Additional Name(s): فائزه عبدی پور
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/22/2022
Date of Release: January/5/2023
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Faezeh Abdipour
Extra Bio Info:
Faezeh Abdipour was detained in relation to her religious association and activity.
On November 22, 2022, authorities arrested Abdipour in Gorgan under unclear circumstances. Her arrest came amid a crackdown on civil society since the outbreak of nationwide protests. Abdipour had been known for discussing the situation of Gonabadi Sufis in Iran with media outlets and human rights organizations.
On January 5 2023, Abdipour was reportedly released on bail.
Abdipour had been previously arrested for visiting a Gonabadi Sufi activist in the hospital in 2017.
Abdipour is married to FoRB prisoner Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam
Related Cases: Mohammad Sharifi Moghadam
Sources:
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Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"فائزه عبدی پور با تودیع قرار آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"Two Gonabadi Dervishes Arrested in Karaj and Gorgan" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
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"Living Under Suppression: The Situation of Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran" Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
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"Rejection of Detained Iranian Journalist's Pandemic Release Requests Upsets Wife" Voice of America (VOA)
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"Formerly Imprisoned Lawyer and Religious Minority Activist Expelled From University Without Explanation" Center for Human Rights in Iran
Nov 23, 2022
USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Sri Lanka Country Update – This report provides an overview of religious freedom conditions in Sri Lanka in 2022. This past year, the country sank into a severe economic crisis that precipitated a serious lack of fuel and basic necessities. As a result of this crisis and overall dissatisfaction with the government, citizens from across the country launched a major protest movement that called for systemic change in governance. Prior to and during the protests which led to the July resignation of then President Mahinda Rajapaksa, religious freedom violations occurred involving the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), discrimination against Muslims and other religious minorities, and land disputes which threaten religious minority property. In the aftermath of the protests, Sri Lankan authorities harassed religious actors associated with the protest movement and intimidated minority religious communities.
USCIRF previously reported on Sri Lanka in its 2014 and 2015 Annual Reports, in publications regarding global blasphemy laws and limitations on minorities’ religious freedom in South Asia, and in the 2021 Sri Lanka Country Update. Additionally, USCIRF highlighted religious freedom conditions in Sri Lanka during an August 2022 episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at [email protected].
Nov 22, 2022
USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in India
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
India Country Update – This report provides a broad overview of religious freedom conditions in India in 2021 and 2022. It examines how various policies adopted and implemented by the Indian government have cultivated an environment that is increasingly hostile toward religious minority communities. This trajectory, alongside an escalating government crackdown on civil society and dissent, is deeply alarming in a diverse, secular, and democratic country whose constitution is intended to protect religious freedom.
USCIRF previously reported on India in its 2022 Annual Report, and in publications regarding global blasphemy laws. Additionally, USCIRF highlighted religious freedom conditions in India during a December 2021 event on Democracy and Religious Freedom, and during a May 2022 episode of the USCIRF Spotlight Podcast.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government entity established by the U.S. Congress to monitor, analyze, and report on religious freedom abroad. USCIRF makes foreign policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress intended to deter religious persecution and promote freedom of religion and belief. To interview a Commissioner, please contact USCIRF at [email protected].