Hamid Naseri

Hamid Naseri is a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. He was arrested and sentenced to prison along with his brother and sister-in-law for their belief in the Baha’i faith and membership in illegal groups.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24327'> Saeed Naseri and Hamid Naseri were arrested. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24525'> According to IPA, he was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34842'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28945/'> Branch 28 of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mohammad Reza Amouzad sentenced Afsaneh Emami to three years in prison for the charge of membership in illegal groups with the intent to undermine national security and Hamid Naseri and Saeed Naseri to two years in prison for the same crime. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36323'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30993/'> Branch 36 of the appeal court of Tehran confirmed the sentences of Afsaneh Emami, and Hamid and Saeed Nasiri verbatim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41007'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-36247/'> Afsaneh Emami, Hamid Naseri, and Saeed Naseri were arrested at their home in Tehran and were transferred to Evin Prison to serve their sentences. According to HRANA, the Bahai citizens had not received a notice from the sentence enforcement office in advance. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47217'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3YvxYym'> He was released from prison. 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>