Additional Name(s): Nakissa Sadeghi, نکیسا صادقی
Gender: Female
Current Location: Kachoui Prison, Karaj
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 2 Years, 1 Month's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/5/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Nakisa Sadeghi is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Sadeghi's home in Karaj.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Sadeghi to two years and one month in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.
In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Sadeghi's sentence.
On August 5, 2023, Sadeghi was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.
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Additional Name(s): Elham Shareghi, الهام شارقی آرانی
Gender: Female
Current Location: Kachoui Prison, Karaj
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/5/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Elham Shareghi Arani is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Arani to three years in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.
In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Arani's sentence.
On August 5, 2023, Arani was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.
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"Nine Baha’i Citizens Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Karaj" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Nine Baha'i adherents were arrested and transferred to prison to serve their sentences" Hengaw Organization for Human Rights
"13 Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to Over 40 Years in Prison Combined" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Eleven Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 36 Years in Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): رامله تیرگرنژاد
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/5/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Rameleh Tirgarnejad is imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.
On July 31, 2022, security forces reportedly raided Tirgarnejad's home in Karaj.
In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Tirgarnejad to three years in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from her religious educational activities to children.
In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Tirgarnejad's sentence.
On August 5, 2023, Tirgarnejad was reportedly taken to Kachoui Prison in Karaj to begin serving her sentence.
Tirgarnejad's husband, Kamyar Habibi, is also imprisoned in the same case.
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"Nine Baha’i Citizens Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Karaj" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Nine Baha'i adherents were arrested and transferred to prison to serve their sentences" Hengaw Organization for Human Rights
"13 Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to Over 40 Years in Prison Combined" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Eleven Baha’i Citizens Sentenced to a Total of 36 Years in Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"An Incomplete List of Baha'is Targeted by Tehran in 24 Hours" IranWire