A/HRC/28/70 religious Fatwa from Iran, declaring him Mahdor-Al-Dam (meaning he is not entitled to Diyah “blood money” in case he is the victim of a violent crime).86 109. In September 2014, an appeals court apparently confirmed the one-year sentence of Mr. Adnan Rahmat Panah, a Baha’i citizen from Shiraz. Mr. Rahmat Panah, who was originally arrested in December 2012 and held for 186 days at an Intelligence Detention Center in Shiraz, was summoned to begin serving that sentence on 6 November 2015. Credible sources have indicated that evidence used to convict Mr. Rahmat Panah of “propaganda against the system” included pictures on Facebook in which he had been “tagged” by others, as well as emails he allegedly sent — without receiving replies — to foreign news media organizations. 3. Christians 110. In December 2014, authorities allegedly arrested four individuals (Ms. Sara Rahiminejad, Mr. Majid Sheidaee, Mr. Mostafa Nadri, and Mr. George Issaian) at a Christmas Eve celebration in Fardis village in Karaj. The four individuals were converts from Islam. Plainclothes officers allegedly searched their belongings, beat and insulted them and then arrested them. Five Additional Christian converts (Mr. Ahmad Bazyar, Ms. Faegheh Nasrollahi, Ms. Mastaneh Rastegari, Mr. Amir Hossein Nematollahi, and a man identified as “Mr. Hosseini”) were also arrested at a house church in eastern Tehran on Christmas Day. Some reports indicate that many more individuals were arrested and quickly released.87 111. Branch 1 of the Karaj Revolutionary Court apparently sentenced Mr. Hossein (“Stephan”) Saketi Aramsari, another Christian convert, to prison. He has been imprisoned since the summer of 2013. 112. Christian leaders (including Pastor Farshid Fathi) continue to serve prison time apparently solely for exercising their internationally protected rights to freedom of belief, association, and expression. 4. Erfan Halgheh 113. On 6 February 2015, Fars News Agency reported that 16 instructors from the Erfan Halgheh (“Inter-Universalism”) spiritual movement were sentenced to a total of 37 years in prison and fined 130 million toman, on charges including blasphemy and obtaining illicit wealth.88 (See “Reprisals” section for information on Mr. Mohammad Ali Taheri). 5. Sunni Muslims 114. (See section on prison conditions and access to medical care for case details on various Sunni [including ethnic Kurdish and ethnic Arab] individuals). 86 87 88 Interview Submitted to the Office of the Special Rapporteur, 19 December 2015. http://mohabatnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=806:iran-rounds-upchristians-in-crackdown&catid=36:iranian-christians&itemid=279. http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13931115001752. 43