The City Councils of Bailén and Guarroman – in the Spanish province of Jaén – have unanimously approved separate institutional declarations stating concern over the deprivation of rights and systematic persecution faced by the members of the Baha’i community in Iran. They have called upon the Spanish Government and the institutions of the European Union to urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure that due legal process is applied to the imprisoned seven Bahai leaders jailed solely for their religious beliefs.