Additional Name(s): شادی شهید زاده

Gender: Female

Current Location: Evin Prison

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/1/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Preserving Religious Sites & Sacred Lands Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization

Shadi Shahidzadeh

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Shadi Shahidzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Shahidzadeh at her home in Tehran reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i. In the days leading up to her arrest, judicial authorities had reportedly summoned her following her requests to obtain a burial permit for her grandmother. Shahidzadeh was taken to Evin Prison.

In July 2023, it was reported that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had sentenced Shahidzadeh among other Baha'is to five years in prison for “membership in illegal groups to disrupt national security.”

In October 2023, it was reported that Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeal had upheld Shahidzadeh's sentence.

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Additional Name(s): Mikhail Stanislavovich Shevchuk, Шевчук Михаил

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: February/14/2023

Date of Release: August/4/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: House Arrest

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Mikhail Shevchuk

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Mikhail Shevchuk was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.

On February 14, 2023, authorities in Saransk arrested Shevchuk and transferred him to a detention center after accusing him of participating in religious meetings. Shevchuk was charged with “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). 

On May 3, 2023, Shevchuk was placed under house arrest.

On August 4, 2023, Shevchuk's house arrest was lifted.

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Additional Name(s): Ivan Yevgeniyevich Neverov, Неверов Иван Евгеньевич

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: February/14/2023

Date of Release: August/4/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: House Arrest

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Ivan Neverov

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Ivan Neverov was under house arrest for his religious belief and activity.

On February 14, 2023, authorities in Saransk arrested Neverov and transferred him to a detention center after accusing him of participating in religious meetings. Neverov was charged with “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). 

On May 3, 2023, Neverov was placed under house arrest.

On August 4, 2023, Neverov's house arrest was lifted.

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