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Illinois Lawmakers Introduce House and Senate Resolutions Condemning Iran’s Continued Persecution of Baha’i Minority

Wilmette, Illinois home to Baha’i House of Worship for North America

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WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.   U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) today introduced bipartisan resolutions in the House and Senate calling attention to the continued plight of Baha’is in Iran.

Baha’is comprise the largest religious minority in Iran, where the Baha’i religion was founded in the 19th century. According to…

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