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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…

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.…

Reyhaneh Pakzad was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

In January 2023, authorities in Zahedan reportedly arrested Pakzad for being Baha'i and supporting…

Ghazal Pakzad was detained in relation to her religious belief.

In January 2023, authorities in Zahedan reportedly arrested Pakzad for being Baha'i and supporting nationwide protests…

Matin Gorji was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity. 

On January 8, 2023, authorities in Qaemshahr reportedly arrested Gorji, a Baha'i. Authorities…

Morsen Afrouz was imprisoned for protesting religious freedom conditions and in relation to his religious association.

In November 2022, authorities in Firuzkooh reportedly detained …

Mahsa Mohammadi is detained for blasphemy.

On October 30, 2022, authorities reportedly detained Mohammadi, a university student in Sabzevar, over a tweet perceived as blasphemous.…

Sara Mottaghi is detained for blasphemy.

On January 15, 2023, Iranian authorities raided the home of Mattaghi, a poet, for writing about an ancient Iranian day celebrating women. After…

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…

Nahaleh Shahidi is detained on a religious basis. 

On March 28, 2023, security forces arrested Shahidi, a Baha’i citizen and child rights activist, while she was traveling from Karaj…

Shahdokht Khanjani was detained in relation to her religious belief or activity.

On May 29, 2023, authorities arrested Khanjani at her residence in Samnan in relation to her being a Baha'i.…

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

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

Foad Shaker was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Shaker, at the residence of Shahram…

Shahram Fallah was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Fallah, at Fallah's residence. The…

Yekta Fallah was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Fallah, at the residence of Shahram…

Behnam Pour-Ahmadi was detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Pour-Ahmadi, at the residence of…

Paridokht Shojaei was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On July 12, 2023, authorities in Kerman arrested five Baha'is, including Shojaei, at the residence of…

Keyvan Rahimian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On July 18, 2023, authorities in Tehran arrested Rahimian, a lecturer at an online Baha'i university, reportedly…

Shiva Kashani-Nejad was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On July 19, 2023, security forces from Ministry of Intelligence reportedly arrested Kashani-Nejad from…

Mojgan Samimi was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On July 19, 2023, security forces from Ministry of Intelligence reportedly arrested Samimi from her home in…

Shadi Shahidzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Shahidzadeh at her home in Tehran reportedly in relation to her being Baha'…

Mansour Amini is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On May 1, 2023, authorities arrested Amini at his home reportedly in relation to his activities assisting Baha'i…

Valiollah Ghadamian is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

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

Sabin Yazdani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Yazdani's home in Karaj.

In February 2023, it was reported…

Mahsa Tirgar Bahnemiri is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Bahnemiri to two…

Rameleh Tirgarnejad is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Tirgarnejad's home in Karaj.

In February 2023, it…

Elham Shareghi Arani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Arani to three years…

Nakisa Sadeghi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Sadeghi's home in Karaj.

In February 2023, it was…

Sadaf Sheikhzadeh is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Sheikhzadeh to two…

Shahrzad Mastouri is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Mastouri to two…

Negin Rezaie is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Rezaie to two years and…

Maria Khanjani was detained or her religious association. 

On August 13, 2023, security forces apprehended Khanjani and her father Jamaloddin Khanjani and took them to…

Niusha Badiei Sabet was detained for her religious belief and activity. 

On August 15, 2023, authorities in Babol, Mazandaran province, arrested Sabet and Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan at…

Suzan Eid Mohammadzadegan was detained for her religious belief and activity. 

On August 15, 2023, authorities in Babol, Mazandaran province, arrested Mohammadzadegan and Niusha…

Arash Nabavi is imprisoned for his religious belief and association. 

In August 2023, authorities arrested Nabavi, a Baháʼí citizen. After two months, he was released on bail. …

Abdulmajid Moradzahi is detained for protesting religious freedom conditions.

