Liza Tebyanian

Liza Tebyanian was detained on charges of believing in the Baha'i faith. The Appeals Court acquitted her, noting that promoting the Baha'i faith is not considered to be "propaganda against the state." The Supreme Court later overturned the appeal, and her sentence was carried out.

<coverage-outsourcing id='32145'> She was arrested </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32146'> She was released on bail from Rajaei Shahr prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32147'> Branch 12 of the Alborz Appeals Court, presided over by Judge Ali Badri and secondary judge Ali Rezvanimanesh, acquitted Liza Tebyanian. The facts that the Baha'i faith does not constitute a criminal offense and that there is no connection between the promotion of religions and the charge of propaganda against the state are among the grounds on which judges have acquitted Ms. Tebyanian. They also stressed that legal proceedings against this person is contrary to the citizenship rights enshrined in the constitution. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32148'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/mah_sadeghi/status/1084336777266003968'> Mahmoud Sadeghi, a member of the 10th Islamic Consultative Assembly, called this verdict of “not guilty “ an “evidence of honor for the Judicial system of Iran” and closed his tweet with the two hashtags: "#human_rights and #fair_trial.” Some time later, the Supreme Court acknowledged the Appeals Court’s verdict against the Sharia and ordered the execution of the initial sentence (seven months). Neither the defendant nor the client were informed about this decision by the time the prison sentence was executed, and thought the case had been closed. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='32149'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26227/'> Officers detained her so as to transfer her to prison. They failed to present a legal warrant at the time of the arrest. After her arrest, she was transferred to Kachooei Prison in Fardis. Ms. Tebyanian had not received a summons to serve her sentence before her detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='33027'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2020/hranews/a-26981/'> According to HRANA, she was released from prison after serving her sentence. Given that she has been released before the projected release date, Ms. Tebyanian may have been released on parole or other legal materials. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>