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More than 332 Arrested in Iran during the month of February
Monday March 14th, 2011 -Iran witnessed a new wave of arrests, including the detention of
many journalists and political and civil activists following the refusal by the Ministry of Interior
to issue a permit for the demonstrations that took place on February 14th, 2011; demonstrations
that were called upon by Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi in support of the people of
Egypt and Tunisia.
According to reports by the Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA) between the 10th and the
14th of February, at least 30 political and civil activists were arrested across Iran. The February
14th demonstrations also lead to large scale arrests of ordinary citizens.
Despite claims on February 16th by the deputy chief of police Sardar Radan that the names of
the 150 protesters arrested on February 14th would be published in the near future, no such
attempt has been made to date.
According to Yadollah Movahed, the public prosecutor for the Revolutionary Court in Kerman,
17 citizens were arrested during the demonstrations that took place in that city.
Contrary to the claims by Sardar Radan, media outlets and human rights organizations inside
Iran point to a much larger number of arrests. Human Rights House of Iran has been informed of
large scale arrests in Tehran, Mashhad, Shiraz, Rasht and Esfahan. Hundreds of detainees were
transferred to detention centers such as the "The IRGC Detention Center in Afsariyeh" "Fateb
Headquarters around Enghelab Square" and "the Security Police Headquarters on Shariati
Street". According to claims by some of the detainees, at minimum 100 - 150 citizens were being
held at each of these centers. RAHANA therefore estimates that more than 332 citizens were
arrested during the month of February. 164 of these arrests were published and confirmed by
government authorities and Iran's judiciary.
Many of those arrested were released either on the same night or a few days after the
demonstrations. Some of the detainees were however transferred to Evin prison. Reports indicate
that approximately 200 citizens were arrested in Mashhad. Although many of those arrested in
Mashhad were also released on the same night, a number of students remain behind bars. There
have also been numerous reports of arrests in Esfahan and Shiraz. The number of detainees in
these cities however, remains unclear.
The day after the February 14th demonstrations, the leaders of the Green movement Mir Hossein
Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and their spouses Zahra Rahnavard and Fatemeh Karroubi were put
under house arrest and later transferred to an undisclosed location. Judicial authorities and
government officials have refused to explain why they were arrested, nor have they clarified the
whereabouts of the Green leaders leading to continued concern regarding their well being.
At least 71 students, 32 political activists and 8 journalists were arrested and transferred to prison
during the month of February. It is worth mentioning that 14 religious minorities, the majority of
whom were Baha'is, 2 women's right activists, 6 Arab activists and 3 Kurdish activists were also
arrested in February. Of the 164 published arrests, 13 were women.
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
1 Milad Dehghan Jan 21
Political Activist
Pan-Iranist Ahvaz Sepidar
Prison Ahvaz Male Free
2 Hojat Kalashi Jan 21
Political Activist
Pan-Iranist Ahvaz Sepidar
Prison Ahvaz Male Free
3 Ghoma Reza
Ghadr Panah
Jan 21
Kurdish Kurdish Party
Baneh Baneh
Intelligence Male Free
4 Ehsan Mehrabi Jan 22
Journalist
Farhikhtegan &
National Trust Party
Tehran
Evin Male 1
Year
5 Esmail
Sahabeh
Jan 22
Political Activist
Participation Front
Tehran
