Additional Name(s): Badi Khazei, بدیع خاضعی

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October//2022

Date of Release: December/21/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

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

Badie Khazei

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Badie Khazei is detained for his religious belief and activity.

In October 2022, plainclothes officers arrested Khazei in Tehran. Khazei was later transferred to Evin Prison reportedly after authorities learned he was Baha'i.

On December 21, 2022, Khazei was reportedly released on bail.

In January 2023, it was reported that Khazei had been sentenced to five years in prison for "assembling and colluding to act against national security" (Art. 610 IPC) and one year for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC). He is expected to serve five years in prison as the sentences run concurrently.

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