… Name(s): یلدا فیروزیان Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … COVID-19 pandemic. Sources: " Yalda Firouzian " United For Iran "Harsh Sentences for Three Young Iranian Baha’is" Iran …
… Female Current Location: Bandar Abbas Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) “Mahnaz Jan Nesar” United for Iran “با پایان مرخصی؛ هشت شهروند بهائی به زندان بندرعباس …
… Female Current Location: Bandar Abbas Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) “Maral Rasti” United for Iran “با پایان مرخصی؛ هشت شهروند بهائی به زندان بندرعباس …
… Female Current Location: Qarchak Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … United for Iran USCIRF Press Release: USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Religious Persecution of Baha’is November 15, 2023 …
… Male Current Location: Bandar Abbas Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) “Arash Rasekhi” United for Iran “با پایان مرخصی؛ هشت شهروند بهائی به زندان بندرعباس …
… Male Current Location: Bandar Abbas Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Mehrallah Afshar" United for Iran “با پایان مرخصی؛ هشت شهروند بهائی به زندان بندرعباس …
… Male Current Location: Bandar Abbas Prison Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Nasim Ghanvatian" United For Iran “با پایان مرخصی؛ هشت شهروند بهائی به زندان بندرعباس …
… Vahid Roghangir, محمد روغنگیر Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – … authorities arrested Roghangir, a member of the Church of Iran, after authorities raided a house-church in Shiraz. He …
… Male Current Location: Semnan Prison, Semnan Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … Available Information: Baha'i International Community-Iran News Bulletin #11-2025 Archives of Baha'i Persecution in …
… Gender: Male Current Location: Evin Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Previously … as a manager for a dissolved Baha’i group named “Yaran e Iran” or “Friends of Iran,” an organization that aimed to …
… Bahareh Zaini, بهاره زینی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Zayni was reportedly transferred to Dowlatabad Prison. Iran Wire reported that the 1st Branch of the Isfahan …
… Fozhan Rashidi, فوژان رشیدی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Rashidi was reportedly transferred to Dowlatabad Prison. Iran Wire reported that Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary …
… Saham Aramin, سهام آرمین Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … transferred to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan Province. Iran Wire reported that Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary …
… Moslim Rahimi, هادی رحیمی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … On May 14, 2020, Rahimi, a member of the Church of Iran, was taken into state custody after being unable to pay …
… Omidi, Johann, محمدرضا امیدی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – … authorities arrested Omidi, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others while they were performing religious …
… Najaf Tomraei, شهرام نجف تومرائی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … IranWire USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022 "Baha’i Citizen Shahram …
… Name(s): شهدخت خانجانی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Sentence: 11 Years' … concurrently. In February 2024, the Court of Appeals in Iran’s central Semnan province upheld Khanhani's 11-year …
… Additional Name(s): فریبا دلیر Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Dalir was sentenced to two years in prison. United For Iran lists the charge as "founding or leading an organization …
… Name(s): جواد کریمزایی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Baluch Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … religious school in Zahedan. According to United For Iran, it is likely that Karimzaei has been released. …
… Additional Name(s): سعیده خضوعی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Migraines … bail. Sources: USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022 "Saeideh Khozouei" United For Iran …
… Additional Name(s): پویا صراف Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "POUYA SARRAF" United For Iran USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in …
… Kamal Namanian, کمال نعمانیان Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Name(s): خلیل دهقانپور Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Additional Name(s): محمد وفادار Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Vafadar at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Additional Name(s): حسین کدیور Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Kadivar at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Additional Name(s): صهبا فرنوش Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Agency (HRANA) USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022 "Sahba Farnoush" United for Iran …
