 2022 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT

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   Sep 16, 2022 · social media to affirm the rights of the countrys religious minorities and condemn officials for antisemitic statements. Since 1999, Iran has been designated as a ountry of Particular oncern _ (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.

2. www.uscirf.gov › sites › defaultCountry Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Iran

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   Based on its interpretation of Islam, Iran’s government has required women to wear a religious headscarf (hijab) in public spaces since the 1979 revolution regardless of their religious beliefs. Following. 732 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite #A714 Washington, DC 20401 202-523-3240. Tehran.

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   Does Iran have religious freedom?

   • In the case of Iran, religious freedom is clearly delineated in its legal code. Yet the Iranian government has curbed these freedoms through discrimination and persecution of non-Shiite religious groups. In some cases, they do so by blatantly ignoring the legal protections.

   The Status of Religious Freedom in Iran

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   Does Iran protect religious minorities?

   • Iran’s constitution, like that of most modern countries, grants human rights protections to religious minorities, but in practice they do not always protect these rights. Given that Iran is actually a theocracy, you may be asking yourself: Does Iran really have protection for religious minorities in their constitution?

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   What repression has Iran used to target religious minorities?

   • It enumerates various forms of repression that Iran’s government has used to target religious minorities and those whose views differ from the government’s religiously-grounded interpretations. These include state-perpetrated killings, imprisonment, torture, sexual and gender based violence, bodily injury, and enforced disappearances.

   USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Iran

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   Why is Iran's religious freedom so low?

   • Reasons cited for Iran’s low rankings for religious freedom include its crackdown on interpretations of Islam that are different from the state’s interpretation of Islam, the difficulty of Sunni Muslims finding government jobs, getting an education and finding a place of worship, and Baha'is facing mass arrests.

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4. iranprimer.usip.org › blog › 2021U.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Iran | The Iran Primer

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   May 13, 2021 · “Iran continues to intimidate, harass, and arrest members of minority faith groups, including Baha’i, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Sunni and Sufi Muslims,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the launch of the 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom.

5. www.uscirf.gov › news-room › releases-statementsUSCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Iran | USCIRF

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   Sep 12, 2023 · Iran Country Update – This report provides an overview of religious freedom conditions in Iran in 2023. It enumerates various forms of repression that Iran’s government has used to target religious minorities and those whose views differ from the government’s religiously-grounded interpretations.

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7. www.humanrightsresearch.org › post › the-status-ofThe Status of Religious Freedom in Iran

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   Nov 16, 2023 · Based on my discussion of Iran’s legal protection for religious freedom Iran may seem almost a model of religious tolerance, but in practice and in many other ways Iran is one of the most religiously intolerant countries. A U.S. News and World Report survey ranked Iran 83 out of 87 for religious freedom in 2022.

8. www.state.gov › wp-content › uploadsIRAN 2020 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT

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   The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran (ABC), a U.S.-based human rights NGO, said that from January 2000 to November 2020, the government sentenced at least 237 persons to amputation and carried out the sentence in at least 129 cases. On October 8, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) released a report on the ...

9. www.uscirf.gov › religious-persecution-iranReligious Persecution in Iran | USCIRF

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   Oct 23, 2020 · What started as an already concerning situation for religious minorities in Iran has grown even more concerning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out what the situation looks like for the groups affected by Iran’s imposition of a singular religious interpretation, and what the US can do to help advance religious freedom in Iran in this week ...