Additional Name(s): معراج همتی

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Yarsani

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Meraj Hemmati

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Meraj Hemmati was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Hemmati, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.

In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis detained alongside Hemmati in November 2022. Hemmati is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.

Additional Name(s): بردیا تاجدینی

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Yarsani

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Insulting Public Officials & Institutions Public Disorder Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Unknown

Bardia Tajdini

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Bardia Tajdini was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Tajdini, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.

In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis, including Tajdini, detained in November 2022. Tajdini is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.

Additional Name(s): رشید محمدی

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Yarsani

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: November/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Insulting Public Officials & Institutions Public Disorder Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Rashid Mohammadi

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Rashid Mohammadi was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Mohammadi, as they were commemorating the death of Yarsani religious figure Khalil Alinejhad, who was killed in 2001.

In July 2023, it was reported that the government had suspended prosecution against dozens of Yarsanis, including Mohammadi, detained in November 2022. Mohammadi is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.