Additional Name(s): غزل پاکزاد
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: January//2023
Date of Release: January/11/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Online Activity Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ghazal Pakzad was detained in relation to her religious belief.
In January 2023, authorities in Zahedan reportedly arrested Pakzad for being Baha'i and supporting nationwide protests on her Instagram.
On January 11, 2023, Pakzad was reportedly released on bail.
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"اعتراضات سراسری؛ گزارشی از بازداشت و آزادی ۳ شهروند" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
ARAM Iran, Tweet, January 8, 2023
"گزارشی از بازداشت و آزادی چهار شهروند از جمله دو زن و یک نوجوان در شهرهای مختلف" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت دو زن بهایی ساکن زاهدان توسط اطلاعات سپاه" The Baloch Activists' Campaign