Evin Male 4
Years
6 Behna
m Irani
Jan 24
Religious Minority
Christian Karaj Rajai Shahr
Prison Male Free
7 Ebrahi
m Eskafi
Jan 24
Former Student Activist
Elm o Sanaat
University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
8 Touran Tarom Jan 26
Citizien Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Female
Free
9 Zeynab Tarom Jan 26
Citizien Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumi
yeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Female
Free
10 Rana Tarom Jan 26
Citizien Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Female
Free
11 Saleh Tarom Jan 26
Citizien Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Female
Free
12 Fakhorl
din Tarom
Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
13 Latif Tarom Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
14 Gool Biyaz
Tarom Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
15 Bahaldi
n Khandepa
rvar Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
15 Seyfoldi
n Khandepa
rvar Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
17 Shahra
m Khadepar
var Jan 26
Citizen Related to
Farhad Tarom
Orumiyeh
Orumiyeh Prison
Male Free
18 Fateme
h Masjedi
28 Jan
Women’s Right
Activist
1 Million Signature Campaign
Ghom Langarood
Prison Ghom Fema
le 1
Year
19 Hossein Karroubi 29 Jan
Political Activist
Mehdi Karroubi’s
Son
Tehran
Intelligence Ministry
Male Free
20 Farhou
d Aghdasi
30 Jan
Religious Minority
Baha’i Orumiyeh
Intelligence Ministry
Orumiyeh Male Free
21 Mehdi HosseinZ
adeh 31 Jan
Journalist * Tehra
n Evin Male
1 Year
22 Haleh Sajabi 31 Jan
Political Activist
Iran’s Freedom
Movement
Tehran
Evin Fema
le 2
Years
23 Ziyayeh Eshaghi 1 Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Mashh
ad
Intelligence Ministry Mashhad
Female
Free
24 Farhad Omri 1 Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Mashh
ad
Intelligence Ministry Mashhad
Male Free
25 Changiz Dargahi 1 Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Orumiyeh
Intelligence Ministry
Orumiyeh Male Free
26 Farhoo
d Eshtiyagh 4 Feb
Religious Minority
Baha’i Esfeha
n
Intelligence Ministry Esfehan
Male Free
27 Siavash Tavakoli 4 Feb Kurdish * Baneh Intelligence
Ministry Baneh
Male
28 Moham
mad Aydelkha
ni 5 Feb
Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Male
29 * Pir
Karami 7 Feb
Religious Minority
Darvish Gonabadi
Aligoudarz
Intelligence Ministry
Male Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
30 Ahmad Reza
Rajai 7 Feb Religious Minority
Darvish Gonabadi
Ali Gouda
rz
Intelligence Ministry
AliGoudarz Male Free
31 Yadolla
h Eslami 7 Feb
Political Activist
Secretary General of House of
Representatives
Tehran
Evin Male
32 Meysa
m Mohamm
adi 9 Feb
Journalist & Writer
* Tehra
n Evin Male
33 Taghi Rahmani 9 Feb Political Activist
Karroubi’s Electoral
Campaign
Tehran
Evin Male
34 Moham
mad Hossein
Sharif Zaadegan
9 Feb Political Activist
Karroubi’s Electroral Campaign
Tehran
Evin Male
35 Gholam Hossein
Mahmoudi
9 Feb Political Activist
Karroubi & Mousavi’s Electoral
Campaign
Tehran
Evin Male
36 Moham
mad Saleh
Noghre Kar
9 Feb Political Activist
Mousavi’s Electoral
Campaign
Tehran
Evin Male Free
37 Ali Abadi 9 Feb Citizen Citizen Babols
ar
Intelligence Ministry Babolsar
Male Free
38 Abbas Shojai 9 Feb Civil
Activist Sarat
Institute Tehra
n Evin Male
39 Asou Khoda Rahmi
9 Feb Kurdish Citizen Saagh
ez
Intelligence Ministry Saaghez
Male Free
40 Yashar Amini 9 Feb Writer Nashre Digar
Tehran
Evin Male 1
Year
41 Mostafa Mir
Ahmad Zadeh
10 Feb
University
Professor
Mofid University
Ghom Ghom
Intelligence Ministry Ghom
Male 1 Year
42 Omid Mohdas 10
Feb
Journalist & Web blogger
* Tehra
n Evin Male Free
43 Fariba Ebtehaj 10
Feb Political Prisoner
Reformist Tehra
n Evin
Female
Free
44 Sadroldi
n Beheshti
10 Feb
Political Prisoner
Mousavi’s Electroal
Campaign
Tehran
Evin Male
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
