368. Attacks against Bahá’í Villagers in Mázindarán; Kidnapping of Two Bahá’ís in Tehran
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Attacks against Bahá’í Villagers in Mázindarán;
Kidnapping of Two Bahá’ís in Tehran
4 July 1983
To all National Spiritual Assemblies
368.1 ATROCITIES MOUNTING AGAINST BRETHREN CRADLE FAITH, NOW DIRECTED TOWARDS DEFENSELESS VILLAGERS NEAR SARI IN MÁZINDARÁN. IN VILLAGE OF ÍVÁL OVER 130 BAHÁ’ÍS INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE HELD CAPTIVE FOR THREE DAYS IN WALLED-IN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER. WHEN PRESSURES TO RECANT FAITH ACCEPT ISLAM FAILED THEY WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES. HOWEVER SAME NIGHT, 1 JULY THEY WERE ATTACKED BY VILLAGERS AND FORCED HIDE IN NEARBY FOREST.
368.2 FURTHER DISTRESSING NEWS TWO PROMINENT BAHÁ’ÍS TEHRAN, JAHÁNGÍR HIDÁYATÍ AND AHMAD BASHÍRÍ, KIDNAPPED. APPEALS TO AUTHORITIES SO FAR UNHEEDED, ANY KNOWLEDGE THEIR ABDUCTION OR WHEREABOUTS DENIED....
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