Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh, the sister of Mohammad Hassan-Zadeh, one of the victims of the protests in 2022, has been arrested again. According to the news agency of human rights activists in Iran, HRANA, government agents detained her on Wednesday, September 27, at a checkpoint on the Boukan-Saqez route. No information has been released regarding the charges or the location of this member of the victims' families. Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh, along with her father, Ahmad Hassan-Zadeh, was also arrested about twenty days ago, on September 5, after being summoned to the Boukan Intelligence Office. Additionally, see: Two members of Mohammad Hassan-Zadeh's family, a deceased protester, were arrested in Boukan. Mohammad Hassan-Zadeh, 28, was shot and killed during nationwide protests in Boukan on November 25, 2022, just a week before his wedding. Voice of America previously reported that this protester had been shot multiple times with pellet and paintball guns in the days leading up to his death and had lost the vision in one eye. Also see: Exclusive; New details about the killing of Mohammad Hassan-Zadeh and Shahryar Mohammadi during the protests in Boukan. In the continuation of the government's increasing pressure on the families of the victims, Somayeh Sarikhani Dashti, the mother of Erfan Sarikhani Dashti, another victim of the 2022 protests, was also arrested on Wednesday, September 27, in Tehran. Several family members of the victims of the 2022 protests have been arrested in recent weeks, and some are still in custody. Mashallah Karami, the father of Mohammad Mehdi Karami, a executed protester, the parents of Hananeh Kia, a killed protester in Mazandaran, and the father and two brothers of Javad Heydari, a killed protester in Qazvin, are among the imprisoned families seeking justice. Roghieh Rezaei, a journalist, described the pressures of the Islamic Republic on the families of the deceased protesters as stemming from the 'fear' of the Iranian government.
Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh, a member of the families of the victims, arrested again
Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh, sister of a protest victim, was arrested again by Iranian authorities at a checkpoint. This incident reflects ongoing repression against families of victims from the 2022 protests, highlighting the government's fear of dissent. The situation underscores the broader crackdown on human rights and dissent in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Iranian authorities arrested Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh again amid ongoing pressure on victims' families.
- Iranian government agents arrest Solmaz Hassan-Zadeh
- Iranian government agents arrest Somayeh Sarikhani Dashti
- Iranian government agents arrest Ahmad Hassan-Zadeh
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
The Iranian government continues to target families of protest victims to suppress dissent.
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