Qatar sentences the country's Baha'i leader to 5 years for social media posts
A three-judge panel of Qatar's Supreme Judiciary Council issued the verdict against Remy Rowhani, 71, who has been detained since April, according to documentation provided to The Associated Press by the Baha'i International Community office in Geneva, Switzerland.
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