Additional Name(s): البرز اسکندری سبزی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Date of Detainment: February//2018

Date of Release: August/13/2019

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Alborz Eskandari

Extra Bio Info:

Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent crackdown on people protesting the arrest of Nematollah Riahi. Riahi, a member of the Sufi Gonabadi Order, had come to Tehran earlier in February to participate in a sit-in protesting the house arrest of spiritual leader Noor Ali Tabandeh.

It is unclear what charges Eskandari faced or what his sentence was. He was also reportedly denied access to a lawyer. 

On August 13, 2019, Eskandari was reportedly released from prison after completing his sentence.

During his detention, Eskandari was reportedly subjected to attacks and denied adequate medical care. 

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