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7/15/2009: Germantown woman shares story of uncle imprisoned in Iran - Gazette PDF Print

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Monir Khanjani has lost family in Iran, relatives who were killed for their religious beliefs. She fears it may happen again.

Khanjani's uncle, Jamaloddin Khanjani, is one of seven Baha'i leaders — five men and two women — arrested more than a year ago whose trial was reportedly postponed from Saturday in Iran for espionage and religious offenses that include "spreading corruption on earth," a crime punishable by death, according to media reports. The international community, including the United States Commission on International Religious Freedoms, have condemned the arrests and asked for the prisoners to be released.

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