Zahra Gholami

Additional Name(s): Hannah

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Date of Detainment: December//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Zahra Gholami

Extra Bio Info:

Zahra Gholami is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2023, several dozen Iranian intelligence agents raided Gholami's house church in Shahriar and arrested her. 

In February 2024, Gholami was released on bail. 

In July 2024, authorities sentenced her to 2 years' imprisonment for membership in a "group with the aim of disrupting national security" (Art. 498 IPC). In November 2025, Gholami reported to prison to serve her sentence.