In the continuing pressure on petitioners in Iran, some news sources report the arrest of Masoud Shakari, the father of Mohsen Shakari, an executed protester in 2022. Amir Hossein Mir Asmaeili, a journalist, wrote on Wednesday, March 1, citing 'a family member of the Shakari family' on the social media platform X, that Masoud Shakari was 'arrested at seven in the morning on Tuesday, February 28, in front of his home' and 'has been transferred to an unknown location.' According to this journalist, 'there is no information about the charges, the detaining authority, the health status, and the location of Masoud Shakari's detention.' An account attributed to Gohar Eshghi, the mother of Sattar Beheshti, a labor protester who died while in custody and interrogation, emphasized, quoting the Shakari family, that Masoud Shakari 'has suffered from mental illness' and after the execution of Mohsen Shakari, his condition 'has worsened and he was hospitalized some time ago.' Pressure on the families of petitioners from the authorities of the Islamic Republic has increased, and before Masoud Shakari, the parents and some family members of several victims of the nationwide protests and executed protesters have been arrested. Among them, Mashallah Karami, the father of Mohammad Amin Karami, an executed protester in Karaj, was arrested before the first anniversary of the nationwide protests of 2022 and remains in prison. Additionally, besides the imprisonment of Manouchehr Bakhtiari and Nahid Shirpijeh, the father and mother of the petitioner Pouya Bakhtiari, who died in the nationwide protests of November 2019, the legal harassment against other members of this family continues. Earlier, Pouran Nazemi, a human rights activist in Iran, told Voice of America that the pressures exerted by the Islamic Republic on activists during these times 'are greater than in all these years' and 'it does not matter whether you are an environmental activist, a civil activist, or a political activist.' According to Nazemi, the officials of the Islamic Republic 'do not tolerate any protest or criticism' and 'this government has no intention of reform or retreat' and one of the government's actions is to 'cut off the economic lifelines of all these activists.'
News sources report the arrest of Masoud Shakari, father of executed protester Mohsen Shakari
Masoud Shakari, the father of executed protester Mohsen Shakari, has been arrested by Iranian authorities, raising concerns over the ongoing repression of families seeking justice for victims of state violence. This incident reflects the broader crackdown on dissent and the targeting of activists and their families in Iran. The situation highlights the increasing pressure on human rights advocates and the government's refusal to allow any form of protest.
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Iranian authorities arrested Masoud Shakari, father of executed protester Mohsen Shakari.
- Iranian authorities arrest Masoud Shakari
- Iranian authorities detain Masoud Shakari
- Iranian authorities increase pressure families of petitioners
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The arrest of Masoud Shakari underscores the Iranian regime's ongoing repression of dissent.
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