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Six Baha'i leaders in Iran were seized and imprisoned this week, the religious group said. The act prompted condemnation and concern from the movement and a top American religious freedom panel.

Iranian intelligence agents searched the homes of the six on Wednesday and then whisked them away, according to the Baha'i's World News Service. The report said the six are in Evin prison and that the arrests follow the detention in March of another Baha'i leader.

The group -- regarded as the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran -- says the arrests are reminiscent of roundups and killings of Baha'is that took place in Iran two decades ago.

The Baha'is are regarded as "apostates" in Iran and have been persecuted there for years.
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1 responses // Iranian government arrests Six Baha'i leaders

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    There are lots of people persecuted here in the US - I'm talking about the neglected soldiers, their families, all the people who are deceived into believing and accepting poor quality food Europe rejects, unnecessary medication from corrupt doctors, etc., etc.

    Let's not point the finger because there are four others pointing back at us.

    Leave Iran alone! Bombing Iran is a game for the mentally deficient.

    VoyagerFilms

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