So this is a pack of lies? :
- Recognized minorities (Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians) face systemic discrimination: second-class citizenship, barriers to high office, employment restrictions, and monitoring. They can worship to a limited extent but cannot proselytize or publish in Persian freely.
state.gov
- Baha'is (Iran's largest non-Muslim minority) are especially persecuted: denied legal recognition, subjected to property confiscation, business closures, denial of education/employment, arrests, and propaganda. They are often labeled as threats or spies.
uscirf.gov
- Sunni Muslims (about 9-10% of the population) face discrimination in government jobs, education, and building mosques.
- Converts from Islam (apostates), evangelical Christians (house churches), atheists, and dissenting Shia face severe risks, including charges of apostasy, blasphemy, or "propaganda against the regime." Apostasy can carry the death penalty (though enforcement varies). Proselytizing Muslims is banned.
appgfreedomofreligionorbelief.org
- Mandatory hijab enforcement, morality police, and crackdowns on "un-Islamic" behavior affect everyone, including Shia women and girls protesting.
- Blasphemy and "insulting Islam" laws are used broadly against critics.