Freedom of religion in Iran
The constitution of Iran states that the country is an Islamic republic; it specifies Twelver Ja’afari Shia Islam as the official state religion.
Images of the faces of the Yaran, a group of 7 Bahá'í leaders imprisoned in Iran, at a rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A poster on the website of Ali Khamenei blaming Jews for the 9/11 attacks.
Saint Mary Park in Tehran (2011)
Protestant church in Tehran (Qods Street, across Tehran University, 140 m away from Ali Khamenei residence), taken 2011
From the Imperial Pahlavi dynasty, through the Islamic Revolution (1979), to the era of the Islamic Republic of Iran, government treatment of Iranian citizens' rights has been criticized by Iranians, international human rights activists, writers, and NGOs. While the monarchy under the rule of the shahs was widely attacked by most Western watchdog organizations for having an abysmal human rights record, the government of the Islamic Republic which succeeded it is considered still worse by many.
Nematollah Nassiri, head of shah's secret police SAVAK, with Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1970
Protesters killed by the Shah's regime on Black Friday, 1978
Evin Prison
Dariush Forouhar, leader of Nation Party was one of the victims of Chain murders of Iran.
