Additional Name(s): Anatoli Pavlovich Zernichenko

Gender: Male

Current Location: Investigation Prison No. 11, Shymkent

Perpetrator: Kazakhstan

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 7 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/15/2021

Date of Sentencing: June/20/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence Terrorism

Anatoli Zernichenko

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Anatoli Zernichenko is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 15, 2021, authorities in Arys arrested Zernichenko for posting religious texts on Instagram and Telegram in 2020. After the arrest, authorities confiscated religious books and personal items from his home and another property.

On June 20, 2022, the Arys District Court sentenced Zernichenko to seven years' imprisonment for “promotion of terrorism or public calls for making of the act of terrorism…with use of mass media or networks of telecommunications” (Art. 256-2 KCC) and fined him 55,560 tenges. While in prison, authorities have refused access to the Qur’an or other religious literature.

Zernichenko is married with one child.

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Additional Name(s): شایان غلامی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: October/24/2022

Date of Release: November/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Shayan Gholami

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Shayan Gholami was detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 24, 2022, authorities in Kerman detained Gholami and Shaghayegh Bahrami reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.

On November 18, 2022, Bahrami and Shayan Gholami were released on bail.

Related Cases: Shaghayegh Bahrami

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Additional Name(s): شقایق بهرامی

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: October/24/2022

Date of Release: November/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Shaghayegh Bahrami

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Shaghayegh Bahrami was detained for her religious belief and activity. 

On October 24, 2022, authorities in Kerman detained Bahrami and Shayan Gholami reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.

On November 18, 2022, Bahrami and Shayan Gholami were released on bail.

Related Cases: Shayan Gholami

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