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Pouya Nowroozi was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On December 11, 2022, authorities in Shiraz reportedly arrested Nowroozi in relation to his being Baha'i. Authorities confiscated personal belongings and searched his workplace and home.

On February 8, 2023, Nowroozi was released.

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Faraz Haghighatjoo was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On December 10, 2022, authorities in Shiraz reportedly arrested Haghighatjoo in relation to his being Baha'i. He was sent to Adel-Abad Prison. Authorities confiscated personal belongings from Haghighatjoo's home. 

On February 8, 2023, Haghighatjoo was released.

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Farzaneh Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Gharehassanlou, a member of the Sufi Gonabadi Order, and her husband Hamid Gharehassanlou from their home after they had participated in the 40th day commemoration of the murder of Hadis Najafi. Najafi had been killed by security forces while protesting the death of Mahsa Amini. Authorities falsely accused the Gharehassanlous of being involved in the killing of a member of a state-backed paramilitary force. During interrogations, Farzaneh was reportedly tortured into making incriminating claims about Hamid. 

On November 6, 2022, state media broadcasted forced confessions by the Gharehassanlous. Both Farzaneh and Hamid reportedly had visible signs of torture on their bodies.

In early December 2022, it was learned that a court in Karaj, Alborz province, sentenced Farzaneh Gharehassanlou to 25 years of exile imprisonment for “spreading corruption on earth through committing crimes against national security.” According to a family member, authorities reportedly threatened the Gharehassanlous' lawyers until they were forced to accept a public defender, who allegedly worked to convict them.

In April 2023, it was reported that a court in Karaj sentenced Gharehassanlou to 5 years in prison, and that prison authorities have not provided medical treatment despite her “worrying physical conditions.”

In April 2024, it was reported that Gharehassanlou is being denied family visits and phone calls while incarcerated in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.

In June 2024, it was reported that Gharehassanlou, after beginning a hunger strike, was under severe medical duress after prison authorities denied her medical treatment.

In May 2025, it was reported that Iranian authorities continue to deny Gharehassanlou needed medical treatment by allegedly manipulating the approval process for the required treatment to make it more difficult to secure.

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