Reports suggest that Iranian authorities have arrested a dissident cleric in the city of Najaf Abad.
Tag: Detained
Journalist Farshad Ghorbanpour detained
Security forces arrested journalist Farshad Ghorbanpour at his home in Tehran.
Brother of slain protester Kianoush Asa detained
GVF — The brother of Kianoush Asa, one of the protesters slain during the clampdown on anti-government protesters in 2009, has been detained.
Authorities prolong case of detained lawyer
The wife of detained human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani says the prolonged detention of her husband under unknown conditions is “immoral and illegal.”
Sahar Mousavi, student activist detained
GVF — Former student activist Sahar Mousavi has been detained.
Detained lawyer denied visiting privileges
Detained Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is being denied visiting privileges for refusing to wear the chador in prison.Sotoudeh’s husband reports that last week he and his children were not allowed to visit Sotoudeh on the grounds that she had lost her visiting privileges.
Detained Iranian Lawyer Charged With Accepting Human Rights Award
A prominent Iranian lawyer who was arrested earlier this month is reported to be facing a new charge of accepting an “unlawful” award for his human rights work.
Iranian Cultural Figures Call For Release Of Detained Colleagues
More than 80 Iranian cultural figures are calling for the release of jailed fellow artists and the review of the verdicts handed down to them, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Amir Khorram Detained to Serve Prison Sentence
Amir Khorram was kidnapped following the summons order by the court in order to serve his sentence.
Reza Kermani Detained to Serve His Sentence
Pan-Iranist party member Reza Kermani has been arrested in order to serve his prison sentence.