Intelligence agents arrested Mahsa Basir Tavana at 8 a.m. on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
The Intelligence Department of Rasht, the capital of Gilan Province, had summoned her by phone.
Mahsa Basir Tavana, the mother of two, was immediately transferred to the detention center of the Intelligence Department. No information has been available on her or the reason for her arrest since this morning.
Mahsa Basir Tavana comes from Fouman. She is the sister of Mehran Basir Tavana, 29, who was shot and killed by security forces during Iran protests in Some’e Sara last year on November 16, 2022.
This is the second time Mahsa Basir Tavana has been arrested. The first time was in Fouman on August 17, 2023, when she was accompanying her sick mother in a hospital. She was released after some time on bail.
The clerical regime has been systematically arresting relatives of protesters slain during last year’s uprising before the anniversary of their demise to prevent families from holding memorial ceremonies for them.
Concerns Mount for Mitra Javadi
In the meantime, there are concerns about the well-being of a young woman arrested in Shahin Dezh, in West Azerbaijan Province.
Intelligence agents arrested Mitra Javadi sixteen days ago, on October 27, 2023, in the city of Shahin Dezh and transferred her to an undisclosed location.
Mitra Javadi, 19, was also arrested on November 19, 2022, during the Iran uprising and detained for 19 days in one of the detention centers of the Department of Intelligence in Urmia. She was released on bail on December 8. Subsequently, the 1st Branch of the General and Revolutionary Prosecutor’s Office of Shahin Dezh arraigned her on her charges, which included “provoking people and disrupting public security,” and “disseminating propaganda in favor of anti-government groups.”
