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.
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