Fariba Ashtari

Fariba Ahstari is a Bahai citizen from Yazd. She has been summoned and arrested by security agencies many times in the past years and has served a prison sentence.

<coverage-outsourcing id='5062'> The defendant was arrested in Yazd during the widespread arrests of Baha'is. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5063'> She was released from prison after 27 days by posting bail of 60 million tomans. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5064'> She was tried in Branch 1 of Yazd Revolutionary Court and sentenced to three years in prison . This sentence was reduced to one year in prison and one year's probation in Appeals Court. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='5065'> She turned herself in to Yazd Prison to begin serving her sentence. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='31279'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-25290/'> The First Branch of Yazd Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Dashtipour, has sentenced Ms. Ashtari to five years on the charge of "membership in opposition groups" and two years in prison on the charge of "propaganda against the system." Five years of his sentence will be applicable under Article 134. Hrana published a copy of Fariba Ashtari's lawsuit. According to the text of the lawsuit, Judge Dashtipour "insulted" the Baha'i faith. Also, the followers of Bahai faith were described as more than just a religious group, and the judge claimed that they intended to "strike the government." In the relevant lawsuit, the judge wrote his analysis regarding the totality of the Baha'i faith and did not mention Ms. Ashtari's activities. Given the content of the lawsuit, the judge may merely identify his analysis of the ritual as an accusation </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41940'> <reference source='https://cutt.ly/0C0hDsE'> She was arrested to serve her sentence and sent to prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='48309'> <reference source='http://rlu.ru/3dI55'> She was released. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>