Bahá’í institutions are saying (substance, not rhetoric)
Official Bahá’í bodies and representatives (notably at the UN level) have consistently expressed the following positions in relation to unrest and repression in Iran:
Deep concern for loss of life, mass arrests, and repression, regardless of political framing.
Calls for restraint by authorities, protection of civilians, and respect for due process.
Emphasis on dialogue and inclusion, especially addressing long-standing grievances (economic, social, and cultural).
Rejection of collective punishment, including internet shutdowns, intimidation of families, and targeting of minorities.
These statements are careful, measured, and avoid inflammatory language by design.
Particular sensitivity: minorities and conscience
Bahá’í commentary often highlights a broader pattern:
Societies that criminalize conscience—whether religious belief, peaceful dissent, or independent thought—tend toward recurring unrest.
The long persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran is cited not to claim exceptionalism, but as evidence of systemic intolerance that ultimately harms the whole society.
In this framing, current events are not an anomaly but part of a deeper moral and governance crisis.
