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Retired Employee Arrested by IRGC Intelligence in Ahvaz

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IRGC Intelligence, Mohammad-Zaman Kamrava

HRANA – Mohammad-Zaman Kamrava, a retired employee of the Social Security Organization residing in Ahvaz, was arrested on October 11 by agents of the IRGC Intelligence Organization.

According to the Iranian Retirees Council, after several hours of not hearing from Mr. Kamrava and receiving no response to phone calls, his family went to his residence, where they found the house in disarray and learned of his arrest. Hours later, he managed to make a brief phone call, confirming that he had been detained by IRGC Intelligence forces.

On October 7, Mr. Kamrava, along with Mohammad Nochian, a retired teacher, and Maryam Zaleki, a sports instructor, had been summoned to Branch 13 of the Prosecutor’s Office to present their final defense in a case involving charges of “propaganda against the regime” and “assembly and collusion against national security.”

Earlier this year, in June 2025, Mr. Kamrava was sentenced by Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court to two years in prison on the same charges. The case stemmed from retirees’ protest gatherings held in February 2022.

Revolutionary Court Sentences Two Retired Workers in Ahvaz to Prison

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ahvaz, Ahvaz Revolutionary court, Farzaneh Zilabi, Mohammad-Zaman Kamrava, Morad Zohrabi

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad-Zaman Kamrava and Morad Zohrabi, two retired Social Security Organization workers from Ahvaz, have each been sentenced to two years in prison by Branch 2 of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court.

According to HRANA, citing The Independent Iranian Workers Union, the ruling was issued on June 7, 2025, and has been formally communicated to the defendants. Both Kamrava and Zohrabi were convicted of “assembly and collusion to act against national security” and “propaganda against the regime,” with each receiving a two-year prison sentence.

The charges stem from their participation in retiree protests held in front of the Ahvaz Social Security office during February 2022, part of the nationwide Sunday demonstrations by retirees.

It’s worth noting that in late-April 2024, Kamrava was arrested by security forces following another retiree protest in Ahvaz and was later released.

Both men are residents of Ahvaz and retired from the Social Security Organization. Their legal representation is currently being handled by attorney Farzaneh Zilabi.