HRANA – Yesterday, Hassan Ronaghi, a resident of Malekan, was arrested by security forces in the city and transferred to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, Hassan Ronaghi has been arrested.

The arrest took place yesterday, July 15, in the city of Malekan, East Azerbaijan province. He had previously announced on his attributed social media page that his one-year prison sentence, issued in the preliminary stage by Branch 102 of the Malekan Criminal Court No. 2 on the charge of “spreading falsehoods with the intent to disturb public opinion in support of and to strengthen the Zionist regime,” had been upheld in full by Branch 12 of the East Azerbaijan Province Court of Appeals.

As of the time of this report, no information has been obtained regarding the reasons for his arrest or his whereabouts.

Hassan Ronaghi is the brother of Hossein Ronaghi, a civil activist. He has previously faced arrests and judicial harassment due to his past activities.