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Adel Naimi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In July 2012, intelligence agents arrested Naimi following a raid on his home.  Authorities confiscated several…

Negin Ghadamian was imprisoned for her religious association and for providing religious education.

In the years prior to her arrest, Ghadamian, an educator, had been questioned by…

Shahnam Jazbani was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On October 17, 2012, authorities arrested Jazbani and several other Bahá’ís of Gorgan and the surrounding areas of…

Vahed Kholousi was imprisoned for his religious belief and education rights and human rights activism.

In February 2010, authorities arrested Kholousi reportedly in relation to his…

Mohsen Azizi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Azizi following a violent…

Jafar Ahmadi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Ahmadi following a violent crackdown on…

Majid Rashidi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Rashidi following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Akbar Dadashi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dadashi following a violent…

Salehoddin Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Alborz Eskandari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Eskandari following a violent…

Mojtaba Biranvand was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Biranvand following a violent…

Abbas Dehghan was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Dehghan, an administrator for the website…

Nazila Nouri was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

Naser Navard Goltapeh is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In February 2025, authorities detained Goltapeh and other Christians without charge and sent him to Evin Prison. …

Zaman Fadaei was imprisoned for practicing his religion as a convert.

On May 13, 2016, authorities arrested Fadaei, a member of the Church of Iran, and several others while performing…

Marjan Davari is imprisoned for her religious association and translation of religious texts.

In September 2015, authorities arrested Davari, a translator and a former researcher at the Rah-…

Sekhavat Salimi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Salimi following a violent…

Reza Sigarchi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, Sigarchi was arrested following a violent crackdown on people…

Hesam Moeini was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moeini following a violent crackdown on…

Ali Reza Lak was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Lak following a violent crackdown on…

Reza Yavari Motlagh was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Motlagh following a violent…

Amir Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri following a violent crackdown on…

Saeed Soltanpour is detained for his religious association and activity.

In November 2022, authorities arrested Soltanpour for the second time. His arrest came amid a crackdown on…

Morteza Kangarlou was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Kangarlou following a violent…

Babak Moradi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moradi following a violent crackdown…

Mohammad Reza Darvishi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Darvishi following a violent…

Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Moghaddam following a…

Reza Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari following a violent crackdown on…

Kasra Nouri was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Nouri, a reporter for the…

Sina Entesari was imprisoned for his religious association and for reporting on religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Entesari, a news director for the…

Shokoufeh Yadollahi Farsi was imprisoned for her religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farsi following a…

Behnam Eskandarian was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On April 30, 2019, authorities arrested Eskandarian and took him to an undisclosed location after police…

Mohammad Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent…

Mohammad Hassan Shah Reza was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Reza following a…

Farnam Farhang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Farhang following a violent crackdown on…

Hossein Arang was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Arang following a violent crackdown on…

Mehdi Mahdavifar was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Mahdavifar following a violent…

Vahid Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent crackdown…

Saeed Khamoshi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Khamoshi following a violent…

Bashir Riahi was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Riahi following a violent crackdown…

Behnoud Pourrostami was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Pourrostami following a violent…

Saeed Karimaei was imprisoned for his religious association and for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In February 2018, authorities arrested Karimaei following a violent crackdown…

Soheil Arabi was detained in relation to nationwide protests against mandatory religious veiling.

On January 2, 2023, authorities in Tehran arrested Arabi from his home under unclear…

Zeynab Jalalian is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges.

In March 2008, security officials violently arrested Jalalian reportedly in relation to her social and political activism for…

Rahele Ahmadi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

On July 10, 2019, authorities arrested Ahmadi, an activist against compulsory hijab,…

Yasaman Ariani was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Ariani for protesting compulsory hijab after she was…

Saba Kord Afshari was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In June 2019, authorities arrested Afshari for protesting compulsory hijab after a…

Monireh Arabshahi was imprisoned for her women’s rights activism against compulsory religious veiling.

In April 2019, authorities arrested Arabshahi for protesting compulsory hijab by…

Shakila Monfared is imprisoned for blasphemy.

In August 2020, security forces arrested Monfared as she was leaving home, reportedly in relation to her social media activism.

In…

Samin Ehsani was imprisoned in relation to her religious belief and activity.

In August 2011, authorities arrested Ehsani, a children's rights activist, after she went to court to resolve…

Melika Qaragozlu was detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions.

On July 13, 2022, authorities arrested Qaragozlu, a student activist, reportedly after she…

Afif Naeimi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On July 31, 2022, security forces arrested Naeimi in Karaj after raiding his home.

On December 13, 2022,…

Negar Darabi was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Darabi, in Mazandaran province under unclear…

Samiyeh Gholinejad was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Gholinejad, in Mazandaran province under unclear…

Bita Haghighi was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Haghighi, in Mazandaran province under unclear…

Atollah Zafar is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Zafar reportedly in relation to his activities assisting Baha'i families…

Sepehr Ziaee is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 24, 2022, authorities in Tehran arrested Ziaee reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.

In January…

Hamid Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Gharehassanlou,…

Farzaneh Gharehassanlou is imprisoned on religiously oriented charges for protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On November 4, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested …

Mojahed Kourkour is imprisoned and sentenced to death on false charges justified on a religious basis. 

On December 20, 2022, authorities in Ahvaz arrested Kourkour in a violent raid…

Fatemeh Sepehri is imprisoned for criticizing state-imposed religious policies. 

On September 21, 2022, security forces arrested Sepehri following the outbreak of nationwide…

Nasrin Soutudeh was detained for her religious freedom advocacy.

In October 2023, Iranian authorities arrested Soutudeh, an Iranian human rights activist and lawyer, as she…