Isfahan: Two Baha'i Citizens Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment and Monetary Fines

Hengaw; Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Two Baha'i citizens, Hamid Monzavi and Arshia Rouhani, residents of Isfahan, have each been sentenced to five years of imprisonment by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Saturday, June 9, 2024, Hamid Monzavi and Arshia Rouhani, residents of Isfahan, were sentenced by the First Branch of the Revolutionary Court of this city, presided over by Judge Mohammad Reza Tavakoli, for the charges of "propaganda in favor of groups opposed to the regime," "propaganda activities against the government," and "membership in certain groups with the intention of disturbing national security." Each was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and a fine of 50 million tomans.

It is noteworthy that on September 12, 2023, security forces raided and sealed two business units belonging to these two Baha'i citizens, as well as rip searched and confiscated some of their personal belongings.