Recent Arrests

In the Name of Freedom,

According to news received, in addition to the arrest of Mr. Abbas Khorsandi, Mr. Bahram Raskhifar and Mitam Rudaki were arrested in Tehran and Mannsour Farji was arrested in the city of Sanandaj on Sunday September 9th 2007.

Mr. Abbas Khorsandi was arrested in the city of Firuzkuh and Mr. Bahram Raskhifar, Mitam Rudaki were arrested in the city of Tehran, and Mr. Mansour Farji was arrested in the city of Sanandaj by plain clothed officials linked to the Intelligence Ministry and taken to a unknown location. After his arrest in Sanandaj Mr. Farji was transferred to Tehran, where his home was searched by the Intelligence Ministry Officials and then he was taken to an unknown location.

Further two other individuals Kaveh Shirzadiyan and Ms. Sepideh Pouraghayi have gone “missing” and there is a great chance that they have also been arrested.

Also on Wednesday September 12th 2007 at 7pm Mr. Abbas Lesani a student activists was beaten and arrested by the security forces for writing the slogan political prisoners must be freed.

Human Rights Activists in Iran will also expose the illegal arrests and disappearances of human rights activists which has taken place in the recent months in the very near future. Human Rights Activists urge all human rights organizations to condemn these illegal arrests and the oppression of human rights activists in Iran, and to take a strong stand against this injustice.

Human Rights Activists in Iran.