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Fatemeh Bakhtari was imprisoned for practicing her religion as a convert. 

In May 2017, authorities arrested Bakhtari and her husband, Zaman Fadaei, under unclear circumstances.  She was reportedly denied access to a lawyer. 

On an unspecified date, Bakhtari was released on bail.

In September 2018, Bakhtari was sentenced to one year in prison for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC).

In August 2019, Bakhtari was taken into state custody to begin serving her sentence at Evin Prison. 

In March 2020, Bakhtari was reportedly released on furlough in light of COVID-19.

In April 2020, Bakhtari was granted full release in light of COVID-19.

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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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Behnam Eskandarian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Eskandarian and took him to an undisclosed location after police raided his home.  He and two others were accused of “unlawful membership of an illegal group aimed at disrupting domestic security,” “participation in, formation and administration of an unlawful group intended to unsettling national security inside the country,” and “taking part in action against the Islamic Republic regime in favor of opposition groups.” He was reportedly denied access to a lawyer.

In October 2019, the Semnan Revolutionary Court sentenced Eskandarian to five years in prison for “membership of illegal groups acting against national security” (Art. 499 IPC) and “propaganda against the state” (Art. 500 IPC).

In December 2019, it was reported that the Semnan Appeals Court reduced Eskandarian sentence to three years and six months in prison.

Eskandarian's sentence should have ended.

Eskandarian was subjected to inhumane living conditions and prolonged solitary confinement throughout his imprisonment. He was also denied adequate medical care.