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Foreign
Affairs -
Human Rights
- Iran
Persecution
of religious minorities
In
July 1999, Rep. Waxman cosponsored H.Con.Res. 128, a resolution
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the treatment
of religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and
particularly the recent arrests of members of the Iranian Jewish
community.
 Text
of the Legislation 
Rep.
Waxman's Statement
Persecution
of Iranian Jews
In May
2000, Rep. Waxman wrote a letter urging World Bank President
James Wolfensohn to delay consideration of new loans for Iran
until the government would release 13 Iranian Jews wrongfully
arrested and accused of spying.
Letter
to World Bank
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