Additional Name(s): ابوالفضل پورحسینی
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Iran
Religion or Belief: Erfan-e Halgheh Practitioner
Reports of Torture: Yes
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: June//2023
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Distributing Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials
Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini is imprisoned for his religious activity.
In June 2023, authorities in Karaj detained Pour-Hosseini reportedly while he was passing out a leaflet about Erfan-e-Halgheh. Officers reportedly inflicted "severe physical violence" upon him during his arrest.
In December 2023, it was reported that a revolutionary court had sentenced Pour-Hosseini to three years in prison and two years of suspended imprisonment on unspecified charges. It was also reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court was considering charges of “propaganda against the regime and inciting people to act against national security” against Pour-Hosseini in a separate case.
Photo attributed to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
"Report on Abolfazl Pour-Hosseini’s Condition in Central Prison of Karaj" Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
Taheri Movement, Tweet, December 6, 2023
"Karaj Resident Beaten, Detained Over Past Three Months" IranWire
Additional Name(s): བསམ་འཕེལ་
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: October/25/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Samphel is detained for his religious activity.
On October 25, 2023, police in Geding (Jiding) town, Sakya (Sajia) county, Shigatse (Rikaze) municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, detained Samphel after accusing him of creating an online group to discuss Buddhism.
"Samphel" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): Nyidon, ཉི་སྒྲོན་, 尼珍
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: China
Ethnic Group: Tibetan
Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Tibetan
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: November/23/2023
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Online Activity Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Unknown
Nyidron is detained for her religious activity.
On November 23, 2023, authorities in Sershul (Shiqu) county, Kardze (Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, detained Nyidron in relation to her participation in WeChat discussion groups about Buddhism and acting virtuously.
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"Nyidron" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)