Parizad Hamidi Shafagh

Additional Name(s): پریزاد حمیدی شفق

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years, 7 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February//2020

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other) Online Activity

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Blasphemy Incitement to Commit Crime & Violence

Parizad Hamidi Shafagh

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Parizad Hamidi Shafagh is imprisoned on blasphemy-related charges.

In February 2020, intelligence agents arrested Shafagh reportedly in relation to her social media activities.

In June 2020, a Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Shafagh to 18 years and six months in prison for “insulting Islamic sanctities” (Art. 513 IPC), “membership in organizations that aim to disrupt national security” (Art. 499 IPC), and “inciting violence.” Her sentence was reduced to five years, seven months, and 15 days.

Shafagh is serving her sentence in Qarchak Prison.

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