Additional Name(s): مانی قلی نژاد
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/31/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mani Gholinejad was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Gholinejad, in Mazandaran province under unclear circumstances. 13 out of the 14 arrested were described as "youth." A majority of the arrests reportedly occurred at a private home where those arrested had been studying and discussing the role of education in social progress.
In September 2022, it was reported that Gholinejad was released.
In July 2023, it was reported that the Ghaemshahr Revolutionary Court sentenced Gholinejad to two years and one month in prison on allegations of engaging in “educational activities and propaganda at variance and against Islamic Sharia law.”
In November 2023, Branch 9 of the Mazandaran Court of Appeal reduced Gholinejad's sentence to a 50-million-toman fine.
Related Cases: Nazanin Goli, Mahsa Fathi, Golbon Fallah, Negar Darabi, Hengameh Alipour, Samiyeh Gholinejad, Bita Haghighi, Sanaz Hekmat-Shoar, Afnaneh Nematian, Basir Samimi, Mojir Samimi, Sam Samimi, Anis Sanaie
"دادگاه تجدیدنظر؛ چهارده شهروند بهائی به حبس و جزای نقدی محکوم شدند" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 Years in Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Four Baha’is’ Pre-trial Detention Extended" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"More Baha'is arrested in Iran as month-long crackdown total hits 245" Bahá’í International Community
"Baha’i Individuals Arrested in Qaemshahr and Sari" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت ۱۴ شهروند بهائی در قائمشهر" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): نازنین گلی
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/31/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Nazanin Goli was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Goli, in Mazandaran province under unclear circumstances. 13 out of the 14 arrested were described as "youth." A majority of the arrests reportedly occurred at a private home where those arrested had been studying and discussing the role of education in social progress.
On September 1, 2022, it was reported that Goli had been released.
In July 2023, it was reported that the Ghaemshahr Revolutionary Court sentenced Goli to two years and one month in prison on allegations of engaging in “educational activities and propaganda at variance and against Islamic Sharia law.”
In November 2023, Branch 9 of the Mazandaran Court of Appeal reduced Goli's sentence to a 50-million-toman fine.
Related Cases: Mahsa Fathi, Golbon Fallah, Negar Darabi, Hengameh Alipour, Mani Gholinejad, Samiyeh Gholinejad, Bita Haghighi, Sanaz Hekmat-Shoar, Afnaneh Nematian, Basir Samimi, Mojir Samimi, Sam Samimi, Anis Sanaie
"دادگاه تجدیدنظر؛ چهارده شهروند بهائی به حبس و جزای نقدی محکوم شدند" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 Years in Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
VOA Farsi صدای آمریکا, Tweet, September 1, 2022
"More Baha'is arrested in Iran as month-long crackdown total hits 245" Bahá’í International Community
"Baha’i Individuals Arrested in Qaemshahr and Sari" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت ۱۴ شهروند بهائی در قائمشهر" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): مهسا فتحی
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/31/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mahsa Fathi was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On August 31, 2022, authorities arrested 14 Baha'is, including Fathi, in Mazandaran province under unclear circumstances. 13 out of the 14 arrested were described as "youth." A majority of the arrests reportedly occurred at a private home where those arrested had been studying and discussing the role of education in social progress.
In September 2022, it was reported that Fathi was released.
In July 2023, it was reported that the Ghaemshahr Revolutionary Court sentenced Fathi to two years and one month in prison on allegations of engaging in “educational activities and propaganda at variance and against Islamic Sharia law.”
In November 2023, Branch 9 of the Mazandaran Court of Appeal reduced Fathi's sentence to a 50-million-toman fine.
Related Cases: Nazanin Goli, Golbon Fallah, Negar Darabi, Hengameh Alipour, Mani Gholinejad, Samiyeh Gholinejad, Bita Haghighi, Sanaz Hekmat-Shoar, Afnaneh Nematian, Basir Samimi, Mojir Samimi, Sam Samimi, Anis Sanaie
"دادگاه تجدیدنظر؛ چهارده شهروند بهائی به حبس و جزای نقدی محکوم شدند" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Fourteen Bahai Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 31 Years in Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Four Baha’is’ Pre-trial Detention Extended" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"More Baha'is arrested in Iran as month-long crackdown total hits 245" Bahá’í International Community
"Baha’i Individuals Arrested in Qaemshahr and Sari" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت ۱۴ شهروند بهائی در قائمشهر" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)