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(canadian) Foreign Affairs minister slams detention of Baha'i leaders in Iran

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Source: Canwest News Service

Steven Edwards
Published: 2 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has criticized Iran's jailing of six Baha'i leaders this week without charges as "unacceptable."

Iran intelligence officials arrested the four men and two women early Wednesday in raids that officials of the internationalist faith say are reminiscent of the deadly sweeps of the 1980s.

The Canadian-based son of one of the six has said he fears the group may face torture.

"I'm very worried about his health and safety," Naeim Tavakkoli, 30, of Ottawa, said of his father, Dehrouz, 57 ...

Read more: http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=378226f9-3f8b-40b9-9691-aed882bb300d

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