The Islamic Republic of Iran is continuing its unremitting persecution of the Baha’i community…To the desecration of cemeteries, arson against homes, destruction of holy places and shrines, deprivation from earning a livelihood, and the denial of access to higher education are now ever more frequently being added revolving-door arrests sometimes followed, sometimes not, by release on bail (for increasingly exorbitant sums of money, as is the case for all prisoners of conscience in Iran). The proof that the only reason for these arrests is the individuals’ religious beliefs: whatever the charges, they are all dismissed if the Baha’i agrees to sign a commitment to convert to Shi’ite Islam.