Sofia Sufi

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Bahá'í citizen

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Type of activity: Bahá'í citizen
Other: 1
Other details: The dates of detention, sentencing, and execution of the sentence are not accurate.

Medical status report: Ms. Soufi, due to severe conditions of chronic gastrointestinal disease, irritable bowel syndrome, a meniscus tear in her knee, and asthma caused by the complications of COVID-19, which she contracted in prison due to poor sanitary conditions, urgently requires treatment outside of prison. However, her requests for leave for specialized treatment outside of prison have been denied each time. According to the forensic medical opinion, which is documented in her file, she must be in clean, open air due to her asthma. However, with the onset of nationwide protests, prisoners are only given very limited opportunities for fresh air under strict security measures, and her family is worried about this citizen's health condition.

Preliminary charge: Promotional activities against the regime and membership in opposition groups with the intent to disrupt the security of the country and insult the founder and leader of the Islamic Republic.
Preliminary sentence: five years of刑事 imprisonment
Judge name: Mansouri
Trial city: Mashhad