Additional Name(s): غدیر رحیمی
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/18/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Ghadir Rahimi was detained for their religious activity.
On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Rahimi, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.
In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis detained alongside Rahimi in November 2022. Rahimi is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.
"آئین یارسان؛ همزمان با صدور قرار موقوفی تعقیب و منع تعقیب برای ۵۷ تن، علیه دو شهروند قرار جلب به دادرسی صادر شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"At Least 30 Yarsani Followers Arrested" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"سالگرد جان باختن خلیل عالی نژاد؛ افزایش شمار شهروندان بازداشتی یارسان به ۳۰ تن" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): محمد بهرامی
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/18/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Insulting Public Officials & Institutions Public Disorder Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Mohammad Bahrami was detained for their religious activity.
On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Bahrami, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.
In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis, including Bahrami, detained in November 2022. Bahrami is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.
"آئین یارسان؛ همزمان با صدور قرار موقوفی تعقیب و منع تعقیب برای ۵۷ تن، علیه دو شهروند قرار جلب به دادرسی صادر شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"At Least 30 Yarsani Followers Arrested" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"سالگرد جان باختن خلیل عالی نژاد؛ افزایش شمار شهروندان بازداشتی یارسان به ۳۰ تن" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): سید فریدون طاهری
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/18/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Insulting Public Officials & Institutions Public Disorder Unknown
Seyed Fereydoun Taheri was detained for their religious activity.
On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Taheri, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.
In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis, including Taheri, detained in November 2022. Taheri is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.
"آئین یارسان؛ همزمان با صدور قرار موقوفی تعقیب و منع تعقیب برای ۵۷ تن، علیه دو شهروند قرار جلب به دادرسی صادر شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"At Least 30 Yarsani Followers Arrested" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"سالگرد جان باختن خلیل عالی نژاد؛ افزایش شمار شهروندان بازداشتی یارسان به ۳۰ تن" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)