Bahá’í minority
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Shakila Ghasemi: A Bahá’í Woman Disappeared in Iran’s System of Repression
Shakila Ghasemi is a young Bahá’í woman from the city of Kerman, Iran, whose case has become emblematic of the ongoing persecution of the Bahá’í minority in the Islamic Republic. Born around 1999–2000, she is reported to be 26–27 years old at the time of her arrest in early 2026. On February 2, 2026, Ghasemi…