Arbitrary arrests

Political arrests


Political activist arrested in Khorramabad

Security forces in Khorramabad in Lorestan arrested Hossein Mahdavi, social political activist, on Thursday. He was an active member in Mehdi Karoubi's election staff. (Human Rights Activists in Iran - Sep. 27, 2009)

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Tehran Univ. protesters arrested

Reports that Kamran Daneshju, Ahmadinejad's new Minister of Science (Higher Education) would attend a ceremony for the opening of Tehran University were published yesterday.
At one pm, the gathering of Tehran University students (in protest to his presence at this university) ended without any clashes or violence, but riot police attacked a number of students who were leaving the university, arresting them. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Sep. 28, 2009)

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Two political activists arrested in Tabriz

According to reports, Hassan Ark, journalist and Ibrahim Dashti, two Azeri activists were arrested by the Tabriz Intelligence Agency agents on September 21 and taken to an unknown location. According to their families, these agents searched their homes and office after their arrest. They also confiscated their books, notes and computers. (Amir Kabir Newsletter – Sep. 28, 2009)

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Iran arrests blogger

M.L a chain blogger who published lies about government officials and false reports on the seditions after the presidential election was arrested on Saturday. M.L who is a dismissed former reporter from a news agency published his lies in a series of chain weblogs after publishing it in his own weblog. (Javan RGC-run Daily – Sep. 29, 2009)

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Intelligence agents storm printing house; arrest owner

According to reports from ward 209 of Evin Prison, Jafar Kazemi, a former political prisoner, was arrested last week after intelligence agents stormed his printing house. He was taken to an unknown location.
Kazemi, 47, was arrested on Sep. 30 in his office. Agents stormed his printing house and after a long search, confiscated his phone book. They then took him to his home and searched his home for a few hours. They broke and destroyed some of his personal belongings in their search. The intelligence agents confiscated his family photo albums, phone book, identification papers which belonged to him and members of his family, personal notes, CDs and other belongings.
Kazemi was jailed in the 80's and spent 3 years in solitary where he was subjected to violent and inhumane torture.
There is no information on his whereabouts since his arrest. His family's appeals to the Revolutionary Court and Evin Prison in pursuit of him have so far been futile. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Oct. 1, 2009)

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Social arrests

Bandar Abbas police arrest 30 people under excuse of 'troublemaking'
The arrest of young people under the pretext of 'troublemaking' is ongoing in the Islamic Republic. The head of the Hormozgan Province Intelligence and Security Police said that 30 young people were arrested on charges of troublemaking.
"Some of these people had criminal records for theft, fighting and clashing in Bandar Abbas", he said. (Sep. 28, 2009)




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15 members of OCU Tehran Council arrested in park
Fifteen members of the Tehran Council for the Office for Consolidating Unity were arrested in this city's Jamshidieh Park by security forces and taken to an unknown location. Mehdi Arabshahi, Milad Asadi and Farid Hashemi, members of the central council of this student association were amongst the detainees. (Peik-e-Iran – Oct. 2, 2009)

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Young people arrested in Persepolis-Esteqlal game
According to reports, on Friday in a game between Persepolis and Esteqlal, one of the spectators who was wearing green clothes and chanted against the government was immediately arrested by Special Guards Forces. There are no reports on the fate of this person.
All the spectators were body searched before being allowed into the stadium and a number of young men were arrested for having green balloons. (Oct. 2, 2009)
Social arrests

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Bandar Abbas police arrest 30 people under excuse of 'troublemaking'

The arrest of young people under the pretext of 'troublemaking' is ongoing in the Islamic Republic. The head of the Hormozgan Province Intelligence and Security Police said that 30 young people were arrested on charges of troublemaking.
"Some of these people had criminal records for theft, fighting and clashing in Bandar Abbas", he said. ( Sep. 28, 2009)