Bahai homes demolished in Roushankouh

Bahai News Service, August 2, 2022. –

As amny as 200 Iranian government and local agents have sealed off the village of Roushankouh, in Mazandaran province, where a large number of Bahais live, and are using heavy earthmoving equipment to demolish their homes.

Roads into and out of the village have been blocked.
Anyone who tried to challenge the agents was arrested and handcuffed.
Agents have confiscated the mobile devices of those present and prohibited filming.
Neighbors have been warned to stay in their homes and barred from filming or photographing.
Four homes that were under construction have already been destroyed.
The authorities are installing robust metal fences to restrict access of the Bahais to their own homes.

The Bahais in Roushankouh have been targeted many times in the past with land confiscations and home demolitions. But this move follows weeks of intensifying persecution of the Bahais: over 100 have been either raided or arrested in recent weeks, in cities across Iran.