Advocacy group says recent weeks have seen 180 incidents of persecution against members of faith, which is shunned in Islamic Republic

Group is shunned in Islamic Republic, which persecutes its members; officials say suspects were smuggling medicine, laundering money

Few details on national security charges against two women representing faith regularly accused of spying for Israel; sentences handed down after 1-hour trial, community says

Officials says two of 14 detainees were trained at Baha'i center in Haifa, formed network in region; religious group says they were studying social causes

Group says the members of the religious minority were detained while 'studying and discussing together the role of education in social progress'

Intelligence authorities regularly arrest adherents and confiscate property; Iran says some Baha'is engage in espionage on behalf of Israel

Iranian authorities arrest dozens of members of religious group, charging some with spying for Israel; also raid village and destroy homes

A day after several Baha'is were arrested on charges of spying for Israel, representative says Tehran carrying out fresh house demolitions, raids and arrests

Intelligence ministry claims suspects handed over information to Baha'i center in Haifa; followers of faith face occasional mistreatment by authorities in Islamic Republic

Leaked document instructs authorities to 'conduct strict patrols' on education of children in religious sect that says its followers are persecuted as heretics