Additional Name(s): فریبا اشتری

Gender: Female

Current Location: Yazd Prison, Yazd

Perpetrator: Iran

Ethnic Group: Fars

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: September/7/2022

Date of Sentencing: June/20/2020

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials

Fariba Ashtari

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Fariba Ashtari was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On December 2, 2019, authorities arrested Ashtari from her home reportedly in relation to her being Baha'i.

In February 2020, Ashtari was released on bail.

On June 20, 2020, the Yazd Revolutionary Court of Yazd sentenced Ashtari to five years in prison for "membership in organizations that aim to disrupt national security" (Art. 499 IPC) and one year in prison for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC). She is expected to serve five years as the sentences run concurrently.

On September 7, 2022, Ashtari was taken into custody to begin serving her sentence in Yazd Prison.

In February 2023, Ashtari was reportedly released from prison after receiving amnesty.

Ashtari has previously been imprisoned for her religious belief and activity. 

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