Additional Name(s): Elhan Hashemi, الحان هاشمی

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: July/18/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Alhan Hashemi

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Alhan Hashemi was detained for their religious belief and activity.

On July 18, 2022, security forces arrested Hashemi and four others in Shiraz reportedly in relation to their being Baha'i.

On August 9, 2022, it was reported that Hashemi was released on bail. 

Related Cases: Hanan Hashemi, Niloufar Hosseini, Behieh Manavipour, Mishak Manavipour

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Additional Name(s): هاله غلامی

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 2 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: July/16/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly

Haleh Gholami

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Haleh Gholami was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On January 27, 2017, authorities arrested Gholami, a child rights activist, reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i.

On March 6, 2017, Gholami was released on bail.

On an unspecified date, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court reportedly sentenced Gholami to two years in prison for acting against national security.

On an unspecified date, a court of appeals reportedly upheld her sentence.

On July 16, 2022, Gholami was reportedly taken into custody to begin serving her sentence at Evin Prison.

In February 2023, it was reported that Gholami had been released from prison.

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Gender: Male

Current Location: Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other

Health Concerns: Cancer

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: June/26/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Practicing Religion as a Convert Religious Activity

Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh

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Gholamreza Keyvanmanesh is detained for practicing his religion as a convert.

On June 26, 2022, authorities arrested Keyvanmanesh and three others in Neyshabur as they gathered at a house-church. Keyvanmanesh is reportedly charged with “acting against national security through propaganda against the regime” and “insulting the sacred."

Keyvanmanesh reportedly suffers from cancer.

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