45 Korous
h Zaim
10 Feb
Political Prisoner
National Front Iran
Tehran
Evin Male Free
46 Peyman Aaref 10
Feb Student Activist
National Front Iran
Tehran
Evin Male
47 Nezhat Amir Abadi
11 Feb
Journalist Fararu
Website Tehra
n Evin
Female
48 Maziyar Khosravi 11
Feb Journalist
Shargh Newspaper
Tehran
Evin Male Free
49 Mojtaba Shayeste
h 11
Feb Political Activist
Participation Front
Tehran
Evin Male Free
50 Moham
mad Hossein
Mahimni 12
Feb Political Activist
Participation Front
Golestan
Intelligence Ministry
Golestan Male Free
51 Abdolna
ser Mahimni
12 Feb
Political Activist
Participation Front
Golestan
Intelligence Ministry
Golestan Male Free
52 Zahra Eftekhari 12
Feb Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Fema
le
53 Zahra Sharif 12
Feb Student Activist
Tehran Universtiy
Tehran
Evin Fema
le
54 Mohsen Ghamgin 12
Feb Student Activist
Amir Kabir University
Tehran
Evin Male 2
Years
55 Javid Fakharian 12
Feb Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Male
56 Misagh Mohamm
ad Ali Pour
13 Feb
Religious Minority
Baha’i Esfeha
n
Ministry of Intelligence
Esfahan Male
57 Anisa Motaher 13
Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Esfeha
n
Ministry of Intelligence
Esfahan
Female
58 Saeed Hashemi 13
Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Esfeha
n
Ministry of Intelligence
Esfahan Male
59 Ahmad Hakimipo
ur 13
Feb Political Prisoner
Participation Front
Tehran
Evin Male
60 Abdolla
h Naseri
13 Feb
Political Prisoner
Mojahedin of the
Islamic Revolution Organizatio
n
Tehran
Evin Male
61 Hooma
n
Fakhar Moghada
m
13 Feb
Women’s Rights Activist
1 Million Signature
Tehran
Evin Male Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
Campaign
62 Mojtaba Heydari 14
Feb
University
Professor
Bou-Ali University Hamedan
Hamedan
Intelligence Ministry
Hamedan Male
63 Pedram Sohrablou 14
Feb
University
Professor
Bou-Ali University Hamedan
Hamedan
Intelligence Ministry
Hamedan Male
64 Abdolla
h Sadri
14 Feb
University
Professor
Amir Kabir University
Tehran
Evin Male
65 Peyman Kashfi 14
Feb Religious Minority
Baha’i Tehra
n Evin Male
4 Years
66 Afshin Taheri 14
Feb Singer
Tehran
Evin Male
67 Ramtin Moghdadi 14
Feb Student
Electoral Campaign
Babol Intelligence
Ministry Male Free
68 Moham
mad Hossein
Khoshbakht
14 Feb
Journalist Editor Aftab
Tehran
Evin Male Free
69 Gholam
Ali Dehghan
14 Feb
Journalist Editor
Aftab News Tehra
n Evin Male Free
70 Bagher Oskoui 14
Feb Political Activist
National Trust Party
Tehran
Evin Male
71 Shahrbanoo
Amali 14
Feb Political Activist
Former MP Tehra
n Evin
Female
Free
72 Ali Bagheri 14
Feb Political Activist
Mojahedin of the
Islamic Revolution Organizatio
n
Tehran
Evin Male Free
73 Sousan Bayat 14
Feb Political Activist
Ayatollah Bayat’s
Daughter
Tehran
Evin Fema
le Free
74 Jafar Ganji 14
Feb Political Activist
Iran’s Freedom
Movement
Tehran
Evin Male
75 Abdolla
h Mansouri
14 Feb
Political Activist
Mojahedin of the
Islamic Revolution Organizatio
n
Tehran
Evin Male Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
76 Morteza Mousavi
Lari 14
Feb Political Activist
Mousavi Lari’s Son
Tehran
Evin Male Free
77 Ali
Reza Nabavi
14 Feb
Political Activist
Atefeh Nabavi’s Husband
Semnan
Semnan Prison
Male 2
Years
78 Arash Najbai 14
Feb Political Activist
Iran’s Freedom
Movement
Tehran
Evin Male
79 Ariel Bolouri 14
Feb Citizen Citizen
Tehran
Evin Male
80 Majid Pir
Hosseinlou
14 Feb
Citizen Citizen Tehra
n Unknown Male
81 Ehsan Ehsani 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
82 Hossein Ahmadnej
ad 14
Feb Student Activist
Azad University Mashhad
Mashhad
Intelligence Ministry
Mashhad Male
83 Moham
mad Afkhami
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sanaati Sharif
University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
84 Morteza Bagherza
deh 14
Feb Student Activist
Payam Nour
