Persecution of Religious and Ethnic Minorities (Baha'is, Kurds, Sunnis, Christians) in the Islamic Republic (1979–present)

1. Armed conflict erupts in Iranian Kurdistan

   Mar 17, 1979Labels: Iranian Kurdistan, Kurdish parties, Revolutionary courts

   • Britannica
   • Wiki

2. Islamic Republic founded; constitution recognizes limited minorities

   Dec 2, 1979Labels: Islamic Republic, Iranian Constitution, Religious minorities

   • Tehran Times
   • Britannica

3. UN rights body highlights executions and Bahá’í plight

   Mar 1, 1983Labels: UN Human, Bah ', Executions

   • US Historian

4. Shiraz Bahá’í women executed after revolutionary trials

   Jun 18, 1983Labels: Shiraz, Bah ', Revolutionary trials

   • Wiki
   • IHRDC

5. Iran bans Bahá’í administration and community institutions

   Aug 29, 1983Labels: Bah ', Iranian authorities, Community assemblies

   • IHRDC
   • Wiki

6. Bahá’ís create BIHE after university exclusion

   Jan 1, 1987Labels: BIHE, Bah ', Higher education

   • BWNS
   • Wiki

7. Mass execution wave deepens climate of fear

   Jul 1, 1988Labels: Mass executions, Political prisoners, Prison killings

   • Amnesty
   • Amnesty

8. Secret state memo outlines “Baha’i Question” policy

   Jan 1, 1991Labels: Secret memo, Supreme Revolutionary, Baha'i Question

   • BWNS

9. Protestant leaders abducted and killed amid crackdown

   Jul 5, 1994Labels: Protestant leaders, Mehdi Dibaj, Haik Hovsepian-Mehr

   • HRW
   • Wiki

10. UN General Assembly resolution cites escalating minority abuses

    Dec 19, 2006Labels: UN General, Iran resolution, Minority abuses

    • UN via BWNS

11. Seven Bahá’í community leaders arrested and later tried

    Jan 12, 2010Labels: Yaran, Bah ', Judicial trial

    • BWNS
    • RFE RL

12. UN creates Special Rapporteur mandate on Iran

    Mar 1, 2011Labels: UN Special, Human Rights, Iran mandate

    • PBS Frontline

13. Kurdish prisoners executed after contested due process

    Sep 8, 2018Labels: Kurdish prisoners, Zaniar Moradi, Executions

    • Wiki

14. Post-2022 unrest followed by execution surge hitting minorities

    Mar 1, 2023Labels: Post-2022 protests, Baluch minorities, Execution surge

    • Amnesty
    • Amnesty

15. Human Rights Watch reports intensified anti-Bahá’í crackdown in 2025

    Dec 10, 2025Labels: Human Rights, Anti Bah, 2025 report

    • HRW