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.

Related Cases: Saman Ostovar, Kamyar Habibi, Sabin Yazdani, Mahsa Tirgar Bahnemiri, Rameleh Tirgarnejad, Elham Shareghi Arani, Nakisa Sadeghi, Shahrzad Mastouri, Negin Rezaie

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Additional Name(s): Nakissa Sadeghi, نکیسا صادقی

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

Nakisa Sadeghi

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Nakisa Sadeghi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Sadeghi's home in Karaj.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Sadeghi 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 Sadeghi's sentence.

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

Related Cases: Saman Ostovar, Kamyar Habibi, Sabin Yazdani, Mahsa Tirgar Bahnemiri, Rameleh Tirgarnejad, Elham Shareghi Arani, Sadaf Sheikhzadeh, Shahrzad Mastouri, Negin Rezaie

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Additional Name(s): Elham Shareghi, الهام شارقی آرانی

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: 3 Years' 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

Elham Shareghi Arani

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Elham Shareghi Arani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Arani to three years 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 Arani's sentence.

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

Related Cases: Saman Ostovar, Kamyar Habibi, Sabin Yazdani, Mahsa Tirgar Bahnemiri, Rameleh Tirgarnejad, Nakisa Sadeghi, Sadaf Sheikhzadeh, Shahrzad Mastouri, Negin Rezaie

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