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Iranwire – An appeals court in Alborz province has upheld a three-year prison sentence for Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha’i citizen, after reducing the original sentence issued by a lower court.
Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Court in Karaj had previously sentenced Behruzi to five years in prison and 10 years of deprivation of social rights, along with the confiscation of electronic devices, religious books, and other personal belongings.
She was charged under Article 500 of the Islamic Penal Code with “deviant educational or propaganda activity contrary to Islamic law.”
The appeals court upheld the other punishments without modification.
Behruzi was arrested on July 29, 2024, in an underpass at the Karaj metro station by security forces who did not present a judicial warrant.
Relatives say the arrest involved physical violence that caused bruising and a nosebleed.
She was released from Kachouei Prison after 65 days in detention on bail.
Behruzi’s conviction is part of a growing pattern of security and judicial actions targeting Baha’i followers in Iran.
In recent months, dozens of Baha’i citizens have been arrested or sentenced to prison across the country.
