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Bahai Executions in Iran (The Washington Post – 6/20/1983)
The Washington Post, June 20, 1983 Copyright 1983 The Washington Post The Washington Post June 20, 1983, Monday, Final Edition SECTION: First Section; Around The World; A16 LENGTH: 85 words HEADLINE: Bahai Executions in Iran BYLINE: From news services and staff reports DATELINE: NEW YORk BODY: Iranian authorities have hanged 10 women belonging to the Bahai faith, bringing the total number of Bahais executed by Iran during the past week to 16, a Bahai spokesman said. The women, ranging in age from 18 to 54, had refused to recant their faith, said Gordon Knight of the Bahai community in New York. in Iran reported that the 10 women--including rela ives ffc iir of th six men ha iged Thursday--were executed Saturday in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. - -- BPQ00273