Additional Name(s): نازیلا نوری

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: Yes

Appeal: Reduced to 1 Year's Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February//2018

Date of Sentencing: May//2019

Date of Release: November/1/2019

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Protesting Religious Freedom Conditions Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly

Nazila Nouri

Extra Bio Info:

Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

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

In July 2018, Nouri was reportedly sentenced to five years in prison.

In August 2018, Nouri was released on bail.

In May 2019, Nouri was reportedly arrested again to begin serving her sentence.  It was also reported that the Appeals Court of Tehran reduced her sentence to one year in prison.

On November 1, 2019, Nouri was released.

Nouri was reportedly denied adequate medical care and subjected to attacks and inhumane living conditions during her detention.

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