Additional Name(s): کامیار حبیبی

Gender: Male

Current Location: Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: August/5/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Education Rights Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Instruction & Teaching Singing, Playing, & Producing Religious Songs & Music

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

Kamyar Habibi

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Kamyar Habibi is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.

On September 10, 2022, authorities in Karaj arrested Habibi reportedly for his being Baha'i.

On December 13, 2022, Habibi was released from prison. Habibi was accused of authoring a music book to promote Baha'ism, teaching music to promote Baha'ism, and jeopardizing national security.

In February 2023, it was reported that the Karaj Revolutionary Court had sentenced Habibi to five years in prison for “insulting and propaganda against Islamic Sharia, forming and participating in groups to act against national security through teaching and preaching the Baha’i faith to children in Kindergartens, promoting against Islamic Sharia through holding coaching courses." The conviction appears to stem from his religious educational activities to children.

In June 2023, it was reported that Branch 12 of Alborz Provincial Court of Appeal had upheld Habibi's sentence. 

On August 5, 2023, Habibi was reportedly taken to Central Prison in Karaj to begin serving his sentence.

Habibi reportedly suffers from medical issues.

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