Soheil Deirie a civil activist in northeastern city of Urmia, was arrested by security forces for no reason on Monday. There is still no information available on his whereabouts.
Iranian regime has started to arrest of renowned human rights defenders since January 1st, 2018, as the latest episode in a long crackdown on any form of peaceful activism in the country.
Amnesty International raised grave concerns about the “coordinated arrests” of Iranian activists which started with the arrest of Shima Babaei and her husband Dariush Zand, Saeed , Leila Farjami, MMasoumi ahmoud and Behnam Mousivand.
The statement reads in part: “These arrests are only the latest episode in a long crackdown on any form of human rights work in Iran, intended to wipe out the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in the country. We urge the Iranian authorities to stop this attack on human rights defenders and allow them to work in a safe environment without fear of reprisals.”
Notably dozens of university students and young human rights defenders, have already been detained and denied freedom.
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