Nationwide protests; 3 citizens arrested in Behbahan and Ahvaz

HRANA News Agency – In recent days, Milad Alipour, Mahshid Bibak, and Sanaz Razavi, citizens living in Behbahan and Ahvaz, were arrested by security forces in connection with nationwide protests.

According to HRANA News Agency, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists Association in Iran, three citizens were arrested in Behbahan and Ahvaz in connection with the nationwide protests.

A source informed about the arrest of these citizens told HRANA: Milad Alipour, a resident of Behbahan, was transferred to the quarantine ward of the city's prison after his arrest. Mahshid Bibak and Sanaz Razavi were also arrested by security forces in Ahvaz, and their fate is unknown.

There is no information yet about the charges brought against these citizens.

The Shahrivar protests of 1401 (Shahrivar 1402) refer to a series of nationwide protests that began on 16th of September following the death of a 22-year-old girl named Mahsa (Zina) Amini as a result of the actions of the moral security police patrol in Tehran, and spread to at least 85 cities and 18 universities in 29 provinces of the country by 1st of Mehr 1401 (Mehr 1402). These protests, which are still ongoing, have so far led to the arrest of hundreds of people and the killing and injury of dozens of protesters, including children.
Media outlets close to security agencies published forced confessions from a number of detainees, accusing the defendants of committing violence. The Iranian government also disrupted the internet nationwide, both at home and on mobile phones.