伊朗迫害宗教少數派的報道令美國“萬分震驚”大綱

The Trump administration says it is horrified by reports of Iranian government persecution of religious minorities in the Islamist-ruled nation.

Speaking Tuesday at the U.S. State Department, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said the “horrific” reports relate to what he called Iran's persecution of people who are not part of its Shiite majority and who do not practice religion as the government directs.

He made the comments as he presented the State Department's 2017 International Religious Freedom Report.

The annual report's section on Iran said its Islamist rulers continued to execute people on charges of “moharebeh” or “enmity against God,” including four prisoners in Alborz province in December and four men in Kerman province in September.

The U.S. report said Tehran also continued to harass, interrogate and arrest Baha'is, Christians, Sunni Muslims and other religious minorities and to use anti-Semitic and anti-Baha'i rhetoric in official statements.

The report said members of religious minorities – especially Baha'is – continued to face societal discrimination and harassment, with employers experiencing social pressures not to hire Baha'is or to dismiss them from their jobs.川普行政當局對有關伊朗政府迫害宗教少數派的報道感到萬分震驚。

美國的國際宗教自由無任所大使布朗貝克星期二在美國國務院說，令人震驚的報道顯示，什葉派穆斯林佔多數的伊朗迫害非什葉派穆斯林以及那些不信奉政府強加於他們的宗教信仰的人。

布朗貝克在公佈國務院的2017年國際宗教自由報告時發表了以上講話。

報告中有關伊朗的部分說，伊朗的什葉派穆斯林政權繼續以“主罪（enmity against God）”將人處決，包括去年12月在厄爾布爾士省處決4名囚犯以及去年9月在克爾曼省處決4名男子。

美國的國際宗教自由報告說，德黑蘭政權繼續騷擾、審訊、和逮捕巴哈伊信徒、基督徒、遜尼派穆斯林和其它宗教少數派人士，並在官方聲明中使用反猶太和反巴哈伊的措辭。

報告還說，伊朗少數宗教的信徒，尤其是巴哈伊信徒，繼續面臨社會歧視和騷擾，僱主面臨不要僱傭巴哈伊信徒的壓力，或是將他們解僱。