Washington: The United States has expressed its deep concern over what it says continued religious prosecution of minorities in Iran.
"We're deeply troubled about reports coming out of Iran that a 20-year sentence of the seven Baha'i leaders was reinstated on appeal by the prosecutor general, a man the US recently imposed economic sanctions and a travel ban on for committing serious human rights violations," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.
"We condemn this unprecedented step as a violation of Iran's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," Toner said in a statement.
"We're deeply troubled about reports coming out of Iran that a 20-year sentence of the seven Baha'i leaders was reinstated on appeal by the prosecutor general, a man the US recently imposed economic sanctions and a travel ban on for committing serious human rights violations," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.
"We condemn this unprecedented step as a violation of Iran's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," Toner said in a statement.
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