On January 30, 2023, authorities arrested Moradzahi, a prominent Sunni cleric, during protests in Zahedan…

Abdolaziz Omarzahi is detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On April 30, 2023, authorities arrested Omarzahi, a lecturer at the Makki seminary school…

Abdollah Barahouie is detained in relation to protesting religious freedom conditions. 

On August 12, 2023, authorities reportedly arrested Barahouie, a scholar at the Madineh al…

Fathi Mohammad Naghshbandi is detained for his religious activity. 

On August 20, 2023, authorities reportedly arrested Naghshbandi, the imam and Friday prayer leader in Rask,…

Anisa Fanaian was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 21, 2023, security forces arrested Fanaian at her home in Semnan City. Authorities reportedly conducted…

Shabnam Tebianian was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On August 21, 2023, security forces arrested Tebianian in Semnan City. Authorities reportedly conducted a thorough…

Anooshavan Avedian was imprisoned for his religious activity. 

On August 21, 2020, agents with the Ministry of Intelligence Service arrested Avedian, a house church leader, after…

Sina Shahri is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On January 17, 2022, authorities in Tabriz arrested Shahri at his home reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.…

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…

Reza Rasaei is imprisoned and sentenced to death for protesting religious freedom conditions.

In November 2022, Iranian security forces arrested Rasaei, a Yarsani adherant, in Karaj after…

Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.

In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-Halgheh…

Hakop Gochumyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On August 15, 2023, authorities in Pardis arrested Gochumyan while he and his family were having dinner at a friend's…

Arash Moradi is imprisoned on religiously-based charges for his social activism. 

In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Moradi, a Gonabadi Sufi and social activist, at his…

Mina Karami is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

In September 2022, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court convicted Karami, an Iranian Baha'i, on charges related to "…

Soroush Iqani is imprisoned for his religious identity.

In June 2023, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary Court sentenced Iqani, an Iranian Baha'i, to two years in prison on charges of "…

Noushin Mesbah is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In October 2023, Branch 1 of the Mashhad Revolution Court sentenced Mesbah to one year in prison on charges of "…

Neda Fotouhi is imprisoned for her membership in a religious organization and activism.

In October 2023, Iranian security forces arrested Fotouhi, an Iranian follower of Erfan-e-Halgheh,…

Mojdeh Falahi is detained for her religious belief. 
In September 2024, Iranian security authorities arrested Falahi, a Christian convert, in Shiraz. Falahi reportedly went to the Shiraz…

Mazaher Heydari is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Heydari, a Gonabadi Sufi who has advocated for women’s rights…

Narges Nasri was detained for her religious conversion.

In November 2024, Iranian intelligence authorities detained Nasri after raiding her Tehran home, during which they confiscated…

Morteza Faghanpour-Saasi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Morteza for distributing "illegal" Christian books and…

Abolfazl Ahmadzadeh-Khajani is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Ahmadzadeh-Khajani and pressured him to renounce his…

Hessamuddin Mohammad Joneydi was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

In June 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Joneydi and pressured him to renounce his faith. 

In…

Mehran Shamloui is imprisoned for his religious activity and conversion. 

In 2024, Iranian authorities arrested Shamloui for participating in a house church. 

In December…

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…

Hossein Mohammadi is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2023, 30 Iranian intelligence agents raided Mohammadi's house church in Shahriar and arrested him…

Teymur Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2023, Iranian authorities arrested Hosseini after raiding his home and workplace. 

In February 2024,…

Aida Najaflou is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity. 

In February 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Aida, a Christian convert, along with four other Christians for…

Nayereh Arjaneh is imprisoned for her religious conversion and activity.

On July 7, 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Arjaneh and her husband at their home for attending a Christian seminar…

Navid Tashakor is detained for his religious identity. 

On December 13, 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Tashakor, a Baha'i citizen, and charged him with “propaganda against the state…

Mohammad Soltani is imprisoned for his religious expression. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Soltani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Abbas Soori is imprisoned for his religious activity and conversion. 

