Iranian officials have released a senior member of a reformist student union after four weeks of detention. Parviz Safavi, spokesperson for the Democratic Front of Iran, was temporarily released from solitary confinement at Evin Prison in Tehran on Wednesday. He is one of four central committee members of the group who were arrested on July 9, coinciding with the third anniversary of the police raid on the dormitory of Tehran University students. Mohammad Masoud Salamat and Javad Emami, two others from this group, were previously released in July. There is still no information about the whereabouts of Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, the leader of the union, who was detained alongside them. Colleagues of another detained student, Manoochehr Mohammadi, have expressed concern for his condition. He was transferred last month to a prison in Mazandaran province, where other inmates reportedly assaulted him.
Islamic Republic Releases Political Prisoner
Iran has released Parviz Safavi, a political prisoner and spokesperson for a reformist student union, after a month of detention. His arrest was part of a broader crackdown on dissent, coinciding with a significant anniversary related to student protests. The ongoing detention of other activists raises concerns about the state of political freedom in Iran.
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Iranian officials released political prisoner Parviz Safavi after four weeks of detention.
- Iranian officials release Parviz Safavi
- Iranian officials detain Parviz Safavi, Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Manoochehr Mohammadi
- Colleagues of Manoochehr Mohammadi express concern Manoochehr Mohammadi
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The release of Parviz Safavi signals potential shifts in the treatment of political prisoners.
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