Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani

Behrouz Farzandi is a Bahai citizen in Shiraz. She was arrested in April 2021 along with a few other Bahai citizens in Shiraz. Mr. Farzandi is a veteran with a 25 percent disability and was a prisoner of war in Iraq for two years.

During the mass arrests of Bahai citizens in Shiraz in April 2021, Saeed Ettehad, Ghasem Masoumi, Siamak Honarvar, Soroush Abadi, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Aliyeh Foroutan, and Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani were arrested by security forces. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='35742'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29555/'> Siamak Honrarvar was arrested along with a group of Bahai citizens. He is being held in solitary confinement. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35773'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29696/'> According to HRANA, Saeed Ettehad, Ghasem Masoumi, Siamak Honarvar, Soroush Abadi, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Aliyeh Foroutan, and Behrouz Farzandi are being held at number 201 police detention center in solitary confinements and being interrogated by the IRGC intelligence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35774'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/z8hsyde7'> He was transferred to Adel Abad Prison from the IRGC detention. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='35775'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-29942/'> He was released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='37370'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2021/hranews/a-32344/'> The first branch of the revolutionary court of Shiraz presided by Judge Mahmoud Sadati sentenced Sedigheh Aghdasi, Aliyeh Foroutan, Siamak Honarvar, Ghasem Masoumi, Saeed Ettehad, and Behrouz Farzandi each to seven months and 16 days in prison for propaganda against the state and 31 months and 16 days in prison for membership in dissident groups. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41083'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-33988/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to IranWire, Saeed Ettehad and Siamak Honarvar reported to the verdict enforcement office in Shiraz and were transferred to Adel Abad Prison to serve their sentences. An IPA source said the appeal court has confirmed their sentences verbatim (Article 134: 31 months and 16 days). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='41087'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-34705/?tg_rhash=22a41dd9689763'> According to HRANA, Shahnaz Sabet, Sedigheh Aghdasi, Behrouz Farzandi Ardakani, Ghasem Masoumi, Farham Sabet, and Farzan Masoumi are serving their sentences in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz. According to HRANA<, Sedigheh Aghdasi suffered from a heart attack before her transfer from the prison to the hospital. After four days in CCU, despite her need for medical attention, she was returned to prison. Shahnaz Sabet is suffering from numerous ailments including back pain and kidney stone; Behrouz Farzandi is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war and has been under medical care for the past 25 years for heart disease, and neurological and hearing problems due to blast exposure. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57523'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/z8hsyde7'> According to IranWire, after four months of imprisonment, he was sent on medical leave due to heart problems. It is stated in this report that he underwent surgery during his vacation due to a 95% blockage of his artery. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57521'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/bdn9hn8b'> According to IranWire, after a period of suspending the sentence and receiving medical treatment, he was transferred to Adel Abad prison in Shiraz to endure the continuation of the prison sentence. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57524'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/4yve4su2'> According to IranWire, Behrouz Farzandi is kept in an unfavorable and tense environment among a large crowd of prisoners, which has endangered his health, as he had heart surgery before prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57518'> <reference source='https://tinyurl.com/mrxa2psf'> According to IranWire, he has been deprived of having a shopping card from the prison store for more than 60 days. In this report, it is stated that the relevant bank issues a shopping card within three days at most, but despite the repeated follow-ups of Mr. Farzadi and his family in the last two months, the prison authorities have refused to issue a shopping card to him. According to this report, Behrouz Farzandi needs proper food due to heart and digestive diseases caused by captivity during the Iran-Iraq war, and the prolonged deprivation of his access to food and other needs will cause irreparable physical problems for him. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='57525'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2024/hranews/a-47147/'> According to HRANA, he was released on parole. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>