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Workers’ Rights Activist Kamyar Fakoor Arrested

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Kamyar Fakoor, The Independent Iranian Workers Union

In the new wave of mass arrests since the outbreak of nationwide protests, today, November 6, 2022, security forces arrested workers’ rights activist Kamyar Fakoor.

The Independent Iranian Workers Union (IIWU) reported that on November 6, security forces arrested workers’ rights activist Kamyar Fakoor at his home. The agents searched his home and confiscated some of his personal belongings.

In August of this year, Fakoor was sentenced to two years imprisonment on the charges of ” spreading falsehood” and ” propaganda against the regime.”

Student Activist Leila Hosseinzadeh’s Detention Extended

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Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh, Leila Hosseinzadeh, Shiraz, Tehran

Recently, the Shiraz Revolutionary Court extended Leila Hosseinzadeh’s pre-trial detention. On August 20, 2022, Hosseinzadeh was arrested in front of her house in Tehran and then jailed in Adel-Abad Prison in Shiraz. She has been denied adequate medical treatment despite suffering from an autoimmune disease.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh’s detention has been extended.

Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh expressed his concerns about his sister’s health condition on social media: “my sister’s disease causes eye issues. She has been suffering from blurred vision for about two weeks. On November 1, the prison infirmary’s physician asked for dispatching her for treatment, which has not yet been approved.”

Hosseinzadeh faced other arrests and convictions on prior occasions.

Nationwide Protests: Seventeen People Arrested in Galugah 

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Galugah, Mazandaran province

The chief police of Galugah, Mazandaran Province, announced the arrest of seventeen people during protests in this county.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Fars News Agency, seventeen people were arrested at protests in Galugah, Mazandaran Province.

This chief police called the detainees “protest leaders” identified and apprehended in their hidden place. The report did not reveal the arrestees’ identities and whereabouts.

According to the latest available data gathered by HRANA, over 14800 people have been arrested during the nationwide protests since Mahsa Amini’s death. For more details and statistics on the nationwide protest across Iran, read HRANA’s comprehensive report here.

Eight Inmates Executed in Shiraz, Birjand and Ardabil

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Abdollah Tonazehi, Mehdi Tazakori, Mohammad Khoshhal, Noor-Ahmad Tonzahi

On November 5, 2022, in Shiraz, Adel-Abad prison officials executed three inmates. Two have been identified as Amir Ghoncheh and Jafar Tourjan, who were convicted of drug-related crimes.

Also, Haal Vsh reported the execution of four inmates convicted of drug-related crimes in Birjand Prison on Wednesday, November 2. They have been identified as Noor-Ahmad Tonzahi, Abdollah Tonazehi, Mohammad Khoshhal and Khosravi (first name unknown).

Iran Human Rights Organization reported the execution of an inmate identified as Mehdi Tazakori in Ardabil. According to an informed source, he was sentenced to death for killing his wife four years ago.

None of these executions has been reported by official sources and media outlets inside Iran so far.

 

Attorney at Law Astareh Ansarei Arrested

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Alireza Zare, Astareh Ansarei, Bahar Sahraeian, Ghodsiey Ghodsbin, Mahmood Taravat, Mahsa Amini, Mehdi Safari, Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour, Nazanin Salari, Shiraz

On November 2, security forces arrested Astareh (Maryam) Ansari, attorney at law, in Shiraz and took her to an unidentified location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on November 2, 2022, lawyer Astareh Ansari was arrested in Shiraz.

Ansari was arrested in front of the Shiraz Bar association building. The reason for this arrest, the charges and her whereabouts are still unknown.

On the same day, four other lawyers, Ghodsiey Ghodsbin, Alireza Zare, Mehdi Safari and Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour, and the day before, three others, Nazanin Salari, Bahar Sahraeian and Mahmood Taravat were arrested in Shiraz.

According to the latest available data gathered by HRANA, over 14100 people have been arrested during the nationwide protests since Mahsa Amini’s death. For more details and statistics on the nationwide protest across Iran, read HRANA’s comprehensive report here.

