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Baha'i leader jailed on 'baseless' charges freed in Qatar: HRW

Remy Rowhani, who was handed a five-year jail term for' violating public order and religious and social values', has been acquitted and released.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 October, 2025
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HRW accuses Qatar of discriminating against Baha'i minority

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2025
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Iranian Bahai poet to be re-jailed after heart op: exile group

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 January, 2025
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Independent UN experts urge Houthis to free Baha'i followers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 May, 2024
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Iran arrests 12 Baha'i faith members accused of Israel links

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 September, 2022
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Iran arrests members of Baha'i faith on spying charges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 August, 2022
Members of the Baha'i religion demonstrate in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach on June 19, 2011 asking Iranian authorities to release seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
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Under Raisi, Iran's persecution of Baha'i faith intensifies

Sophia Akram
24 January, 2022
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Amnesty slams Yemen’s Houthis for forced exile, torture of detainees

The New Arab Staff
27 May, 2021
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Yemen's Houthis pardon Baha'i sentenced to death, release prisoners

The New Arab & agencies
26 March, 2020
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Houthis uphold 'outrageous' death sentence for Yemen's Baha'i minority

The New Arab & agencies
23 March, 2020
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Yemen in Focus: Houthis introduce martyrdom lectures at school

Sana Uqba
26 February, 2020
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Twitter blocks accounts of Iranian state media outlets

The New Arab & agencies
21 July, 2019
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Members of Yemen's Bahai minority could face death penalty

The New Arab
18 September, 2018
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Iran Baha'i told to 'renounce faith' to attend university

The New Arab
27 September, 2017
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Iranian freed after decade in jail for 'religious beliefs'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

20 September, 2017