Hans Rustad Det er stadig vanskeligere å være religiøst avvikende i Iran, erklærer fransk UD på vegne av UD. Enten man er kristen, bahai, sunni eller sufi – forholdene er blitt vanskeligere.
Den franske ambassadør i Teheran ble innkalt til iransk UD for å høre bekymring om økende anti-islamisme i Europa.
The statement Friday also said that religious minorities, including Sufi and Sunni Muslims, undergo «regular persecution» such as the confiscation of their property, profanation of their prayer spaces and violence.
The EU says it also is concerned about the possibility the Iranian parliament could pass a bill to make apostasy a crime punishable by death.
A staff member at the Iranian Embassy in Paris said no one was immediately available for comment on Friday.
The EU statement came five days after the French ambassador in Tehran, Bernard Poletti, was summoned by Iran’s Foreign Ministry for what Iran said was an increase of anti-Islam sentiment in Europe. However, the official Iranian media reported the summons did not specify on what that allegation was based.
