Accused of 'riots'
Iran arrests Bahai minority members
Iran arrests Bahai minority members, accusing them of involvement in “riots," as rights groups warn of systematic persecution and a harsh crackdown following nationwide protests.
Iran arrests Bahai minority members, accusing them of involvement in “riots," as rights groups warn of systematic persecution and a harsh crackdown following nationwide protests.

Iranian authorities arrest 10 women from the Bahai community, accuse them of participating in activities deemed "deviant" under Islamic law.

Almost 60 Bahais reportedly arrested in Iran in recent weeks.

Iran bans the Bahai faith, which it considers a heretical offshoot of Islam.

Iranian security forces arrest 12 followers of banned Bahai faith, accuses them of being "Zionist spies".

Members of Bahai faith hold pilgrimage to Haifa to mark 200th anniversary of Siyyid Ali Muhammad's birth.


Iranian man charged with spreading pacifistic, universalist religion to benefit its world headquarters in Haifa.