University Mashhad
Mashhad
Intelligence Ministry Mashhad
Male Free
85 Mahmo
ud Bagheri
14 Feb
Student Activist
Azaad University
Tehran
Evin Male
86 Mohsen Borzgar 14
Feb Student Activist
Noushiravani
University Babol
Babol Mati Kalay Male
87 Aaref Bolandna
zar 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
88 Ali Bayani 14
Feb Student Activist
Ghazvin University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male
89 Hamed Taghipour 14
Feb Student Activist
Elm o Sanaat
University
Tehran
Evin Male
90 Siavosh Jabariyan 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
91 Shagha
yegh Heyrani
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Fema
le Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
92 Morteza Divsalar 14
Feb Student Activist
Ghazvin University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male Free
93 Ali Razaghi 14
Feb Student Activist
Azaad University Mashhad
Mashhad
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male
94 Abuzar Rostami 14
Feb Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Male
95 Nader Rezai 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
96 Danial Zargariya
n 14
Feb Student Activist
Noushiravani University
Babol Mati Kalay
Prison Male
97 Hossein Salemkar 14
Feb Student Activist
Sanaati Sharif
University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
98 Saeed Sakakian 14
Feb Student Activist
Ghazvin University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male
99 Moham
mad Solhshour
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sanaati Sharif
University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
100 Moham
mad Solhshour
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
101 Amin Solmaniy
an 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male Free
102 Javad Sohankar 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
103 Ehsan Shafahian 14
Feb Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
104 Hossein Zamen Zarrabi
14 Feb
Student Activist
Noushiravani
University Babol
Babol Mati Kalay
Prison Male
105 Behzad Aalipour 14
Feb Student Activist
Sanaati Sharif
University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
106 Behzad Aalipour 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
107 Farhad Fathi 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
108 Saman Farhat 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
109 Amir Reza
Ghasemi 14
Feb Student Activist
Amir Kabir University
Tehran
Evin Male
110 Farzane
h Karami
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Fema
le Free
111 Ali
Akbar
Mohammad
zadeh
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
112 Ali Marshadl
ou 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
123 Keyvan Mohtadi 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
114 Amin Mohdavi 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
115 Pouriya Naderi 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
116 Farzane
h Najarneja
d 14
Feb Student Activist
Azaad University Mashhad
Mashhad
Intelligence Ministry
Mashhad Male
117 Moham
mad Naraghi
14 Feb
Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
118 Amir
Houshang
Navai 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
119 Moham
mad
Nour Mohamm
adi
14 Feb
Student Activist
Ghazvin University
Ghazvin
Intelligence Ministry Ghazvin
Male Free
120 Shima Vazvayi 14
Feb Student Activist
Sharif University
Tehran
Evin Fema
le Free
121 Moham
mad Karimi
14 Feb
Civil Activist
* Tehra
n Evin Male
122 Mehdi Sharifian 14
Feb
Documentary
Maker *
Tehran
Evin Male Free
123 Saeed Gholam Hossein
Pour
14 Feb
Painter & Musician
Artist from Khouzesta
n
Tehran
Evin Male Free
124 Akbar Amini 14
Feb Citizen Citizen
Tehran
Evin Male Free
125 Ali
Akbar Alizad
15 Feb
University
Professor
Art University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
