… Additional Name(s): سعید گودرزی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): حیدر تیموری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Heydar Teymouri" United For Iran "18 Sufis on Strike in Iran’s Great Tehran Penitentiary Issue Three Demands" Center …
… Additional Name(s): رسول هویدا Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): اردشیر عشایری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): مهدی کیوانلو Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): احسان ملکمحمدی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … Malek Mohammadi" United For Iran "18 Sufis on Strike in Iran’s Great Tehran Penitentiary Issue Three Demands" Center …
… Additional Name(s): مجید مرادی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Saeed Doorandish, سعید دوراندیش Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): Javad Khamisabadi Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): مصطفی عبدی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): مهدی ایزدپناه Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): مهران اصغرزاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): مصطفی میرمحمدی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Akbar Beiranvand, اکبر بیرانوند Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): عبدالله اسماعیلی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Aliaei, بهروز صادقی علیایی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): صادق قیصری Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Lor Religion or Belief: Unknown Reports of … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Additional Name(s): بابک تقیان Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Name(s): احمد ایرانیخواه Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Azadravesh, علیرضا آزادروش Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … "Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History” Center For Human Rights In Iran …
… Gender: Female Current Location: Birjand Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Atieh Salehi" United for Iran "۶ شهروند بهایی جهت اجرای حکم راهی زندان بیرجند شدند" …
… Gender: Female Current Location: Birjand Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Roya Melaki" United for Iran "۶ شهروند بهایی جهت اجرای حکم راهی زندان بیرجند شدند" …
… ملاکی Gender: Male Current Location: Birjand Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Ataollah Melaki" United for Iran "۶ شهروند بهایی جهت اجرای حکم راهی زندان بیرجند شدند" …
… Gender: Female Current Location: Birjand Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … to Voice of America (VOA) "Arezou Mohammadi" United for Iran "More Baha’is Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Iran …
… 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 …
… Prison, Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Baluch Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … prison for "armed activity against the Islamic Republic of Iran and sedition." In January 2020, the Supreme Court …
… Prison, Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Baluch Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … prison for "armed activity against the Islamic Republic of Iran and sedition." In January 2020, the Supreme Court …
… Gender: Male Current Location: Arak Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … “offensive to Islam.” The Center for Human Rights in Iran says he was charged with “insulting the Prophet Mohamed” …
… 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 …
… Name(s): کیانوش عباسزاده Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: … Activist News Agency "Kianoush Abbaszadeh" United For Iran "Iran: Hunger strike to protest torture in detention" …
… زهرا صدیقی همدانی, ساره منصوری Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Kurd Religion or Belief: Unspecified … it was reported that Sedighi-Hamadani had safely fled Iran for another undisclosed country. Related Cases: Elham …
… 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 …
… Amini, مهسا (ژینا) امینی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: Yes … October 14, 2022 USCIRF Press Release: USCIRF Condemns Iran’s Government For Killing of Young Woman with “Improper …
… 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 …
… Current Location: Adilabad Prison, Shiraz Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Prison, Shiraz. Sources: "Hayedeh Ram" United for Iran "44 Iranian Baha’is arrested, arraigned or jailed in …
… Afshin Bolbolan, افشین بلبلان Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … transferred to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan Province. Iran Wire reported that Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary …
… Dastgerd Prison, Dastgerd, Borkhar, Isfahan 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 …
… Dastgerd Prison, Dastgerd, Borkhar, Isfahan Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Fars Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of … transferred to Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan province. Iran Wire reported that Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary …
… Additional Name(s): میلاد داوردان 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 …
… 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 …
… Additional Name(s): نوشین جعفری Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other Reports … receiving amnesty. Sources: “Noushin Jafari” United for Iran USCIRF Tweet May 3, 2022 “Iranian Society Under …
… 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 …
… Niloufar Hamedi, نیلوفر حامدی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … “Journalists Ordered to Serve Five Years in Prison in Iran” Human Rights Watch USCIRF Commissioners Susie Gelman …
… Male Current Location: Lakan Prison, Rasht Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) ARAM Iran, Tweet , October 1, 2023 "همایون خانلری، شهروند بهائی …
… Elahe Mohammadi, الهه محمدی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … 2024 “Journalists Ordered to Serve Five Years in Prison in Iran” Human Rights Watch USCIRF Commissioners Susie Gelman …
… Location: Arak Central Prison, Arak, Markazi Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … Supreme Leader” (Art. 514 IPC) and then death. United For Iran reports he was charged with "insulting Islamic …
… Additional Name(s): محسن افروز Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) USCIRF Annual Report 2024: Iran "Mohsen Afrouz" United For Iran ARAM Iran, Tweet , …
… Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Baluch Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … while detained. Sources: "ABDOLMAJID MORADZAHI" United For Iran USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in …
… 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 …
… زیرگی Gender: Male Current Location: Birjand Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … News Agency (HRANA) "Farid Moghaddam Ziragi" United for Iran "More Baha’is Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Iran …
… 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 …
… Name(s): آزیتا رفیعزاده Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … to Bahá’í World News Service "Azita Rafizadeh" United For Iran "Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i Citizen, Has Been Released …
… Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Health Concerns: Heart, … World News Service "Hassan Momtaz Sarvestani" United For Iran "Baha’i Hassan Sarvestani Released from Evin Prison …
… 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 …
… Enayat Naimi, عنایت الله نعیمی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … of the now-disbanded religious group called “Yaran-i-Iran” or “Friends in Iran." On an unspecified date, Naeimi …
… 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. …
… Current Location: Qezalhasar Prison, Karaj Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … of unlawful content.” Sources: "PAYAM VALI" United For Iran USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in …
… 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 …
… Additional Name(s): شهناز ثابت Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Agency (HRANA) USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022 "انتقال یک شهروند بهائی برای تحمل حبس …
… 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" …
… Female Current Location: Lakan Prison, Rasht Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … 2020, authorities took Behjati, a member of the Church of Iran, into custody after being unable to pay bail. …
… 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 …
… Mowlawi Abdolaziz Omarzahi Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Ethnic Group: Baluch Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni … USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Iran September 2023 "Special Report: Sunni Clerics in the …
… 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 …
… Koushkbaghi, پیمان کوشکباغی Gender: Male Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … the educational institute, BIHE." According to United For Iran, Koushk-Baghi was charged with "assembling and colluding …
… Female Current Location: Kerman Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in Iran September 2023 HRANA English, Tweet , April 27, 2023 …
… 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. …
… Location: Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant Reports of … Photo attributed to Article 18 USCIRF Annual Report 2024: Iran "Iranian-Armenian pastor ‘pardoned’, released from …
… 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 …
… Gender: Male Current Location: Arak Prison Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … دادبان, Tweet , May 4, 2023 USCIRF Annual Report 2022: Iran "همزمان با تایید حکم اعدام در دیوان عالی کشور؛ یوسف …
… Atash Shakarami, آتش شاکرمی Gender: Female Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Unspecified Reports of Torture: No … از آزادی: به زنده نگاه داشتن راستی و زیبایی ادامه می دهیم" Iran International “Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family …
… 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 …
… Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad Perpetrator: Iran Religion or Belief: Bahá`í Reports of Torture: No … Activists News Agency (HRANA) "SANAZ TAFAZOLI" United For Iran USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom Conditions in …