Additional Name(s): فائزه رعنایی

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

Faezeh Ranai

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Faezeh Ranai was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Ranai, 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 Ranai, detained in November 2022. Ranai is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.

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Additional Name(s): سید فواد شاه ابراهیمی

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

Seyed Foad Shah-Ebrahimi

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Seyed Foad Shah-Ebrahimi was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Shah-Ebrahimi, 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 Shah-Ebrahimi in November 2022. Shah-Ebrahimi is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.

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Additional Name(s): نوید حسنلو

Gender: Male

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

Navid Hassanlou

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Navid Hassanlou was detained for their religious activity.

On November 18, 2022, authorities in Sahneh county, Kermanshah province, arrested at least 30 Yarsanis, including Hassanlou, 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 Hassanlou, detained in November 2022. Hassanlou is likely to have been released prior to or around the time of this decision.

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