At dawn on Thursday, November 13, Bita Shafii, the daughter of Maryam Abbasi-Nikou, was arrested by security forces in the city of Khorramshahr in Khuzestan Province and transferred to an undisclosed location, in what appears to be a case of forced disappearance.
Her arrest came only three days after the detention of her mother. Maryam Abbassi-Nikou was taken into custody by IRGC Intelligence agents on Monday, November 10.
Prior to her arrest, Bita Shafii had posted a message on her Instagram page condemning the IRGC Intelligence raid on their home, stating that her mother had been abducted and taken away without any legal explanation.
Bita Shafii had previously been detained in 2022 for protesting against the wave of coordinated chemical attacks targeting schoolgirls. During that period, she was held by security agencies and subjected to torture.
