Read our Privacy noticeAn appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country's small Baha'i community, according to an international Baha’i organization monitoring the case. The organization — the Baha'i International Community — said Wednesday that it was looking forward to his release. The abuse is most evident in Iran, which bans the faith and has been widely accused of persecuting Baha’i followers, human rights advocates say. Haddad expressed hope that the overturning of Rowhani's conviction signified a shift toward more religious tolerance. That repression continued after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, when many Baha’i followers were executed or went missing.