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2024-07-31 09:05:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BA6D982491199D4D96AC442C60CA8227BAC3BE6ABE480DEAFD78AC08E9EF207B
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Christians are heavily persecuted in Iran, as with all religions except Islam, which is forced on Iranians from birth. In fact, apostasy is punishable by death. https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/09/30/iran-christian-pastor-faces-execution-apostasy https://www.iranintl.com/en/202402207730 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Iran#:~:text=The%20Government%20does%20not%20ensure,non%2DMuslims%20to%20convert%20Muslims. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/08/iran-un-experts-alarmed-escalating-religious-persecution https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/04/01/boot-my-neck/iranian-authorities-crime-persecution-against-bahais-iran https://iranwire.com/en/religious-minorities/114246-irans-religious-freedom-worsened-last-year-an-iranwire-special-report/
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