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The position of the religious minorities in Iran has according to the research of the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) deteriorated markedly since Mahmud Ahmadinedshad took office. The pressure of the so-called guardians of the revolution on the Baha´i, converted Christians and Mandaeans has become considerably sharper. The situation of the approximately 10,000 Mandaeans is particularly grave. The followers of this old religious community, who see in John the Baptist their last prophet, are to all intents and purposes outlawed and are prey to attacks in open daylight, which can end in murder. The 21-year old Sayeed Khamsi was attacked in Mosher, a suburb of the town of Ahwaz, at the end of February by unknown persons. His badly injured body was forced by the attackers into motor tyres, which were then filled with petrol and set alight, so that the young man burned to death alive. In May unknown persons forced their way into the shop of Nasar Zahrooni in Ahwaz, swore at him as an unbeliever and shot him. The Iranian authorities refuse to investigate these and other cases of murder. The GfbV has several reports on such cases. The human rights organisation receives many reports on Mandaean girls being abducted, forced to convert to Islam and being married to Muslims. Mandaeans are not allowed to hold their ceremonies and their dead must be buried by Muslim preachers. Muslims who have converted to Christianity must also fear for their lives. They are also being systematically shadowed by the secret service. Crimes of extreme Muslims like the murder of the Protestant minister Ghorban Tori on 22nd November 2005 are not followed up by the public prosecutor. Since this murder more than a dozen converted Christians have been arbitrarily arrested. The Baha´i, who with 300,000 members make up the largest minority in Iran, have also suffered from increased repression. They live in an atmosphere of fear of arbitrary arrest, raids and public insults. Since the beginning of last year up to 125 Baha´i have been arbitrarily arrested. Three of 54 Baha´i, who were arrested by so-called guardians of the revolution on 19th May in Shiraz, are still in custody. The international human rights organisation held it as particularly disturbing that since December 2005 more than 30 articles have appeared in Iranian newspapers defaming the Baha´i. In the past few years cemeteries of the Baha´i and their holy places have been destroyed and their property confiscated. The access of the Baha´i to higher education has also been restricted.
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