Attack on Baha'i family in Iran raises questions of immunity
Recent attacks on Baha'i followers in Iran have caused concern about the lack of accountability when it comes to pursuing the perpetrators.
Azam Moodi is a student living in Tehran. On Feb. 3, she returned to Birjand, her hometown, and miraculously managed to save her parents’ lives from a violent, home intrusion attack.
An unknown masked man carrying a knife climbed the wall of their yard, entered their home and began attacking them with the knife. All three members of household were seriously injured. Despite bleeding heavily, Azam managed to get to a phone and call for an ambulance.
According to the reports, the attacker did not steal anything and appeared only to be trying to murder members of this well-known Baha’i family in Iran.
Ghodratollah Moodi, Azam’s father and former member of the Servants’ Circle (Heyat-al-Khademin), a group that manages the affairs of Birjand's Baha’i residents, was in surgery for hours. He was wounded in the neck, close to an artery, and was put in intensive care. His wife, Touba, was wounded in the abdomen. Azam was injured near her lungs. All three have since been discharged from the hospital.
