Additional Name(s): Mahrokh Kanbari, Mahrokh Qanbari, ماهرخ قنبری

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October//2019

Date of Release: April//2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Mahrokh Ghanbari

Extra Bio Info:

Mahrokh Ghanbari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert.

In July 2019, authorities reportedly arrested Ghanbari. She was later released on bail.  She was reportedly denied access to a lawyer.

Later that same month, Ghanbari was reportedly sentenced to one year in prison for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC).

On August 2, 2019, Vice President Mike Pence called for Ghanbari's release.

In October 2019, it was reported that Ghanbari had been taken into state custody to begin serving her sentence.

In March 2020, Ghanbari was released on furlough in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In April 2020, Ghanbari was fully released from prison in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Nowruz holiday.

Ganbari had been previously arrested in 2018 in relation to her religious activity.

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