Additional Name(s): کاکی فرزاد الماسی
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/30/2022
Date of Release: December/19/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Kaki Farzad Almasi was detained in relation to his religious belief and civil rights work.
On November 30, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Almasi alongside other other Yarsani civil activists on their way to Bisotun, Kermanshah province.
On December 19, 2022, Almasi was released on bail.
Related Cases: Siavash Hayati, Mansour Safayi, Syeed-Amin Abbasi, Seyyed-Karam Abbasi, Seyyed-Soroush Abbasi
"کاکی فرزاد الماسی از زندان دیزل آباد کرمانشاه آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"گزارشی از وضعیت ۶ شهروند یارسان در شهرهای مختلف" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): سیاوش حیاتی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 1 Year's Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/30/2022
Date of Release: January/3/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Siavash Hayati was detained in relation to his religious belief and civil rights work.
On November 30, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Hayati alongside other other Yarsani civil activists on their way to Bisotun, Kermanshah province. A week before his arrest, it was reported that a court had sentenced Hayati to one year in prison for “propaganda against the regime.” It is unclear if his sentence was tied to his arrest.
On January 3, 2023, Hayati was reportedly released on bail.
Related Cases: Kaki Farzad Almasi, Mansour Safayi, Syeed-Amin Abbasi, Seyyed-Karam Abbasi, Seyyed-Soroush Abbasi
"سیاوش حیاتی، شهروند یارسان، با تودیع قرار وثیقه آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"گزارشی از وضعیت ۶ شهروند یارسان در شهرهای مختلف" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Yarsan Civil Activist Siavash Hayati Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): منصور صفایی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Yarsani
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December/12/2022
Date of Release: December//2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Civil Rights Work for Religious Communities Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Mansour Safayi was detained in relation to his religious belief and civil rights work.
On December 12, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Safayi after summoning him.
In December 2022, it was reported that Safayi had been released on bail.
Related Cases: Kaki Farzad Almasi, Siavash Hayati, Syeed-Amin Abbasi, Seyyed-Karam Abbasi, Seyyed-Soroush Abbasi
خبرگزاری هرانا, Tweet, December 20, 2023
"بازداشت و آزادی؛ گزارشی از وضعیت ۶ شهروند بازداشتی" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"گزارشی از وضعیت ۶ شهروند یارسان در شهرهای مختلف" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)