Parvin Ghadyani, a Christian convert, has been held in detention for over three months and remains in a state of legal uncertainty at Kachouii Prison in Karaj.
Parvin Ghadyani’s arrest took place in early January of last year, carried out by security forces. After undergoing a period of interrogation at a security detention facility in Karaj, she was transferred to Kachouii Prison.
The reason cited for her arrest was her involvement in promoting Christianity.
Although Christianity is officially recognized as a minority religion under the Constitution of the Iranian regime, Iranian security agencies treat the conversion of Muslims to Christianity with particular sensitivity and often respond with harsh and punitive measures.
This treatment stands in stark contrast to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 18 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both of which affirm every individual’s right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion — including the freedom to change one’s religion or belief, and to manifest it either alone or in community with others, publicly or privately.
The continued detention and lack of due legal process in the case of Parvin Ghadyani highlights yet another instance of the Iranian regime’s ongoing violations of fundamental human rights.
