Behrouz Tavakkoli

Behrouz Tavakkoli
Behrouz Tavakkoli was a social worker who lost his government job in the early 1980's because of his Baha'i belief. Prior to his most recent imprisonment, he experienced intermittent detainment and harassment and three years ago, was jailed for four months without charge, spending most of that time in solitary confinement and developing serious kidney and orthotic problems. Mr. Tavakkoli was elected to the local Baha'i governing council in Mashhad while a student at the university there and later served on a similar council in Sari before such institutions were banned in the early 1980's.

Behrouz Tavakkoli was RELEASED in December 2017 upon the completion of his sentence.

Advocate: Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL, Ret.)

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