Additional Name(s): Ayda Rasti, Aida Rasti Qalati, آیدا راستی قلاتی
Gender: Female
Current Location: Evin Prison, Tehran
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: September/28/2022
Date of Release: December/26/2022
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Aida Rasti was detained for her religious belief and activity.
On September 28, 2022, authorities reportedly arrested Rasti from her home in relation to her being Baha'i. She was transferred to Evin Prison following her arrest.
On December 26, 2022, Rasti was reportedly released on bail.
Rasti reportedly experienced nervous problems and severe weight loss while detained.
Related Cases: Bardia Basiri, Yashar Rasti
"آیدا راستی، شهروند بهائی با تودیع قرار وثیقه آزاد شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"بردیا بصیری در تهران بازداشت شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Baha’is Citizen Aida Rasti Arrested 13 Days after Release from Prison" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"آیدا راستی، شهروند بهائی توسط نیروهای امنیتی بازداشت شد" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Additional Name(s): امین شریفی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Bahá`í
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/4/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Amin Sharifi is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On October 4, 2022, authorities arrested Sharifi from his home in Mashhad reportedly in relation to his being Baha'i.
"Arrest of Amin Sharifi, a Baha’i citizen in Mashhad" Iran Press Watch
Additional Name(s): Şamhal Eyvazov
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Azerbaijan
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: April//2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Instruction & Teaching Travel Abroad
Nature of Charges: Drug Trafficking & Illicit Drug Use
Shamkhal Eyvazov was detained for his religious activity.
In April 2018, customs officials arrested Eyvazov, a member of the Muslim Unity Movement (MUM), and his brother, Migdad Eyvazov, on their way from Iran. Shamkhal Eyvazov, a theologian, had studied in Qom, Iran. He was charged with "illegally purchasing or storing with a view of selling, manufacturing, processing, transporting, transferring or selling of narcotics or psychotropic substances in large amount" (Art. 234.4.3 ACC).
On an unspecified date, Eyvazov was reportedly released from prison.
"Список политзэков в Азербайджане сократился на десять человек" Caucasian Knot
"List of Political Prisoners...On 10 December 2021" Institute for Peace and Democracy