Members of the Iranian army participating in the destruction of the National Bahá'í Center, Teheran, Iran, May 1955.
Do Bahá’ís suffer persecution?
The earliest followers of Bahá’u’lláh and of His Forerunner, the Báb, met brutal opposition incited by the clergy and were killed in the thousands. Today, the Bahá’í Faith still suffers severe repression in Iran, the land of its birth, and in several other Muslim countries. The 300,000 Bahá’ís in Iran constitute its largest religious minority, and in recent years many have been killed, imprisoned, and deprived of employment and education solely because of their religious beliefs. Bahá’ís have also been persecuted under fascist and communist regimes.Links
Situation of the Bahá'ís in Iran
Throughout the past century, the Bahá'ís of Iran have been persecuted. With the triumph of the Islamic revolution in 1979, this persecution has been systematized. More than 200 Bahá'ís have been executed or killed, hundreds more have been imprisoned, and tens of thousands have been deprived of jobs, pensions, businesses, and educational opportunities. More >
Persecution
Since 1979, the government of Iran has systematically sought to deprive its largest religious minority of the right to a full education. Specifically, the Islamic Republic of Iran has for more than 25 years blocked the 300,000-member Bahá’í community from higher education, refusing young Bahá’ís entry into university and college. The government has also sought to close down Bahá’í efforts to establish their own institutions of higher learning. Click here to learn more: Denial of Education More >