,h4 ,,res4 #gdd  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,decemb] #a1 
#bjbb  ,,resolution  ,:]eas 9 #aihb1    
#aihd1 #aihh1 #aiij1 #aiib1 #aiic1      
#aiid1 #aiif1 #bjjj1 #bjjd1 #bjjf1      
#bjjh1 #bjji1 #bjab1 #bjac1 #bjae1      
#bjaf1 #bjag1 #bjah1 & #bjbj1 ,congress 
decl>$ t x deplor$ ! religi\s p]secution
 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran ( ! ,baha'i     
community & w\ld hold ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,iran responsible = uphold+ ! rights (  
all ,iranian nationals1 includ+ memb]s (
 ! ,baha'i fai?2 ,:]eas s9ce #aigi1     
,iranian au?orities h kill$ or execut$ m
 ?an #bjj ,baha'i lead]s1 & m ?an       
#aj1jjj h be5 dismiss$ f gov]nm5t &     
univ]sity jobs2 ,:]eas ! ,baha'i        
,int]national ,community docum5t$ a m   
?an #ej-p]c5t increase 9 hate propag&a  
direct$ aga9/ ! ,baha'is 9 ! #ab-mon?   
p]iod end+ 9 ,augu/ #bjbj1 comp>$ to    
prior ye>s1 ) m ?an #i1ejj su* articles1
 videos1 or web pages appe>+ 9 ,iranian 
gov]nm5t-controll$ or gov]nm5t-sponsor$ 
m$ia2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #af1 #bjba1 ! 

,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly adopt$ 
a resolution 7,a_/,c4#c_/gf_/,l4#bh7    
criticiz+ ,iran = human rights abuses & 
call+ on ,iran to c>ry out wide-rang+   
re=ms1 includ+--  7#a7 ceas+ use ( !    
dea? p5alty & commut+ ! s5t5ces = *ild  
(f5d]s on dea? r[2  7#b7 ensur+ t no "o 
is subject$ to torture or o!r cruel1    
inhumane or degrad+ treatm5t2  7#c7     
ceas+ ! widespread & sy/ematic use (    
arbitr>y arre/s & det5tion2  7#d7       
releas+ p]sons deta9$ = ! ex]cise ( _!  
human rights & fundam5tal fre$oms2  7#e7
 improv+ conditions inside prisons2     
7#f7 elim9at+ discrim9ation aga9/ wom5 &
 girls2 &  7#g7 elim9at+ discrim9ation  
aga9/ e?nic1 l+ui/ic1 & o!r m9orities2  
,:]eas 9 ! #bjbb ,annual ,report ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on            
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om issu$ 9 
,april #bjbb1 x is report$ t ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,iran--  7#a7 arre/$ scores (        
,baha'is across ,iran1 _m ( :om 7 held  
incommunicado or tak5 to undisclos$     
locations2  7#b7 s5t ,m9i/ry (          

,intellig5ce ag5ts to se>* ! home ( a   
,baha'i citiz5 & confiscat$ h] belong+s2
  7#c7 cont9u$ to d5y univ]sity         
education to ,baha'is on acc\nt ( _!    
fai?2  7#d7 clos$ six ,baha'i bus9esses2
  7#e7 demoli%$ ! homes ( ?ree ,baha'is 
)\t w>n+2  7#f7 ann\nc$ ! auction (     
?irte5 ,baha'i f>ms2 &  7#g7 cont9u$ to 
d5y ,baha'is ! "r to bury _! deceas$ 9  
empty plots at ! ,gole/an ,javid cemet]y
 outside ,tehran :i* ! community has us$
 = decades4 ,in/ead1 ,baha'is are be+   
=c$ to use ! ,khav]an mass grave site   
:]e victims ( ! #aihh prison massacres  
are buri$2 ,:]eas ! ,iran section ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate's #bjba ,report on    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om issu$ 9 
,june #bjbb provides1 9 "p--  7#a7      
,security =ces 9 ,%iraz & ,maz&>an      
,prov9ce conduct$ multiple arre/s (     
,baha'is 9 _! homes or workplaces 9 !   
la/ week ( ,septemb] )\t provid+ reasons
 or *>ges42  7#b7 ,au?orities cont9u$ to
 confiscate ,baha'i prop]ties z "p ( an 
ongo+ /ate-l$ campaign ( economic       

