Keyvan Rahimian

Keyvan Rahimian is a translator and psychiatrist living in Tehran. His father, Rahim Rahimian, was arrested and executed in 1984 for his belief in the Bahai faith. Keyvan Rahimian has been arrested several times and sentenced to prison for his religious beliefs.

<coverage-outsourcing id='4998'> He was arrested in Tehran </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='4999'> He was released from prison after posting bail of 100 million tomans </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1818'> He turned himself in to Evin Prison to serve his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='1819'> He was transferred to Hall 12 of Ward 4 in Rajaee Shahr prison from Ward 350 of Evin Prison. He spent one night in quarantine in Rajaee Shahr and entered Ward 12 of this prison the next day </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55089'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/bdf7mhzb'> According to IranWire, he was arrested by the security forces in Tehran and taken to Evin prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55090'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-42781/'> According to HRANA, he was denied phone calls and family visits by the order of the judicial authorities. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55091'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/5n76ynpw'> Keyvan Rahimian's family has not heard from him for three weeks. IranWire wrote that the officials did not give any clear answer to the Rahimian family about the charges or the reason for the arrest of this Bahai citizen and refused to accept clothes and medicine for him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55093'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/hyd8njxk'> According to Iranwire, he is being held in temporary detention indefinitely in Ward 209. According to this report, he was deprived of family visits for 51 days. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55096'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-45259/'> According to HRANA, the order of temporary detention of Keyvan Rahimian was renewed for the fourth month in a row. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55097'> <reference source='http://tinyurl.com/439wpp2m'> Afagh Rahimian, mother of Keyvan Rahimian, passed away. According to IranWire, in recent days and after Mrs. Rahimian was hospitalized in the ICU, the request of Keyvan Rahimian for leave to visit his mother was not approved. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='55552'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-46875/'> According to HRANA, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced him to five years imprisonment, six years deprivation of social rights, and payment of a fine of 500 million rials for the charge of deviant educational or propagandistic activity contrary to or disruptive to the holy Islamic law, and to four years in prison for the charge of assembly and collusion to commit a crime against the country's security. By applying Article 134 of the Criminal Code, five years of imprisonment can be enforced. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>