Bahareh Hedayat, women's rights activist, "arrested"

According to reports, Bahareh Hedayat, spokesperson for the Central Council of the Office for Consolidating Unity and a women's rights activist, was arrested on Monday, February 11.

The arresting agency, location, and reason for his arrest are unknown. He had previously announced on his Twitter page that he had been summoned to a security agency.

According to reports, Bahareh Hedayat was summoned by Tehran University security on Monday afternoon and has not been heard from since.

Bahareh Hedayat was arrested after the controversial June 2009 elections, and the court sentenced her to seven and a half years in prison on three charges of "insulting the president," "insulting the leadership," and "acting against national security."

According to students at the University of Tehran, #BaharehHedayat was summoned by Tehran University security this afternoon and has not been heard from since.
His phone is off and the security guard is also expressing ignorance about his situation… https://t.co/XFKIqI5Ivv

— Zia Nabavi (@ZiaNabavi1) February 10, 2020

Ms. Hedayat was released in 2016 after serving her prison term.

Source: Radio Farda