Additional Name(s): Hiva Yazdan Mehdi Abadi, Hiva Yazdan-Mehdi Abadi, هیوا یزدان مهدی‌آبادی

Gender: Female

Current Location: Yazd Prison

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 8 Months' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: December/13/2021

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

Hiwa Yazdan Mehdi Abadi

Extra Bio Info:

Hiwa Yazdan Mehdi Abadi was imprisoned for her religious belief and activity.

On May 30, 2020, security forces arrested Abadi in Yazd.

In September 2020, Abadi was released on bail.

On an unspecified date, Branch 2 of the Yazd Revolutionary Court  reportedly sentenced Abadi to two years and eight months in prison for "membership in organizations that aim to disrupt national security" (Art. 499 IPC) and eight months in prison for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC).

In October/November 2021, Branch 11 of the Yazd Court of Appeals reportedly acquitted Abadi of "membership in organizations that aim to disrupt national security" (Art. 499 IPC) and upheld her eight-month sentence for "propaganda against the state" (Art. 500 IPC).

On December 13, 2021, security forces arrested Abadi from her home and sent her to Yazd Prison to begin serving her sentence. 

On an unspecified date, Abadi was reportedly released after completing her sentence.

Abadi was briefly detained in December 2017 for “teaching music to children."

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