… Misaghian, محبوبه میثاقیان Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … News Agency (HRANA) "Mahboubeh Misaghian" United for Iran "بهائیان یزد؛ محبوبه میثاقیان جهت تحمل حبس راهی زندان …
… Name(s): Badi Khazei, بدیع خاضعی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Iran September 2023 "Baha’i Citizen Badi Khazei Sentenced to …
… Name(s): فائزه عبدی پور Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … known for discussing the situation of Gonabadi Sufis in Iran with media outlets and human rights organizations. On …
… Faraz Haghighatjo, فراز حقیقت جو Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "Another Baha’i Arrested In Iran" IranWire "فراز حقیقت جو، شهروند بهائی توسط نیروهای …
… Name(s): Anna Khademi Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … charged with ‘disturbing public opinion’" Article 18 "Iran: Christian convert released on bail still faces charges" …
… Male Current Location: Evin Prison, Tehran Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – … authorities arrested Fadaei, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others while performing religious rites at …
… حقنژاد Gender: Male Current Location: Minab Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Court in Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province, in northern Iran would hear a new case against Haghenjad and nine other …
… Kashan, مجیدرضا سوزنچی کاشانی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … reports about the nature of the charges. United For Iran reports he was charged with "membership in organizations …
… Additional Name(s): مهدی خطیبی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Khatibi at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Male Current Location: محمد اسلامدوست Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Additional Name(s): بختیار عارفی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Kurd Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … to disrupt national security" (Art. 499 IPC). United For Iran reports that this sentence was in relation to his …
… Mossayebzadeh, محمدعلی مسیبزاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – … arrested Mosayebzadeh, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others while they were performing religious …
… Additional Name(s): همایون ژاوه Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other Health … Photo attributed to Article 18 USCIRF Annual Report 2024: Iran " Parkinson's sufferer and wife acquitted, released from …
… Name(s): ابراهیم فیروزی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … charges and sentence are unclear. According to United For Iran, Firouzi was pardoned by law and conditionally released. …
… Additional Name(s): بهنام اخلاقی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … to his church activity. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Hossein-Zadeh, بابک حسینزاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … he was at a house-church. Other members of the Church of Iran in Rasht were reportedly arrested around the same time. …
… Additional Name(s): شهنام جذبانی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: Yes … foreign States against the Islamic Republic of Iran” (Art. 508 IPC). In December 2016, Branch 2 of the …
… Name(s): ماریا خانجانی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … as a manager for a dissolved Baha’i group named “Yaran e Iran” or “Friends of Iran,” an organization that aimed to …
… Additional Name(s): سهراب نقیپور Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … from prison. Sources: "Sohrab Naghipour" United For Iran … Sohrab Naghipour …
… Additional Name(s): پژمان شهریاری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … while in custody. Sources: "Pezhman Shahriari" United For Iran … Pezhman Shahriari …
… Additional Name(s): محبوب حبیبی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … while in custody. Sources: "Mahboub Habibi" United For Iran … Mahboub Habibi …
… Additional Name(s): فرزاد همایونی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … from prison. Sources: "Farzad Homayouni" United For Iran … Farzad Homayouni …
… Additional Name(s): منوچهر رحمانی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … from prison. Sources: "Manouchehr Rahmani" United For Iran … Manouchehr Rahmani …
… Additional Name(s): وصال ممتازی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … months in prison for “insulting the Supreme Leader of Iran,” and three years and six months in prison for …
… Name(s): امین ذوالفقاری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "Amin Zolfaghari" United for Iran "Baha’i Citizen Amin Zolfaghari Imprisoned in Yazd …
… Additional Name(s): سوادا آغاسر Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Armenian Religion or Belief: Christian – … from prison. Sources: "Sevada Aghasar" United For Iran "Sevada Aghasar" Church In Chains "‘Now I know even …
… Mahrokh Qanbari, ماهرخ قنبری Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … attributed to Article 18 "Mahrokh Ghanbari" United For Iran "Christian convert, 62, released from prison, leave …
