Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran
Persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran
The 350,000 Bahá'ís of Iran were severely persecuted following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
More than 200 Bahá'ís were executed or murdered, hundreds imprisoned and tens of thousands discriminated against in work and education.
The persecution slackened in the early part of the 21st century, although it has not stopped.
Bahá'ís are considered heretics by Muslims because Bahá'u'lláh denied that Muhammad was the last prophet and claimed that he, Bahá'u'lláh, was the latestprophet of God. This denies one of the most fundamental Islamic beliefs.