Iranian security forces arrested one of the the most prominent civil society activists in Iranand one journalistwho played a key role in uncovering the death of a young woman in custody became known to others.

These arrests coincided with the spread of protests in Iran after the announcement, 16 of Septemberabout the death of a 22-year-old Mahsa Aminiwho fell into a coma after being arrested for September 13 in Tehran for “inappropriate clothing” and was detained by the vice police.

The suppression of these demonstrations claimed the lives of 36 peopleaccording to non-governmental organizations.

OUR Mazid Tawakoliwho has been repeatedly arrested in recent years, especially after the disputed 2009 presidential election, was arrested last night, his brother Mohsen said on Twitter.

Another militant member of civil society, Mr. Hossein Ronaghifor his part, managed to escape from the police who came to arrest him at his home while he was being interviewed by a London-based Iranian international channel, the latter said.

In addition, she was arrested Nilufar HamediA Tehran journalist who ended up in a hospital where Mahsa Amini was in a coma and helped mobilize world public opinion about her fate, the Shargh newspaper, for which the journalist works, reported via Telegram.

Photojournalist Yalda Moayeri was also arrested this week while covering protests in Tehran, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) announced Thursday, calling for the release of all journalists arrested for covering the case.

AFP