Additional Name(s): نگین رضایی

Gender: Female

Current Location: Kachoui Prison, Karaj

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 2 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/5/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching

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

Negin Rezaie

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Negin Rezaie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Rezaie to two years and one month in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.

In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Rezaie's sentence.

On August 5, 2023, Rezaie was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.

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Additional Name(s): شهرزاد مستوری

Gender: Female

Current Location: Kachoui Prison, Karaj

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 2 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/5/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching

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

Shahrzad Mastouri

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Shahrzad Mastouri is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Mastouri to two years and one month in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.

In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Mastouri's sentence.

On August 5, 2023, Mastouri was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.

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Additional Name(s): صدف شیخ زاده

Gender: Female

Current Location: Kachoui Prison, Karaj

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 2 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/5/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching

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

Sadaf Sheikhzadeh

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Sadaf Sheikhzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Sheikhzadeh to two years and one month in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.

In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Sheikhzadeh's sentence.

On August 5, 2023, Sheikhzadeh was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.

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