Qatar Hands 71-Year-Old Baha’i Leader a Five-Year Prison Term
On August 13, 2025, a court in Doha sentenced Remy Rowhani, 71, the Chair of Qatar’s National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is, to five years in prison. The charges? His online posts—simply celebrating holidays and Baha’i values—were deemed to undermine Islamic teachings. Human Rights Watch and the Baha’i International Community called for the conviction to…