p]secution aga9/ ,baha'is4 ,au?orities  
issu$ an ord] 9 ,april d5y+ ,baha'is    
p]mission to bury _! dead 9 empty plots 
at ! ,tehran-area cemet]y designat$ =   
,baha'is1 =c+ !m to bury !m at a mass   
grave site42  7#c7 ,au?orities report$ly
 cont9u$ to d5y ! ,baha'i1              
,sabean-,m&aean1 & ,y>sani religi\s     
communities1 z well z memb]s ( o!r      
unrecogniz$ religi\s m9ority gr\ps1     
access to education & gov]nm5t employm5t
 unless !y decl>$ !mselves z belong+ to 
"o ( ! c\ntry's recogniz$ religions on  
_! application =ms42 &  7#d7 ,gov]nm5t  
(ficials cont9u$ to dissem9ate          
anti-,baha'i & antisemitic messages us+ 
traditional & social m$ia42  ,:]eas1 on 
,july #d1 #bjbb1 ! ,baha'i ,int]national
 ,community not$ ,! ,iranian gov]nm5t's 
sy/ematic campaign to p]secute ! ,baha'i
 religi\s m9ority accel]at$ aga9 ?is pa/
 week ) ! arre/1 c\rt he>+ or           
imprisonm5t ( at lea/ #ah m ,baha'i     
citiz5s across ! c\ntry1 br++ ! ,june   
total to #dd p4 ,hundr$s ( o!rs1        

mean:ile1 also await summonses to c\rt  
or to prison42 ,:]eas1 on ,july #ba1    
#bjbb1 ! ,baha'i ,int]national          
,community ann\nc$ ,m ?an #bj ,baha'is 9
 ,%iraz1 ,tehran1 ,yazd & ,bojn\rd1 h   
be5 arre/$1 jail$ or subject$ to home   
se>*es & bus9ess closures s9ce ! beg9n+ 
( ,july4 ,la/ mon? #dd ,baha'is 7       
arre/$1 arraign$ or imprison$1 sugge/+  
an escalat+ crisis 9 ! ,iranian         
gov]nm5t's sy/ematic campaign aga9/ !   
c\ntry's l>ge/ non-,muslim religi\s     
m9ority'''2 ,:]eas ,iran is a memb] ( ! 
,unit$ ,nations & a signatory to bo? !  
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights &
 ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &   
,political ,rights1 among o!r           
int]national human rights treaties1 )\t 
res]vation2 ,:]eas section #aje ( !     
,compreh5sive ,iran ,sanctions1         
,acc\ntability1 & ,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #head7 au?orizes !      
,presid5t to impose sanctions on        
individuals :o are responsible = or     
complicit 91 or responsible = ord]+1    

controll+1 or o!rwise direct+1 !        
commission ( s]i\s human rights abuses  
aga9/ citiz5s ( ,iran or _! family      
memb]s on or aft] ,june #ab1 #bjji2 &   
,:]eas ! ,iran ,?reat ,r$uction & ,syria
 ,human ,rights ,act ( #bjab 7,public   
,law #aab-aeh7 am5ds & exp&s !          
au?orities e/abli%$ "u ! ,compreh5sive  
,iran ,sanctions1 ,acc\ntability1 &     
,dive/m5t ,act ( #bjaj 7,public ,law    
#aaa-aie7 to sanction ,iranian human    
rights abus]s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 condemns
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran's /ate-sponsor$    
p]secution ( its ,baha'i m9ority & its  
cont9u$ violation ( ! ,univ]sal         
,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights 7,,udhr7 & 
! ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil &    
,political ,rights 7,,iccpr72  7#b7     
calls on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran--  7,a7 to 
imm$iately release ! imprison$ or deta9$
 ,baha'is & all o!r prison]s held solely
 on acc\nt ( _! religion2  7,b7 to end  
its /ate-sponsor$ campaign ( hate       
propag&a aga9/ ! ,baha'is2 &  7,c7 to   

rev]se /ate-impos$ policies d5y+        
,baha'is & memb]s ( o!r religi\s        
m9orities equal opportunities to high]  
education1 e>n+ a livelihood1 due       
process "u ! law1 & ! free ex]cise (    
religi\s practices2  7#c7 calls on !    
,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9      
coop]ation ) responsible nations1 to    
imm$iately condemn ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,iran's
 cont9u$ violation ( human rights1 &    
dem& ! imm$iate release ( prison]s held 
solely on acc\nt ( _! religion2 &  7#d7 
urges ! ,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
to utilize available au?orities to      
impose sanctions on (ficials ( !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,iran & o!r individuals     
directly responsible = s]i\s human      
rights abuses1 includ+ abuses aga9/ !   
,baha'i community ( ,iran4  ,cl]k4