Mojgan Samimi

Additional Name(s): مژگان صمیمی

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Iran

Religion or Belief: Bahá`í

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: July/19/2023

Date of Sentencing: September/4/2024

Date of Release: August/12/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Spreading Propaganda & False or Misleading Ideas, Information, or Materials Treason & Sedition

Mojgan Samimi

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Mojgan Samimi was detained in relation to her religious belief and activity.

On July 19, 2023, security forces from Ministry of Intelligence reportedly arrested Samimi from her home in Rasht, Gilan province, in relation to her being Baha’i. After the arrest, Samimi called family to inform them of her detention at Lakan Prison. Samimi was reportedly charged with spreading “propaganda against the regime.”

On August 12, 2023, Samimi was released on bail.

In September 2024, Judge Mehdi Raskhi from Branch 3 of the Rasht Revolutionary Court sentenced Samimi to two years and one day in prison, fined her approximately 80,010,000 tomans ($1,300), and denied her social rights for five years. She was convicted of “educational activities and promoting the Baha’i faith.” 

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