HRANA – Sixteen-year-old poet Mohammad Ascharavi (Asakareh), a resident of Abadan, was arrested by security forces on Sunday, June 22, and remains in custody with no information about his whereabouts.

According to information received by HRANA, security agents detained Mohammad at his family home without presenting a judicial warrant. Following his arrest, he was transferred to an undisclosed location. Despite 23 days having passed, authorities have yet to reveal where he is being held.

A source close to the family told HRANA: “Mohammad was arrested for reciting poems critical of the government during a gathering in the city of Ramshir. He had also been summoned twice recently by the Ministry of Intelligence in Abadan but had refused to comply.”

As of now, no official charges have been announced against him. Ascharavi is a 16-year-old poet from the Salich neighborhood of Abadan.