Additional Name(s): Armaghane Zabihi, ارمغان ذبیحی مقدم
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: September/24/2022
Date of Release: January/21/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Armaghan Zabihi
Extra Bio Info:
Armaghan Zabihi was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On September 24, 2022, authorities in Tehran arrested Zabihi and her partner Arash Zamani from their home reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.
On January 21, 2023, Zabihi was reportedly released on bail.
Related Cases: Arash Zamani, Sirous Zabihi
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Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"ارمغان ذبیحی مقدم، شهروند بهائی با تودیع قرار وثیقه آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"تداوم بازداشت سه شهروند بهائی در تهران و مشهد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): آرش زمانی فراهانی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: September/24/2022
Date of Release: January/22/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Arash Zamani
Extra Bio Info:
Arash Zamani was detained for his religious belief and activity.
On September 24, 2022, authorities in Tehran arrested Zamani and his partner Armaghan Zabihi from their home reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.
On January 22, 2023, Zamani was reportedly released on bail.
Related Cases: Armaghan Zabihi, Sirous Zabihi
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Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) "آرش زمانی فراهانی، شهروند بهائی با تودیع قرار وثیقه آزاد شد"
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"تداوم بازداشت سه شهروند بهائی در تهران و مشهد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Gender: Male
Current Location: Tailai County Jail, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 4 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June/10/2021
Date of Sentencing: October/29/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Cult
Wang Xinmin
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Wang Xinmin is imprisoned for his religious activity.
On June 10, 2021, police arrested Wang in relation to his Falun Gong activity. Police reportedly beat him.
On October 29, 2021, the People’s Court of Aimin district, Mudanjiang city, sentenced Wang to four years and six months in prison and fined him 5,000 yuan for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On an unspecified date, the Mudanjiang Intermediate Court upheld Wang's sentence.
Wang has previously spent time in prison for his religious activity. He was reportedly tortured then.