Iran Escalates Persecution of Religious Minorities Under Rouhani

THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON

BY DANIEL WISER

Iranian authorities have escalated their persecution of religious minorities since the election of President Hassan Rouhani despite his promises to grant them more rights, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

The commission’s annual report for 2015 found that an increased number of religious minorities have been jailed under Rouhani, who became president in 2013. He declared that year that, “All ethnicities, all religions, even religious minorities, must feel justice”—comments that led many to perceive him as a more moderate leader. Yet the conditions for believers in Iran have deteriorated since his election, the commission said.

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