HRANA – Several citizens in Tehran have been arrested by the Tehran Province Security Police over what authorities described as “communication with hostile foreign-based media outlets.” A video containing the forced confessions of at least three of these individuals has also been published, although the circumstances under which the recordings were obtained remain unclear.

According to Rokna, several citizens have been arrested in Tehran. The individuals are accused of having contact with media outlets based outside the country. They were arrested by officers of the West Tehran Province Security Police and, after judicial cases were opened against them, were referred to judicial authorities.

Additionally, a video of the forced confessions of at least three of the aforementioned citizens has been released, although the conditions under which the confessions were recorded are unknown.

The report does not provide further details, including the identities of those arrested, the dates of their arrests, or their places of detention.