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Iranian safety forces arrested a lady after a photograph of her and one other lady consuming at a Tehran restaurant with out their head scarves was extensively circulated on-line, her household stated Friday. The picture emerged Wednesday exhibiting the 2 girls having breakfast at a restaurant that, like most coffeehouses in Iran, is historically patronized by males.
One of the ladies within the picture, Donya Rad, was arrested shortly after the picture was printed on-line. CNN spoke together with her sister who stated safety businesses contacted Donya and summoned her to elucidate her actions.
“After visiting the designated place she was arrested, after a few hours of no news, Donya told me in a short call that she was transferred to Ward 209 of Evin Prison,” her sister instructed CNN. Tehran’s Evin Prison is a notoriously brutal facility the place the regime incarcerates political dissidents and is completely designated for prisoners managed by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry.
CNN has reached out to Iranian authorities in regards to the alleged arrests.
In current days, safety forces have reportedly detained a number of influential Iranians, together with author and poet Mona Borzouei, Iranian soccer participant Hossein Mahini, and the daughter of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Faezeh Rafsanjani.
Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour was additionally arrested this week after releasing a poignant music primarily based on tweets shared by Iranians expressing sentiments of why persons are protesting, in response to NGO Iran Human Rights.
Hajipour’s music “For…” went viral on-line, receiving hundreds of thousands of views and is being shared extensively amongst Iranians each inside and outdoors of the nation.
On the quilt of state-aligned newspaper Hamshahri each day on Thursday, the headline learn “Celebrities of Disturbance” with an image of former soccer participant Ali Karimi standing alongside notable Iranian actors and actresses who’ve been vocal in supporting the protests. The article says they “are one of the main reasons for recent popular protests.”
“We are not the ones causing the disturbances. We are a drop from the people,” Iranian Actor Ehsan Karamy stated in an Instagram put up addressing claims made by authorities. “Don’t mislead the people. Go after the hardliners who have provided the firewood for this fire piece by piece.”
The authorities crackdown has continued after virtually two weeks of protests, with dozens dying in clashes between safety forces. Iran Human Rights estimates that at the least 83 individuals together with youngsters, are confirmed to have been killed in protests following the loss of life of Mahsa Amini.
More than a thousand individuals linked to the protests have been detained as of final weekend, in response to state information company IRNA. At least 28 journalists arrested have been arrested as of Thursday, in response to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Amnesty International on Thursday stated they’re “investigating the authorities carrying out mass arrests of protesters and bystanders, as well as journalists, political activists, lawyers, and human rights defenders, including women’s rights activists and those belonging to oppressed ethnic minority groups.”
Despite the rising loss of life toll and a fierce crackdown by authorities, movies circulating on social media present protestors calling for the autumn of the clerical institution within the cities of Qom, Rasht and Mashhad.
CNN can’t independently confirm arrest or detention claims. A exact variety of protestors arrested or detained is not possible for these outdoors Iran’s authorities to verify. Numbers differ by opposition teams, worldwide rights organizations and native journalists.