Kowsar Dehbanzadeh, sister of political prisoner Maysam Dehbanzadeh, was arrested by Intelligence officials in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province in southern Iran.
Kowsar Dehbanzadeh had been under pressure from security agents due to her advocacy and legal pursuits for her brother. She was arrested by intelligence officers in Shiraz without any legal documentation and was transferred to solitary confinement at the Intelligence Detention Center (Cell 100) in Shiraz on Friday, September 27, 2024.
Kowsar Dehbanzadeh had previously been summoned multiple times by Yasuj Intelligence, where she faced threats for supporting her brother, Maysam Dehbanzadeh, who is currently imprisoned in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
Intelligence agents have threatened her family, warning them not to publicize her arrest.
It should be noted that Maysam Dehbanzadeh is currently serving his sentence in Ghezel Hesar Prison and was recently sentenced to an additional six and a half years on preliminary charges related to the Evin Prison fire incident.
Since the 2022 uprising, the clerical regime’s authorities have intensified their pressure and threats on the families of political prisoners and victims’ families, arresting many.
Under Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, detaining family members of political prisoners due to their relatives’ political activities or views violates this principle and is effectively a form of punishment for acts they did not commit.
