Mahrokh Ghanbari

Mahrokh Ghanbari

Mahkrogh Ghanbari (Rokhsareh Kanbari) was sentenced to prison because of her religious beliefs

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26005'> Mahrokh Qanbari was arrested together with a few other Christian citizens after she held prayer sessions in her house. She was released 10 days later on bail </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26006'> According to IranWire, she was forced to meet a Muslim cleric for religious education in early 2019 </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26007'> She was arrested again </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26231'> According to Middle East Concern, Mahrokh (Roksare) Ghanbari attended Karaj Islamic Revolutionary Court. Commenting on the court hearing on Saturday, friends said that the judge was very rude and tried to humiliate Mahrokh after she disagreed with him. Two days later, she was notified of her sentence of one year in prison for "propaganda against the system" </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26008'> In a tweet, US Vice President Mike Pence called for release of Mahrokh Qanbari, a Christian convert, and Bet Tamarz, an Assyrian minister, who have been harassed because of their religion. Mike Pence said oppression of religious minorities in Iran was a violation of religious freedoms </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27109'> Was arrested to serve his sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='29939'> <reference source='https://mohabatnews.com/?p=38360'> He came on leave after Coronavirus outbreaks in Iran's several prisons </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='30018'> <reference source='https://articleeighteen.com/news/5760/'> After the Coronavirus outbreak, Ali Khamenei ordered a large number of prisoner's freedom by issuing a directive. This directive (with several clauses ) has been mentioned to the political prisoners too. The political prisoners who have been sentenced under five years in prison will be released from prison by security agencies' approval. He was released from prison based on this directive </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>