Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/10/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Jome Naami is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Naami, in Ahvaz city as they attended a religious gathering at one of the individuals' homes.
Related Cases: Abdolsadeh Azari, Hasan Nisi, Mostafa Khosraji
USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022
"Four Citizens Arrested by Security Forces in Ahvaz" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت چهار شهروند توسط نیروهای امنیتی در اهواز" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: March/10/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Abdolsadeh Azari is detained in relation to his religious belief and activity.
On March 10, 2022, authorities arrested four individuals, including Azari, in Ahvaz city as they attended a religious gathering at one of the individuals' homes.
Related Cases: Jome Naami, Hasan Nisi, Mostafa Khosraji
USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022
"Four Citizens Arrested by Security Forces in Ahvaz" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بازداشت چهار شهروند توسط نیروهای امنیتی در اهواز" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): Shahram Najaf Tomraei, شهرام نجف تومرائی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March/13/2022
Date of Sentencing: December//2019
Date of Release: February/9/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly
Shahram Najaf-Tomaraei was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On November 25, 2015, authorities arrested Najaf-Tomaraei reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i. They reportedly searched his home and confiscated some of his belongings.
On December 15, 2015, Najaf-Tomaraei was released on bail.
In December 2019, the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Najaf-Tomaraei to two years in prison reportedly for "assembling and colluding to act against national security" (Art. 610 IPC).
On March 13, 2022, Najaf-Tomaraei was taken into custody and sent to Evin Prison to begin serving his sentence.
On February 9, 2023, Najaf-Tomaraei was reportedly released from prison.
USCIRF Country Update: Religious Freedom in Iran in 2022 July 2022
"Baha’i Citizen Shahram Najaf-Tomaraei Jailed in Evin Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Shahram Najaf Tomraei" United For Iran