Write a research paper supported with clear and specific facts from 2021 credible sources. These sources could be from news, online governmental organizations, NGOs, or academic and research entities. You’ll find a sample of what the output should look like below.
The Persecution of Religious Minorities in the Middle East in 2021
Islamic Republic of Iran
Background
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic, authoritarian state with restricted political participation. Ninety to 95 percent of the population are Shia Muslim, while Sunni Muslims account for 510 percent. Approximately 0.3 percent ascribe to other religions, including the Bahai faith, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Judaism. While the Jaafari (Twelver) school of Shia Islam is the official religion, the con-stitution extends full respect to the five major Sunni schools. It also recognizes Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians as protected minorities. Five of the parliaments 290 seats are reserved for religious minori-tiestwo for Armenian Christians and one each for Assyrian/Chaldean Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians. There are two Hindu temples, and Buddhism has historic influences. Iran is home to several other religious groups that face persecution, including Mandeans, Yarsanis, nonbelievers, and followers of spiritual movements. In December 2016, President Hassan Rouhani publicly released a nonbinding Charter on Citizens Rights, but religious minorities have seen little change based on this document.
Persecution of Religious Minorities
In May, officials at Fashafoye Prison denied medical care to Sufi prison-ers and moved four Sufis into Ward 5 of the prison, where there were known cases of COVID-19. In September, officials at Evin Prison gave medicines to Sufi activist Benham Majoubi without his consent that caused limb numbness, paralysis, and loss of consciousness. Officials then sent Majoubi to Aminabad Hospital while denying him access to crucial medicine. Mahjoubi died in February 2021.Iran also escalated its persecution of Christians in 2020, par-ticularly converts from Islam. Officials lashed Christian convert Mohammed Reza Omidi 80 times for drinking communion wine in October following his completion of a two-year sentence for partic-ipation in a house church. In February, the IRGC arrested Christian convert Mary Mohammadi at a peaceful protest in Tehran. She was held incognito and subjected to beatings and sexual assault at the Vozara Detention Center. At a court hearing in April, Judge Javad Ahmadi from Branch 1167 of the Criminal Court of Tehran asked Mohammadi repeated questions about her faith and conversion from Islam to Christianity that had no bearing on her charge of disturbing public order. In April she was sentenced to three months and one day in prison and ten lashes. However, her sentence was suspended for a year. In January 2020, Branch 105 of the Civil Court in Shiraz sentenced Christian convert Ismaeil Maghrebinejad to three years in prison for insulting Islamic sacred beliefs.
Source: Annual Report of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom 2020
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