Hengameh Sharifinia, Foad Abdolghaffari, and Fahim Agahi have been sentenced to prison. The ruling also orders the confiscation of their property and imposes restrictions on travel abroad and participation in groups and associations.
According to HRANA, the sentences were issued in September 2026 by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati. Sharifinia received 10 years in prison on a charge of engaging in deviant educational or proselytizing activity contrary to or undermining Islamic law, and five years on a charge of membership in groups allegedly aimed at undermining national security. She was also deprived of social rights for 10 years.
Abdolghaffari and Agahi were each sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of proselytizing activity deemed contrary to Islamic law and a further five years on a charge of membership in groups allegedly aimed at undermining national security. Each was also fined 80 million toumans (approximately $320).
All three citizens were also banned from leaving the country and from participating in groups and associations for two years. Sharifinia and Agahi were arrested in Tehran in October 2025, while the homes of several Baha’i citizens were searched. Abdolghaffari was arrested during the same period while his home in Tehran was being searched.
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According to HRANA, the sentences were issued in September 2026 by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Abolghasem Salavati. Sharifinia received 10 years in prison on a charge of engaging in deviant educational or proselytizing activity contrary to or undermining Islamic law, and five years on a charge of membership in groups allegedly aimed at undermining national security. She was also deprived of social rights for 10 years.
Abdolghaffari and Agahi were each sentenced to five years in prison on a charge of proselytizing activity deemed contrary to Islamic law and a further five years on a charge of membership in groups allegedly aimed at undermining national security. Each was also fined 80 million toumans (approximately $320).
All three citizens were also banned from leaving the country and from participating in groups and associations for two years. Sharifinia and Agahi were arrested in Tehran in October 2025, while the homes of several Baha’i citizens were searched. Abdolghaffari was arrested during the same period while his home in Tehran was being searched.
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#ourstoryisone