… Aylar Bakhtari, فاطمه باختری Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … attributed to Article 18 "Fatemeh Bakhtari" United For Iran "Easter release for Iranian Christian convert" Article …
… Pourreza-Zadeh, ایوب پوررضازاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … authorities arrested Rezazadeh, a member of the Church of Iran, and others in Rasht reportedly in relation to their …
… Gender: Male Current Location: Lakan Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … authorities arrested Sarparast, a member of the Church of Iran, and others in Rasht reportedly in relation to their …
… Gender: Female Current Location: Yazd Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … News Agency (HRANA) "Hiwa Yazdan Mehdi Abadi" United for Iran "Two Baha’i Citizens Arrested and Sent to Yazd Prison to …
… Additional Name(s): نگار دارابی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Contracted … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "NEGAR DARABI" United For Iran "Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 …
… Gholinejad, سامیه قلی نژاد Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Contracted … News Agency (HRANA) "SAMIYEH GHOLINEJAD" United For Iran "Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 …
… Additional Name(s): بیتا حقیقی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Contracted … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "BITA HAGHIGHI" United For Iran "Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 …
… Gender: Male Current Location: Lakan Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … 2021, authorities arrested Kari, a member of the Church of Iran, and others in Rasht reportedly in relation to their …
… Additional Name(s): ثمین احسانی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "SAMIN EHSANI" United For Iran "ابتلای عسل محمدی و ثمین احسانی به کرونا در زندان اوین" …
… Additional Name(s): سعید اتحاد Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "Saeed Ettehad" United For Iran HRANA English, Tweet , February 21, 2023 "آغاز محکومیت …
… Moghadam, سیروس ذبیحی مقدم Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … News Agency (HRANA) USCIRF Press Release: USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Religious Persecution of Baha’is November 15, 2023 …
… Additional Name(s): سیامک هنرور Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "Siamak Honarvar" United For Iran "آغاز محکومیت دو شهروند بهائی در شیراز" IranWire … …
… Shahr Prison/Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Tehran Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Contracted … Tweet , August 25, 2022 "Farhad Fahandezh" United For Iran "فرهاد فهندژ به بند عمومی زندان رجایی شهر کرج منتقل شد" …
… Soroosh Agahi, سروش آگاهی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Manavi , Neda Shabani Sources: "Soroush Agahi" United for Iran "One Year Home Detention Given to Nine Baha’i Citizens" …
… Additional Name(s): سارا احمدی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Christian – … در شعبه اجرای احکام" Article 18 "Sara Ahmadi" United for Iran "Iranian Christian convert with Parkinson’s disease …
… سید فریبرز شاه ابراهیمی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Kurd Religion or Belief: Yarsani Reports … Agency (HRANA) "FARIBORZ SHAH EBRAHIMI" United For Iran "At Least 30 Yarsani Followers Arrested" Human Rights …
… Name(s): سید فرهاد ذالنوری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Kurd Religion or Belief: Yarsani Reports … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "FARHAD ZONOURI" United For Iran "At Least 30 Yarsani Followers Arrested" Human Rights …
… Name(s): الهام سلمانزاده Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … , Neda Shabani Sources: "Elham Salmanzadeh" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …
… Additional Name(s): پیام شعبانی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Manavi , Neda Shabani Sources: "Payam Shabani" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …
… Jamileh Pakro, جمیله پاکرو Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … , Neda Shabani Sources: "Jamileh Pakrou" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …
… Additional Name(s): ندا شبانی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Pakrou , Peyman Manavi Sources: "Neda Shabani" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …
… (MUM), and his brother, Migdad Eyvazov, on their way from Iran. Shamkhal Eyvazov, a theologian, had studied in Qom, Iran. He was charged with "illegally purchasing or storing …
… Slamanzadeh, کیانوش سلمانزاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … , Neda Shabani Sources: "Kianoush Salmanzadeh" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …
… Additional Name(s): پروان معنوی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Manavi , Neda Shabani Sources: "Parvan Manavi" United for Iran "بیست و ششم بهمن؛ گزارشی از آزادی زندانیان طی ۲۴ ساعت …