Religious minorities enjoy freedom in Iran
Tehran, Feb 6, IRNA
Iranian Constitution has granted full freedom for religious minorities in the country, Foreign Ministry official said.
He said that Iranians from religious minorities enjoy religious, educational, cultural, social and economic freedom.
The remarks were in reaction to concern expressed by British Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells over social freedom of followers of Bahai's sect in Iran.
Religious minorities play active role in the Iranian society and have their own representative at Majlis, he said.
The official said that religious minorities have lived in peace for centuries with their Iranian Muslim brothers.
"We see the rights of religious minorities mainly Muslims are being extremely violated in many Western countries including England and they suffer from restrictions to perform their religious ceremonies," the Iranian official said expressing concern over violation of religious and social rights of Muslim Community in Britain.
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