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Qatar Acquits Baha’i Leader After Five-Year Detention

10/15/2025

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Remy Rowhani, chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in Qatar, has been acquitted after months of detention linked to his religious identity.
His conviction was reversed on September 30, 2025, after a five-year sentence imposed in August for exercising rights to freedom of speech and religion.
Human Rights Watch urges Qatar to end discrimination against Baha’is and notes family separations and employment losses.

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Remy Rowhani, chair of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is in Qatar, has been acquitted after months of detention linked to his religious identity.
His conviction was reversed on September 30, 2025, after a five-year sentence imposed in August for exercising rights to freedom of speech and religion.
Human Rights Watch urges Qatar to end discrimination against Baha’is and notes family separations and employment losses.