 

 

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Nationwide Protests: Three Students at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz Arrested

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Alireaz Noigooie, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Mehdi Fereydooni, Mohammad Safari, Shiraz

On October 31, related to nationwide protests, security forces arrested Mohammad Safari, Mehdi Fereydooni and Alireza Noigooie, three students at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, and took them to an unidentified location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, students Mohammad Safari, Mehdi Fereydooni and Alireaz Noigooie were arrested in Shiraz.

According to an informed source, plainclothes agents haunt students on campus and check their id cards.” When they left the campus, Mohammad Safari and Mehdi Fereydooni were arrested before the university door.”

 

 

Film Director Hamaseh Parsa Arrested

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Security forces arrested film director Hamaseh Parsa for publishing posts on the Internet to support nationwide protests.

An informed source told HRANA, during the protests, Parsa was injured by air-gun pellets and informed the public about that. Once he was arrested, his page on social media was deactivated by security forces. His whereabouts are still unknown.

Parsa is a screenwriter and director for cinema and television. His most acclaimed work is “there will be blood on Wednesday (2015).”

 

Islamic Scholar Hosseini-Tabatabai and His Seven Followers Sentenced to a Total of 28 Years Imprisonment

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Abdolhamid Asoodeh Khaljani, Alireza Bahadori-Nejad, Hosseini-Tabatabai, Koroush Moazeni, Majid Naseri, Mohammad-Hossein Ebnorreza, Mohsen Rezvan Khaledi, Reza Rahnama

On October 24, the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Islamic Scholars Seyyed-Mostafa Hosseini Tabatabai and his seven followers to a total of 28 years and additional punishments. These followers include Abdolhamid Asoodeh Khaljani, Majid Naseri, Mohsen Rezvan Khaledi, Koroush Moazeni, Alireza Bahadori-Nejad, Reza Rahnama and Mohammad-Hossein Ebnorreza.

On prior occasions, Hosseini-Tabatabai, age 87, has been targeted and harassed by security forces for his Quranic interpretation differing from the Shia clergy’s.

In March 2021, IRGC intelligence arrested Hosseini-Tabatabai and his followers and jailed them for two months in solitary confinement. Then, they were released on a one-billion tomans bail. His Qur’an teaching sessions were also closed by IRGC intelligence.

In June of 2022, following a religious debate with another cleric, he was summoned and interrogated 21 times in two months.

Ultimately, on October 24, 2022, branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced Hosseini-Tabatabai to eight years. Khaljani and Naseri were sentenced to five years and each of the five others to two years suspended term for five years. They all have been banned from membership in political and civil groups and leaving the country for two years.
 
Their lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, told HRANA that the defendants have been charged with “forming groups to act against national security.”

Moreover, five other individuals close to Hosseini-Tabatabai have also been indicted.

 

Professor Dariush Farhud Arrested

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Dariush Farhud, the Father of Genetics

On October 30, security forces arrested Dariush Farhud, professor of medical and clinical genetics, dubbed as “the Father of Genetics in Iran,” and transferred him to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on October 30, Prof. Dariush Farhud was arrested.
 
His page admin on social media broke the news and wrote: “Prof. Dariush Farhud, ‘the Father of Genetics in Iran’, was arrested in front of his house by plainclothes agents.”
 
The reason for Farhud’s arrest and his whereabouts are still unknown.

 

 

 

 

Arte’s Reporter Vahid Shamseddin-Nejad Arrested in Tehran

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Atre, Tehran, Vahid Shamseddin-Nejad

German-French cultural TV channel Atre announced that its Iranian reporter Vahid Shamseddin-Nejad was arrested by security forces in Saqqez on October 26.

According to this TV channel, Shamseddin-Nejad is detained in Tehran and under interrogation. Arte expressed concerns about Shamseddin-Nejad’s condition and asked for his release.
 
The reason for his arrest and whereabouts are still unknown.