Dr Brendan McNamara: No respite for Iran’s largest religious minority in time of coronavirus

Firefighters disinfect a shopping centre in northern Tehran. Despite a potential second wave of coronavirus infections (new cases have averaged around 2,500 a day since the start of June) a new wave of arrests has targeted at least 77 Bahá’í’s. Picture: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP

While many religious groups have suffered discrimination during the Islamic Republic’s 41-year rule of Iran, Bahá’ís are widely considered the most persecuted, writes Dr Brendan McNamara