Mitra Bandi Amirabadi, a Baha’i citizen living in Yazd, has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a 10-year deprivation of social rights by Branch 1 of Yazd Revolutionary Court.
According to the ruling, she was convicted of deviant propaganda activity contrary to Islamic law through promoting the Baha’i faith. Three years of her prison sentence have been suspended for three years. If the verdict is upheld on appeal, she will be required to serve two years in prison.
Security forces had previously raided Bandi Amirabadi’s home in Yazd late at night on June 17, 2025. During the search, agents confiscated several electronic devices, personal belongings, and religious books.
Bandi Amirabadi has previously faced arrest and conviction because of her religious beliefs.

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