Afsaneh Emami

Afsaneh Emami is a Baha’i citizen living in Tehran. She was arrested and sentenced to prison along with her husband and brother-in-law for being of the Baha'i faith and membership in illegal groups.

<coverage-outsourcing id='24131'> She was arrested. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24132'> Hamid Naseri was arrested. Hours later his brother Saeed Naseri was also arrested. Saeed Naseri had visited the Evin prosecutor’s office to follow up on his wife and brother’s situation. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24133'> She was released on bail. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='34838'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-28945/'> HRANA reported that the 28th branch of the revolutionary court of Tehran presided by Judge Mohammad Reza Amouzad sentenced Afsaneh Emami to three years in prison and Hamid Naseri and Saeed Naseri to two years in prison for the charge of “membership in illegal groups with the intent to disrupt national security”. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='36322'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-30993/'> HRANA reported that the 36th branch of the appeal court of Tehran confirmed the primary court’s verdicts for Afsaneh Emami, Hamid, and Saeed Nasiri verbatim. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='41005'> <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. HRANA’s source reported that these Baha’i citizens were arrested without receiving a summons for verdict enforcement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='46134'> <reference source='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnlxaw7Kyhk/'> Narges Mohammadi released a report of human rights violations in Evin Prison, in which she mentions that Afsaneh Emami has spent 43 days in solitary. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='47215'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3YvxYym'> She 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>