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Persecution of Baháʼís
The persecution of Baháʼís has occurred in several countries, particularly in parts of the Middle East, where followers of the Baháʼí Faith have faced state-sponsored discrimination, restrictions on religious practice, arbitrary detention, expulsion, and denial of civil rights. The persecution has been most extensive and sustained in Iran, where Baháʼís constitute the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. Religious and political authorities have frequently portrayed the Baháʼí Faith as heretical or as a form of apostasy from Islam, while governments have also accused Baháʼís, without substantiated evidence, of disloyalty, foreign influence, or espionage. Significant government repression has also been documented in Egypt, Qatar, and Yemen. The Baháʼí Faith originated in 19th-century Persia with the ministries of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. The Báb proclaimed that his mission was to prepare humanity for the appearance of a divinely appointed figure, while Bahá’u’lláh later claimed...
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