In the Persian and Shia Muslim - dominated country of Iran, Azerbaijani religious minorities such as Sunnis, Alevis, Jews, Christians and Bahais face both ethnic and religious discrimination. Discrimination against non-Shia Azerbaijanis by the Iranian government is evidenced in their lack of opportunity to complete higher education, their prevention from establishing religious schools and non-governmental organizations, their difficulty obtaining state positions, and their experiences of discrimination in the Iranian justice system as evidenced by their receiving relatively heavier sentences.
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