Question 38345 — foreign policy

Summary

Mr. Fabrice Le Vigoureux draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the situation of the Bahais in Iran and more particularly in the village of Ivel. The human rights council has repeatedly expressed concern over discriminatory laws that prevent the Bahai community from forming religious associations, entering universities or finding employment in the public sector. THE Human rights violations of which the Bahais are victims in Iran are therefore proven and denounced, but they persist and nothing seems to suggest an improvement in their situation. Thus the village of Ivel, located in the province of Mazandaran, provides an illustration of the repeated and orchestrated persecutions since 1979. Thus in 1983, the village experienced a tragedy: for 3 days, 130 inhabitants of this village were locked in a mosque, deprived of water and food. This pressure, organized by local authorities and the clergy, aimed to force the Bahais to renounce their faith. In 2010, in this same town, using four bulldozers and several trucks, individuals demolished and razed around 50 apartments that belonged to these villagers. Most of the lands belonging to the Bahais were confiscated and even when they manage to obtain a certificate of ownership, they are regularly harassed and since August 1, 2020, their property rights have been illegal. For all these obvious violations of human rights and the campaigns of incitement to hatred against this community orchestrated by the regime, the external affairs office of the Bahais of France wished to draw attention to the fate reserved for the largest minority nun from Iran. He would therefore like to question him on France's position on the situation of the Bahais and whether actions are envisaged for the protection of this minority deprived of the most fundamental rights in the name of their religious affiliation.

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