Iran arrests

IRAN – Two Baluch men, Ahmad Harooni and Sadegh Gorgij, have been arrested by Iranian security forces in the southeastern cities of Iranshahr and Zahedan, with no information available about …

BUKAN, IRAN — Hossein Mohammadi, a former Kurdish political prisoner from the village of Ali Kand near Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, has been arrested once again by Iranian authorities, according …

Behbahan, Iran – Forough Khosravi, an elementary school teacher and education Ph.D. holder, was arrested on July 29, 2025, by agents from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Intelligence unit. …

Mehran Shamloei, a 44-year-old Christian convert from Tehran, was arrested by Iranian security forces on July 3, 2025, at Mashhad Airport and taken to an undisclosed location, according to the …

Esmaeil Sanyar, a former political prisoner and long-time civil rights activist, has been arrested once again by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence in Bukan, located in West Azerbaijan Province. According to …

Amid a wave of Kurdish arrests following the recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel, civil activist Mousa Omidi has been detained by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard …

Iranian intelligence forces have arrested Semko Maroufi, a former Kurdish political prisoner and environmental activist, on June 30, 2025, in the city of Bukan. According to the Hengaw Organization for …

ISFAHAN, IRAN — Iranian authorities have arrested Fariba Diba, a 36-year-old mother and housewife, at her home in central Isfahan on charges of engaging in “propaganda activities” against the Islamic …

Raquel Ataeian Arrested in Iran Over Baha’i Faith Security forces raid her home, seize belongings in Qaemshahr Iranian security forces have arrested Raquel Ataeian, a member of the Baha’i faith, …

Three Kurdish Men, Including Poet Hawar Rojhelati, Arrested in Iran Without Warrants Three Kurdish men — Kamal Oqabi from Oshnavieh, Askar Najafi from Sarpol-e Zahab, and poet and writer Hassan …