E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 39 1. The Baha’i community According to reports received, the Iranian authorities have issued directives aimed at halting the spread of the Baha’i faith in their country. These directives are apparently intended to prevent the Baha’is from stating their religion when their children are enrolled in school, or when they are admitted to university, looking for a job or seeking positions of responsibility. They also provide for the establishment of a separate department, responsible for the religious activities of the Baha’i community in Iran, and are aimed at undermining the foundations of the Baha’i culture abroad. Since 1979, 201 Baha’is have allegedly been killed or executed. One of them was Mr. Bahman Samandari, previously referred to in the Special Rapporteur’s report (E/CN.4/1993/62). Fifteen others have disappeared and are presumed dead. More than 40 Baha’is have been arrested and detained for varying lengths of time. On 10 August 1993, 11 Baha’is were imprisoned for their religious beliefs, as listed below (the second and third cases are referred to in document E/CN.4/1993/62): Mr. Bakshu’llah Mithaqi, arrested on 17 October 1985 in Karaj and subsequently detained without trial. He was reportedly sentenced to death by an Islamic revolutionary court and his subsequent fate remains unknown. Mr. Kayvan Khalajabadi, arrested on 29 April 1989 in Gohardasht. Alleged to be in the same situation as Mr. Mithaqui. Mr. Bihman Mithaqi, arrested on 29 April 1989 in Gohardasht. Mr. Husayn Ishraqi, arbitrarily arrested at his home in Isfahan on 1 April 1992. An elderly man, he is reportedly still in prison. Mr. Nijatu’llah Bihin-Ain, rearrested in July 1992 in Isfahan after having been released in January 1990. He was reportedly summoned once again by Iranian authorities and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. Mr. Hushmand and Mr. Rafiee Yazdani, arrested in Abadih in December 1992. Mr. Irfan Ismailpur, from Chalus, imprisoned in Bhishahr since an unknown date. Mr. Rabi’u’llah Isma’ilzadigan, detained in Tehran since 1 June 1993. Mr. Husayn-Auli Rawshan-Damir, detained since 27 June 1993 in an unknown location. Mr. Daryush Firuzmandi, from Karaj, imprisoned in Tehran since 8 July 1993.