In a move drawing strong international condemnation, Qatari authorities have once again detained Remy Rowhani—a prominent Qatari citizen and senior Baha’i dignitary—on what rights groups call “baseless and politically inspired charges.” The Baha’i International Community (BIC) has condemned the arrest, warning that the case mirrors tactics used by Iran to suppress Baha’is and signals a dangerous trend of exported religious persecution in the Gulf region.
Rowhani, a respected former director of the International Chamber of Commerce’s MENA regional office and longtime chairperson of the Baha’i Assembly of Qatar, was detained on 28 April after being summoned by Qatar’s State Security Criminal Investigation Department. Denied access to his lawyer, Rowhani was reportedly presented with vague and alarming allegations over the phone—including “promoting the ideology of a deviant sect” and “inciting public opinion.” He has yet to receive formal charges in writing.
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