Whereas, in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, Congress declared that it deplored the religious persecution by the Government of Iran of the Baha’i community and would hold the Government of Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all Iranian nationals, including members of the Baha’i faith; Whereas, since 1979, authorities have killed or executed more than 200 Baha’i leaders, and more than 10,000 have been dismissed from government and university jobs; Whereas the Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (A/74/188) dated July 18, 2019, provides, in part— (1) the Iranian authorities and the Iranian criminal justice system regard the Baha’is as unprotected infidels ; the Baha’i faith is also regarded as a misguided sect ; and Baha’i worship and religious practices are deemed heresy. ; (2) Baha’is have been murdered with impunity and violations of their human rights have not been investigated. ; (3) members of the Baha’i faith frequently face charges, such as, breaching national security , propaganda against the holy regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran , or propaganda activities against the regime in the interests of the Baha’i sect ; (4) Since August 2005, more than 1,168 Baha’is have been arrested and charged with vaguely worded offences. ; (5) There were a total of 95 Baha’is reportedly arrested in 2018, compared with at least 84 in 2017 and 81 in 2016. ; (6) On 1 January 2019, the court of appeal of Isfahan reportedly condemned, in separate judgments, nine Baha’i citizens to a total of 48 years of prison. They had been charged with membership of the illegal Baha’i community and propaganda against the regime by spreading the Baha’i faith in the society.