Additional Name(s): Ali Reza Nourmohammadi, علیرضا نورمحمدی
Gender: Male
Current Location: Karaj
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Reduced to 3 Years' Imprisonment
Sentence: Originally 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/10/2021
Date of Sentencing: June//2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Alireza Nourmohammadi is imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.
In November 2020, authorities raided Nourmohammadi's home and confiscated his personal belongings, including religious texts.
In May 2021, it was reported that Nourmohammadi had been charged with "spreading propaganda and deviant educational activities opposing Islam” (Art. 500 IPC).
During the trial process at an unknown date, Nourmohammadi was arrested and subsequently released on bail after paying 250 million tomans.
In June 2021, Nourmohammadi was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 40 million tomans.
In August 2021, Nourmohammadi's sentence was reduced to three years in prison.
On November 10, 2021, Nourmohammadi was summoned to prison in Karaj to begin his sentence.
In January 2022, it was reported that Nourmohammadi would received a ten-day leave from prison to celebrate Christmas.
Nourmohammadi was previously arrested in 2017 for similar offenses related to his religious practice.
Photo attributed to Article 18
"Christian converts granted belated Christmas break from prison" Article 18
"Three Christian Converts Summoned in Karaj to Endure Their Sentences" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"احضار سه نوکیش مسیحی برای تحمل مجموعا ۹ سال زندان" Article 18
"Iranian Christians request prayer for Milad Gourdazi, Amin Khaki and Alireza Nourmohammadi, who have been summoned to prison to serve three-year sentences." Middle East Concern
"Three Christian converts sentenced to prison in Karaj" Iran News Wire
"Christian converts charged under Iran’s newly amended ‘propaganda’ law" Article 18
"Ali Reza Nourmohammadi" United for Iran