In November 2024, Iranian intelligence authorities arrested Abbas Soori while raiding his home, confiscating Bibles…

Mohammad-Reza Asadi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Nik-Ahd for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Abolfazl Khoran is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Khoran for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Mostafa Kamani is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Kamani for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Ramtin Edrisi is imprisoned for his religious freedom advocacy. 

In August 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Edrisi for attending the memorial service of a man who was killed by…

Mahmoud Mardani is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity. 

In December 2021, plainclothes intelligence agents arrested Mardani, a Christian convert from Islam, and his…

Mansour Mardani is imprisoned for his religious conversion and activity.

In December 2021, plainclothes intelligence agents arrested Mardani, a Christian convert from Islam, and his brother…

Parvin Ghadiani is detained for her religious conversion and activity. 

In January 2024, Iranian security forces arrested Ghadiani, a Christian convert from Islam, for "proselytizing…

Parva Behdad is imprisoned for her religious activity. 

In November 2022, Iranian security forces arrested Behdad at her home for managing a social media channel associated with the…

Mohammedreza Tabri is imprisoned and sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy. 

In January 2026, police in Tehran arrested Tabri during city-wide protests. 

Shortly…

Amir-Ali Minaei is imprisoned for his religious activity. 

In December 2023, Iranian officials arrested Minaei for his involvement with a Christian house church. 

In March…

Arshia Rouhani is imprisoned for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2023, authorities summoned and arrested Rouhani, a Baháʼí business owner who had previously faced…

Hamid Manzavi is imprisoned for his religious belief and association. 

In October 2023, authorities summoned and arrested Manzavi, a Baháʼí business owner, after raiding and sealing his…

Sheyda Rouhani is detained for her religious belief. 

In May 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Rouhani and confiscated her personal belongings, including her Baháʼí religious…

Sheydeh Tavakoli is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In May 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Tavakoli along with two other Baháʼí women and took her to an…

Sheila Tavakoli is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In May 2025, Iranian authorities arrested Tavakoli along with two other Baháʼí women and took her to an…

Arman Nik Ayin is detained for his religious belief and association.

In June 2025, authorities in Shiraz violently arrested Nik Ayin and raided his home. Authorities took him to an…

Iman Rahmatpanah is detained for his religious belief. 

In June 2025, authorities in Shiraz arrested Rahmatpanah at his home and confiscated his personal belongings, including Baháʼí…

Hoshidar Zarei is imprisoned for his religious belief. 

In April 2023, authorities arrested Zarei, a Baha'i citizen. 

Later in 2023, Branch 1 of the Shiraz Revolutionary…

Peyvand Naimi is detained for his religious identity and association. 

In January 2026, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps authorities arrested Naimi and held him incommunicado.…

Borna Naimi is detained for his religious identity and association. 

In March 2026, Iranian authorities arrested Naimi, held him incommunicado, and accused him of murdering government…

Ghazal Marzban is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

In January 2026, authorities arrested Ghazal Marzban, a Catholic Christian convert, at her home in Tehran.…

Mahsa Sotoudeh is detained for her religious belief. 

In spring 2026, agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested Sotoudeh along with her…

Mandana Sotoudeh is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested…

Behzad Basiri is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, agents of the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp arrested Basiri…

Romina Khazali is detained for her religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, intelligence authorities arrested Khazali along with her husband and another Baha'i family in their…

Behzad Yazdani is detained for his religious belief and association. 

In spring 2026, intelligence authorities arrested Yazdani along with his wife and another Baha'i family in their…

Mary Mohammadi is forcibly disappeared for her religious belief. 

In February 2026, Iranian Ministry of Intelligence authorities disappeared Mohammadi, a Christian convert and human…

Deniz Göktaş is detained for his religious expression. 

In July 2026, Turkish authorities arrested Göktaş, a popular stand-up comedian, for making jokes about the Quran in his comedy…