Qatar sentenced the leader of the country’s Baha’i community on Wednesday to five years imprisonment after he allegedly made a social media post which was said to “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion,” according to UN officials, Baha’i organizations, and international media reports.
Remi Rowhani, 71, was first detained on April 28, and an informed source told Human Rights Watch that the Qatari courts had denied Rowhani’s lawyer’s request to review court documents outlining the charges and evidence against him.
The Baha’i International Community said the posts discussed “principles such as justice and the equality of men and women, honoring parents and raising children with good manners, and calling for good deeds and service to humanity.”
UN outraged after Qatar imprisons Baha'i leader | The Jerusalem Post
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