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UN experts on Iran and freedom of religion concerned over situation of religious minorities in the country

  GENEVA (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, welcomed the release of a Christian Pastor charged with apostasy, but expressed deep concern over the arrest and detention of hundreds of […]

As Iranian Hosts Watch, Egyptian and U.N. Leaders Rebuke Syria

Iran’s triumphal stewardship of the Nonaligned Movement summit meeting here veered off script Thursday when the two most prominently featured guest speakers, President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt and the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, denounced the repression of the armed uprising in Syria, a close Iranian ally.

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