On Thursday, July 28, 2011, Iranian security forces raided a gathering sponsored by Baharestan Society in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, and arrested more than one hundred participants. Baharestan Society is a cultural group that had scheduled a gathering in observance of Amordadgan Festival, an ancient Persian celebration of life and immortality.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the majority of individuals detained have been released after the preliminary fingerprinting, interrogations and searches were conducted. However, six citizens still remain in custody, and their whereabouts and current condition are unknown.
Iranian intelligence agents have also searched the detainees’ homes and seized personal belongings. Despite repeated inquires and appeals, the families of detainees still don’t know where their loved ones are being kept.
Six individuals who are still in custody have been identified as Nataghinia (board secretary of Baharestan Society), Ashori (Tonbak player and organizer of music programs for the festival), Mohseni, Ramzani and his son, and Tavana.
 Source : HRANA News Agency