Fereshteh Shirazi, women’s rights activist and member of the One Million Signatures Campaign, has been denied face-to-face prison visits and telephone contact with her family only a week after her arrest.

Fereshteh Shirazi was arrested on September 3rd, after being summoned to the Amol Ministry of Intelligence. So far there has been no information made available on her charges or the reason behind her arrest.

In September 2009, the women’s rights activist was repeatedly summoned to the Amol Ministry of Intelligence and interrogated. Her house was also inspected by security agents.

Last Friday, Elham Mohseni, Fereshteh Shirazi’s 17-year-old daughter was arrested along with five other people for engaging in a playful water fight in a park in Amol. They were released on a total of [approximately] $10 thousand [USD] bail (10 million tomans) after spending one night in detention at the police detention center and two days in the Amol Central prison.

Source : Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR)