"We are gravely concerned about the fate of these three Baha'is, who
are being held without charges in a case that is clearly based on
religious persecution," said Bani Dugal, the principal representative
of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations.

"Although the three have lived in Yemen for more than 25 years, they
hold Iranian passports and we have come to believe that the Yemeni
government may be planning to deport them to Iran, where the
government is waging a systematic campaign against Baha'is.

"While calling for their immediate release, our primary concern today
is to ask that the Yemeni government resist any impulse to deport
these three Baha'is to Iran â€" or any other country. Deportation to any
country for three individuals with well established businesses and
families for their religious beliefs would be grossly unjust, but
deportation to Iran, where they face the possibility of torture, would
be a clear violation of international human rights law," said Ms.
Dugal.

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