&gt; How likely is this situation in the rest of the world? Can one end up behind bars for teaching at an &quot;unofficial&quot; school?<p>Maybe I&#x27;m reading this incorrectly, but it sounds like Mr. Badavam&#x27;s crimes were <i>being Baha&#x27;i</i> and teaching at a school for Baha&#x27;i students.<p>From the article:<p>&quot;Iran’s Baha’i community created BIHE in the 1980s after our youth were banned from Iranian universities. I began volunteering there in 1989 after serving three years in prison for simply being an active Baha’i.&quot;<p>If I&#x27;m reading this correctly, the title is a bit misleading.