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Baha'i

Before 2009, I always asked myself: why can some people still not earn a decent living, no matter how hard they work? Or: why are some young children forced to perform heavy labor? Or: why are some people executed at the hands of some others? I always asked myself: why am I able to study at university, but some people, such as the Baha’is, are deprived of an education due to their religion? Or why my father always told me: “Never speak about politics or especially the Supreme Leader in taxis or at the university”? Before 2009 most people had no answer to these questions; but in 2009 I saw and received answers to many of my “whys”.
Read her full statement:
Young Artist Sentenced to More than Twelve Years in Prison Continues to Defend Baha’is’ Right to Higher Education - Iran Press Watch