Dehdasht: Brutal assault by plainclothes agents on Mehregan Namavar, writer and civil activist

Hengaw: Saturday, April 4, 2025

Mehregan Namavar, a civil activist, writer, and literary critic from Dehdasht in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, was targeted in an assassination attempt by plainclothes forces and sustained serious injuries.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Mehregan Namavar, a 38-year-old poet and writer from Dehdasht, was attacked by plainclothes agents.

A knowledgeable source stated that Namavar sustained severe injuries to her eye, face, and legs during the attack, and her current condition is critical.

The assault took place near the "Labak" valley in the "Jadeh-ye Salamat" area of Dehdasht. Two men and one woman, wearing headscarves and masks, chased Namavar’s car, forced it to stop, and then attacked her.

According to details, the car that chased Namavar’s vehicle was a white Peugeot with four passengers. After severely beating her, they confiscated her mobile phone.

Mehregan Namavar had been released from Dehdasht Central Prison on Monday, March 18, 2025, after spending 16 days in detention and posting bail.

This poet and writer had been arrested on Sunday, March 2, 2025, by agents of the Intelligence Department in Dehdasht.