Ten Bahá’í women are executed in Shiraz
On June 18, 1983, Ten Bahá’í women were executed in Shiraz.
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The Event
On June 18, 1983, Ten Bahá’í women were executed in Shiraz.
The Case and Its Context
The deaths became a lasting example of the persecution of Iran’s Bahá’í community after the revolution.
The legal record
An accusation, arrest, verdict and sentence are different legal events. The date should be read as the specific stage described here.
Reading the Historical Record
The linked chronology identifies the date; the event or subject reference gives further context. The date refers to the milestone described above.
About the Historical Recreation
The proposed visual shows a restrained period courthouse exterior and closed archive folders, no invented confession, prisoner or execution. It is an AI illustration, not archival footage or an eyewitness record.
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