Reporters Without Borders Demands Freedom for Farngis Mazloum, Mother of Political Prisoner Soheil Arabi

The Reporters Without Borders organization condemned the arrest of “Farngis Mazloum,” mother of “Soheil Arabi,” a civil activist imprisoned in Iran, by issuing a statement.

This international organization on Wednesday, August 2, issued a statement condemning the arrest of Farngis Mazloum, mother of “Soheil Arabi,” a civil activist imprisoned in Iran, and wrote: “The Islamic Republic must end this unlawful harassment.”

In a statement released by the organization, it stated that the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran continue to pressure and harass the families of political prisoners, journalists, and citizen reporters.

Reporters Without Borders, announcing that the condition of media freedom in the Islamic Republic of Iran is worsening every day, stated in this statement that Iranian officials consider critical and independent journalists working for domestic or foreign media outlets as “enemies” who must be silenced. The harassment of the families of imprisoned journalists by judicial and security officials is in this direction.

Farngis Mazloum was arrested on July 31 at her sister’s home by security forces and transferred to an unknown location, and it is still unclear why Mrs. Mazloum was arrested.

Soheil Arabi’s mother had repeatedly expressed concern about her son’s health condition in prison. Mrs. Mazloum was also among those who had supported the protests of Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers.