Bahai’s Graveyard Completely Destroyed in Sangsar, Semnan, Iran

HRANA News Agency – Baha’i’s old graveyard wad completely destroyed and was covered with soil by dozers.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Baha’i’s old graveyard wad completely destroyed and was covered with soil and debris by dozers and graves have been hidden, nearly two weeks ago.

This graveyard was attacked by so called unknown group, protected by police forces; its Mortuary was set on fire and there was written threatening slogans on water tanks in 2009.
After this attack Baha’is were not allowed to bury bodies there.

A new land was given to Baha’is as new graveyard and the old one was completely destroyed by unknown group protected by police and judiciary authorities. Even the trees and flowers were completely destroyed.

These photos are from HRANA’s archive related to 2009 attack:

Left: "Baha'i, you are donkey"

Right: "We will kill all of you"

"All of you are Najis (Islamic Sharia phrase means Unclean), Go away"