Arrest

Family arrests continue; mother of civil activist Saba Kord Afshari also arrested by Iranian regime

The mother of Saba Kord Afshari, a civil activist and opponent of compulsory hijab, was arrested by security forces. “Raheleh Ahmadi,” Saba’s mother…

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Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Yasman Ariani, Mojgan Keshavarz, and Munireh Arabshahi in letter to Raisi

Amnesty International has published a letter addressed to Ebrahim Raisi, the head of the Islamic Republic's judiciary, calling for his immediate release and...

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The Islamic Republic again arrested three people on charges of links to "counter-revolutionary elements"

The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Robat Karim announced that three people in the city have been arrested on charges of "associating with counter-revolutionary elements."

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Tehran police brutally confront teenage girls and boys playing in water in Tehran-Pars

The police's violent treatment of girls and boys playing in a park in Tehran's Pars Ab district made headlines. Images…

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Political activist Abolfazl Ghadiani arrested

Abolfazl Ghadiani, an Iranian political activist, was arrested. His son, Morteza Ghadiani, wrote on his Twitter page that the arrest warrant…

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The Free Workers Union of Iran protested the continued detention of those arrested on International Labor Day.

The Free Union of Iranian Workers is protesting the continued detention of Atefeh Rangriz, Neda Naji, Marzieh Amiri, and Keyvan Samimi, among those arrested…

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Sepideh Gholian was transferred from Evin Prison to Qarchak, Varamin.

After the re-arrest of civil activist Sepideh Qolyan in February last year, and the filing of a case with four charges, news…

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Judicial pressure on some Labor Day detainees continues; heavy bails issued

The Workers' Union of the Tehran Bus Company announced that the arrest warrant for a number of Labor Day detainees has been converted to bail…

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