Displaying results 1 - 10 of 106

January 05, 2023

Saeed Ettehad was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 6, 2021, authorities reportedly arrested Ettehad alongside other Baha'is for their religious identity.

January 05, 2023

Siamak Honarvar was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On April 6, 2021, authorities reportedly arrested Honarvar alongside other Baha'is for their religious identity.…

September 20, 2022

Joseph Shahbazian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On June 30, 2020, authorities arrested Shahbazian, a house-church leader, following raids targeting house-churches…

August 15, 2022

Homayoun Zhaveh was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Zhaveh and his wife, Sara Ahmadi, as they were on vacation with some friends. …

August 02, 2022

Saeed Naseri was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 11, 2019, authorities arrested Naseri from his home in Tehran.

On April 17, 2019, Naseri was released on…

August 02, 2022

Hamid Naseri was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On March 11, 2019, authorities arrested Naseri reportedly in front of his business.

On April 26, 2019, Naseri was…

July 21, 2022

Shahram Najaf-Tomaraei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On November 25, 2015, authorities arrested Najaf-Tomaraei reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i. They…

July 07, 2022

Fardin Naddafian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In 2019, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolution Court reportedly sentenced Naddafian to one year in prison on unspecified…

May 25, 2022

Amin Zolfaghari was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 21, 2020, intelligence agents arrested Zolfaghari at his home in Yazd.

On June 23, 2020, Zolfaghari was…

May 25, 2022

Morteza Mashhood Kari was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert. 

In September 2021, authorities arrested Kari, a member of the Church of Iran, and others in Rasht reportedly…