Additional Name(s): Elhan Hashemi, الحان هاشمی
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: July/18/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Alhan Hashemi was detained for their religious belief and activity.
On July 18, 2022, security forces arrested Hashemi and four others in Shiraz reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.
On August 9, 2022, it was reported that Hashemi was released on bail.
Related Cases: Hanan Hashemi, Niloufar Hosseini, Behieh Manavipour, Mishak Manavipour
"Two Baha’is Released, Three Others Still in Custody" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Eight Baha’i Citizens Arrested in Shiraz and Yazd" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Five More Shiraz Baha'is Arrested" Iran Wire
"پنج شهروند بهائی در شیراز بازداشت شدند" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): هاله غلامی
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: July/16/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly
Haleh Gholami was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On January 27, 2017, authorities arrested Gholami, a child rights activist, reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i.
On March 6, 2017, Gholami was released on bail.
On an unspecified date, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court reportedly sentenced Gholami to two years in prison for acting against national security.
On an unspecified date, a court of appeals reportedly upheld her sentence.
On July 16, 2022, Gholami was reportedly taken into custody to begin serving her sentence at Evin Prison.
In February 2023, it was reported that Gholami had been released from prison.
"پنج شهروند بهائی از زندان اوین آزاد شدند" Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)
"Baha’i Citizen Haleh Gholami Imprisoned" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"هاله غلامی، شهروند بهائی جهت تحمل حبس راهی زندان اوین شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Haleh Gholami" United for Iran
"Baha’i Arrested in Tehran" Iran Press Watch
"Iran: Baha’i arrested on grounds of religion" Iran Human Rights Monitor
Gender: Male
Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Health Concerns: Cancer
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: June/26/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.
On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered at a house-church. Keyvanmanesh is reportedly charged with “acting against national security through propaganda against the regime” and “insulting the sacred."
Keyvanmanesh reportedly suffers from cancer.