Iran - whereabouts of arrested Baha’is unknown
It turns out that the families of the six Bahá’í leaders arrested in Tehran on 14 May have not been able to find out where they are.
At first we were under the impression that they had been taken to Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, but it seems this is not the case.
Relatives of the six have made repeated attempts to locate them, but officials have either been evasive or have told conflicting stories. As far as anyone can tell, the six have not had access to legal advice and no formal charges have been laid against them.
Nor has there been any explanation about what the Iranian government spokesman who baselessly claimed that the Bahá’ís had been arrested on national security grounds meant by what he said.
As you can imagine, Bahá’ís across the world will now be even more anxious about the safety and health of the Friends in Iran.
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