Additional Name(s): محسن عزیزی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February//2018

Date of Sentencing: June//2018

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly

Mohsen Azizi

Extra Bio Info:

Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi 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. Azizi was reportedly charged with "assembling and colluding to act against national security" (Art. 610 IPC). Azizi was reportedly denied access to a lawyer.

In June 2018, Azizi was reportedly sentenced to three years in prison.

United For Iran indicates that Azizi has been released; however, it is unclear under what circumstances.

Azizi was reportedly subjected to attacks and denied adequate medical care during his detention.

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