Siavash Hayati

Additional Name(s): سیاوش حیاتی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Yarsani

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: November/30/2022

Date of Release: January/3/2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Siavash Hayati

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Siavash Hayati was detained in relation to his religious belief and civil rights work.

On November 30, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Hayati alongside other other Yarsani civil activists on their way to Bisotun, Kermanshah province.  A week before his arrest, it was reported that a court had sentenced Hayati to one year in prison for “propaganda against the regime.” It is unclear if his sentence was tied to his arrest.

On January 3, 2023, Hayati was reportedly released on bail.

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