Additional Name(s): Alireza Lak, علیرضا لک

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February//2018

Date of Release: April//2020

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

Ali Reza Lak

Extra Bio Info:

Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak 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.

At an unspecified date, the Tehran Revolutionary Court reportedly sentenced Lak to seven years in prison, 74 lashes, and two years in exile. It is unclear what Lak was charged with. Lak was expected to serve five years in prison as the sentences ran concurrently.

In April 2020, Lak was reportedly released from prison following a state directive in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lak was reportedly denied medical to treat injuries he sustained at the time of his arrest.

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