The number of arrests and detainees as well as the amount of mob violence declined. However, they did not go away and the economic persecution and denial of religious freedom did not stop. The various reports cited most of the forms of discrimination listed in the overview. These condemnations, reports and statements will not be cited here unless they contain other noteworthy information. The UN Commission on Human Rights reports that the situation of Baha'is in Iran has improved.
Business licenses are easier to obtain but most property still remains confiscated.
In one case, an owner petitioning for the return of his property was arrested. However, the pattern of discrimination continues. This slight improvement of the situation of the Iranian Baha'is coincides with the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini. The sentences of many prisoners are reduced in honor of the 11th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. The Baha'is were excluded from this sentence reduction.