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Mona Mahmudnizhad

Mona Mahmudnizhad, 17, — execution in Shiraz, Iran, 1983-06-18.

Age: 17
City: Shiraz
Date: 1983-06-18
Category: Execution

Bahá'í teenager hanged in Shiraz alongside nine other Bahá'í women for teaching Sunday school. She was 17 and had refused to recant her faith.

Primary source: https://www.bic.org/focus-areas/situation-iranian-bahais/mona-mahmudnizhad

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