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
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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.
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Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Falun Gong
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Appeal: Rejected
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: January/11/2021
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity
Jang Baolian
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Jang Baolian is imprisoned for her religious activity.
In or around May 2020, authorities in Xiaoyi city, Shanxi province, arrested Jang for being in possession of Falun Gong materials.
On January 11, 2021, the Wenshui County People’s Court sentenced Jang to five years in prison for "organizing or using a cult to undermine implementation of the law" (Art. 300 CCL).
On May 27, 2021, the Intermediate People’s Court of Lüliang city, Shanxi, upheld Jang's sentence.
Related Cases: Cao Qian
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"Download Falun Gong Books, Get Five Years in Jail" Bitter Winter