126 Zahra Rahnavar
d 15
Feb Political Activist
Leader of the Green Movement
Tehran
Unknown Male
127 Medi Karroubi 15
Feb Political Activist
Leader of the Green Movement
Tehran
Unknown Male
128 Fateme
h Karroubi
15 Feb
Political Activist
Leader of the Green Movement
Tehran
Unknown Male
129 Mir
Hossein Mousavi
15 Feb
Political Activist
Leader of the Green Movement
Tehran
Unknown Male
130 Misagh Afshar 15
Feb Student Activist
Shahid Beheshti University
Tehran
Tehran Male
131 Korous
h Banai
15 Feb
Student Activist
Shahr Kord University
Shahr Kord
Intelligence Ministry
Shahr Kord Male Free
132 Saman Soleyman
i 15
Feb Student Activist
Azad University Varamin
Tehran
Evin Male Free
133 Reza Shokri 15
Feb Student Activist
Shahr Kord University
Shahr Kord
Intelligence Ministry
Shahr Kord Male Free
134 Ali Moradi 15
Feb Student Activist
Shahr Kord University
Shahr Kord
Intelligence Ministry
Shahr Kord Male Free
135 Hashe
m Shabani
15 Feb
Arab Activist
* Ahvaz Intelligence
Ministry Ahvaz
Male
136 Abdolrahman
Asakare 15
Feb Arab
Activist * Ahvaz
Intelligence Ministry Ahvaz
Male
137 Aghil Aghili 15
Feb Arab
Activist * Ahvaz
Intelligence Ministry Ahvaz
Male
138 Abdola
mir Omouri
15 Feb
Arab Activist
* Ahvaz Intelligence
Ministry Ahvaz
Male
139 Mohammad Ali
Omouri 15
Feb Arab
Activist * Ahvaz
Intelligence Ministry Ahvaz
Male
140 Shahid Omouri 15
Feb Arab
Activist * Ahvaz
Intelligence Ministry Ahvaz
Male
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
141 Ali
Akbar Pour
Fatallah 17
Feb
University
Professor
Tarbiyat Modares University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
142 Mansou
r Nasiri
Kashani 17
Feb
University
Professor
Tehran University Medical
Sciences
Tehran
Evin Male Free
143 Younes Rostami 17
Feb Political Activist
National Front of Iran
Ylam Ylam
Prison Male
½ year
144 Morteza Akbari 17
Feb Student Activist
Mofid University
Ghom
Tehran
Evin Male
145 Amir Binazir 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male Free
146 Hamid Hosseini 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male Free
147 Korous
h
Khan Mohamm
adi
17 Feb
Student Activist
Tehran University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
148 Amin Khosravi 17
Feb Student Activist
Yasouj University
Yasouj Intelligence
Ministry Yasouj
Male Free
149 Fataneh Rohghi 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Fema
le
150 Faraz Sarabi 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
151 Sepehr Saheban 17
Feb Student Activist
Khaje Nasir University
Tehran
Evin Male Free
152 Enayat Sohrabi 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
153 Ali Masdighi 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
154 Moham
mad Tabib Taher
17 Feb
Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
155 Faraz Fesharki 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
NO First
Name Last
Name Jan/F
eb Categor
y Party
Affiliation
City Arrest
ed Location
Gender
Status
156 Delara
m Ghahrem
an 17
Feb Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Fema
le
157 Mehrda
d Mirzai
17 Feb
Student Activist
Art University
Tehran
Tehran
Evin Male
158 Ghaneh Jaleh 17
Feb Student Activist
Saneh Jaleh’s Broher
Yaveh Intelligence
Ministry Male Free
159 Omid Ebadi 17
Feb Student Activist
Sanandaj University
Sanandaj
Intelligence Ministry
Sananjad Male Free
160 Dariush Jalali 18
Feb Student Activist
Yasouj University
Yasouj Intelligence
Ministry Yasouj
Male
161 Vahid Rafighi 18
Feb Student Activist
Yasouj University
Yasouj Intelligence
Ministry Yasouj
Male Free
162 Haji Ali Kamali 18
Feb Student Activist
Yasouj University
Yasouj Intelligence
Ministry Yasouj
Male Free
163 Ahmad Naraki 18
Feb Student Activist
Yasouj University
Yasouj Intelligence
Ministry Yasouj
Male Free
164 Badiolla
h Laharasb
19 Feb
Religious Minority
Baha’i Salma
n Shahr
Intelligence Ministry Salman Shahr
Male
