15 Female Bahá'i Adherents Sentenced to 75 Years Imprisonment in Total by Iranian Judiciary
Hengaw, Saturday, May 18, 2024
Fifteen Baháʼí women residing in Isfahan have been sentenced by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran to five years of imprisonment each, totaling 75 years of imprisonment. These individuals were also subjected to social deprivation and monetary fines.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Azita Rezvanikhah, Sholeh Ashoori, Mozhdeh Bahamin, Boshra Motahar, Sara Shakib, Samira Shakib, Roya Azadkhosh, Noshin Hemmat, Shourangiz Bahamin, Sanaz Rasteh, Maryam Khorsandi, Firoozeh Rastinejad, Farkhondeh Rezvanpey, Mozhgan Pourshafi Ardastani, and Nasrin Khademi Ghohgharhi were sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Isfahan. They were charged with "educational and promotional activities contrary to Islamic law."
Additionally, each of these Bahá'í adherents has been fined 50 million Iranian tomans, amounting to a total of 750 million tomans. They have also been banned from leaving the country and face other social deprivations.
In 2021, Azita Rezvanikhah, Sholeh Ashoori, Sara Shakib, Roya Azadkhosh, Noshin Hemmat, Shourangiz Bahamin, Sanaz Rasteh, Maryam Khorsandi, Firoozeh Rastinejad, Mozhgan Pourshafi Ardastani, and Nasrin Khademi Ghohgharhi were arrested and temporarily released on bail pending the completion of their trials.
Additionally, the private residences of Mojdeh Bahamin, Boshra Motahar, Samira Shakib, and Farkhondeh Rezvanpey were searched and inspected by security forces.
