HRANA – Amirhossein Rezaei, a political science student at the University of Tehran and a journalist, was arrested by security forces in Arak on Wednesday, May 6, and transferred to an undisclosed location.

On the morning of Wednesday, May 6, security agents entered Mr. Rezaei’s family home in Arak, arrested him, and searched the residence. The agents also seized several personal items, including electronic devices and books belonging to the student.

Amirhossein Rezaei is a political science student at University of Tehran and a journalist. He had recently been dismissed from his job at the newspaper Donya-e-Eqtesad following a wave of staff layoffs and had returned to his family’s home in Arak.

At the time of this report, no information has been obtained regarding his place of detention, the charges against him, or his health condition.