An 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.

Rowhani, 71, had been sentenced to a five-year prison term in August after his conviction on charges related to social media posts. The organization — the Baha'i International Community — said Wednesday that it was looking forward to his release.

“We are relieved that the Qatari justice system has reversed the misunderstandings of earlier court hearings," said Saba Haddad, the BIC representative to the United Nations in Geneva. "Justice has prevailed.”

Rowhani — former head of Qatar’s Chamber of Commerce — was convicted on charges involving the Baha’i community’s X and Instagram accounts, which c

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