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Iranwire – Intelligence forces of the Islamic Republic arrested a relative of Varisheh Moradi on Sunday, according to a campaign advocating for the prisoner’s release.
Karim Asghari, the son-in-law of death row prisoner Moradi, was detained at his workplace in the Shivisheh town along the Sanandaj-Marivan road, the Varisheh Moradi Freedom Campaign reported.
Eyewitnesses said the arrest involved beatings and violence and that public protests at the scene failed to prevent the detention, according to the campaign.
Khalid Alipanah, a spokesperson for the Varisheh Moradi campaign, said that IRGC forces surrounded the area during the arrest, dispersed protesters using threats and violence, and transferred Asghari to an undisclosed location.
Varisheh Moradi is a Kurdish social activist, writer, and advocate for women’s and children’s education. She spent years working in Iran and Syria on empowerment programs focused on these groups.
She was arrested by Islamic Republic security forces in 2023 and transferred to Evin Prison.
Iran’s judiciary later sentenced her to death on charges of “national security violations and propaganda against the state.”
