TABLE OF PRISONERS

Table of public cases of Christians charged with offences related to their faith and detained or serving sentence of exile in Iran in 2022

NAME LOCATION DETENTION BEGAN RELEASED SENTENCE

Nasser Navard Gol-Tapeh Evin Prison, Tehran Jan 2018 Oct 2022 10 years for “acting against national security through the formation and establishment of an illegal church organisation in his home”

Yousef Nadarkhani Evin Prison, Tehran July 2018 - 10 years (reduced to 6) + 2 years’ exile for “acting against national security” including “propagating house-churches” and “promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity”

Zaman (Saheb) Fadaie Evin Prison, Tehran July 2018 - 10 years (reduced to 6) + 2 years’ exile for “acting against national security” including “propagating house-churches” and “promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity” + 80 lashes for “drinking (Communion) wine”

Name Location Detention Began Released Sentence

Mohammad (Shahrooz) Eslamdoust Evin Prison, Tehran July 2019 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Babak Hosseinzadeh Evin Prison, Tehran July 2019 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Mehdi Khatibi Evin Prison, Tehran July 2019 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Behnam Akhlaghi Evin Prison, Tehran July 2019 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Hossein Kadivar Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Khalil Dehghanpour Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Kamal Naamanian Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Mohammad Vafadar Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 Jan 2022 5 years for “acting against national security”. Acquitted by Supreme Court in Nov 2021, upheld by Appeal Court in Feb 2022

Mehdi Akbari Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 - 10 years for “acting against national security by forming a house-church”

Mehdi Roohparvar Evin Prison, Tehran June 2020 - 5 years for “acting against national security by forming a house-church”

Mohammad Reza (Youhan) Omidi Borazjan Aug 2020 June 2022 2 years’ exile as part of a sentence including 2 years’ prison (reduced from 10) for “acting against national security through propagating housechurches and promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity”

Name

Location Detention Began Released Sentence

Sasan Khosravi Bushehr Central Prison Feb 2021 Feb 2022 Jan 2022 -

1 year prison + 2 years’ exile for “propaganda against the regime”

Habib Heydari Bushehr Feb 2021 Jan 2022 1 year for “propaganda against the regime”

Amin Khaki Karaj Nov 2021 - 5 years (reduced to 3) for “engaging in propaganda that educates in a deviant way contrary to the holy religion of Islam”

Milad Goodarzi Karaj Nov 2021 - 5 years (reduced to 3) for “engaging in propaganda that educates in a deviant way contrary to the holy religion of Islam”

Alireza Nourmohammadi Karaj Nov 2021 - 5 years (reduced to 3) for “engaging in propaganda that educates in a deviant way contrary to the holy religion of Islam”

Abdolreza Ali (Matthias) Haghnejad

Evin/Anzali Prison Jan 2022 - 6 years for “acting against the security of the country by forming a group and propagating Christianity outside the church and in the house-church and giving information to the enemies of Islam.” Charges dropped in 2014 revived by judge

Hadi (Moslem) Rahimi Evin Prison, Tehran Jan 2022 - 4 years for "acting against national security by attending house-churches and spreading ‘Zionist’ Christianity”

Sakine (Mehri) Behjati Lakan Prison, Rasht April 2022 - 2 years for "acting against national security by attending house-churches and spreading ‘Zionist’ Christianity”

Ayoob Poor-Rezazadeh Lakan Prison, Rasht May 2022 - 5 years for “engaging in propaganda and educational activities for deviant beliefs contrary to the holy Sharia”

Name Location Detention Began Released Sentence

Morteza Mashoodkari Lakan Prison, Rasht May 2022 - 5 years (reduced to 2½) for “engaging in propaganda and educational activities for deviant beliefs contrary to the holy Sharia”

Ahmad Sarparast Lakan Prison, Rasht May 2022 - 5 years for “engaging in propaganda and educational activities for deviant beliefs contrary to the holy Sharia”

Sara Ahmadi Evin Prison, Tehran Aug 2022 - 11 years (reduced to 8) + 2-year travel ban + 2-year ban on membership of any group + 6 months’ community service for “organisation of an illegal group [house-church]”

Homayoun Zhaveh Evin Prison, Tehran Aug 2022 - 2 years + 2-year travel ban + 2-year ban on membership of any group + 6 months’ community service for “membership of an illegal organisation [housechurch]”

Joseph Shahbazian Evin Prison, Tehran Aug 2022 - 10 years + 2 years’ exile + 2-year travel ban + 2-year ban on membership of any group for "acting against national security by promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity"

Malihe Nazari Evin Prison, Tehran Aug 2022 - 6 years for "acting against national security by promoting ‘Zionist’ Christianity”