Physician in Yasuj Re-arrested by Iranian Security Forces 

Hengaw, Monday, June 16, 2024

Iman Dastyar, a physician and social activist from Yasuj in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, who had previously been detained during the "Women, Life, Freedom" (Jin, Jiyan, Azadi) movement, has been re-arrested by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on June 16, 2024, Iman Dastyar, a physician and social activist from Yasuj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, and the former secretary of the Islamic Association of Students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, was arrested by the Intelligence Department forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.

Trusted sources indicate that this individual was arrested due to a post on Instagram, and as of the release date of this report, no precise information regarding his current status and whereabouts is available.

It is noteworthy that Iman Dastyar had been previously detained on Thursday, September 22, 2022, during the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement in one of the squares in Yasuj and was released after a few days.

Additionally, Dastayar was arrested again on January 14, 2023, after being summoned to the investigation branch of the Yasuj Prosecutor's Office, and was released on bail on January 21, 2023.