Twelve detained across eight Iranian cities during recent protests
Hengaw - Monday, January 19, 2026
Twelve individuals, including four women, were arrested by Iranian government forces during the recent protests in the cities of Tehran, Nahavand, Nurabad-e Mamasani, Arak, Karaj, Mashhad, Langarud, and Shiraz. Four arrests were reported in Tehran, two in Nahavand, and one in each of the remaining cities.
Shima Ghousheh, a lawyer and women’s rights activist, and Mohsen Hajimohammadi, a political activist and former political prisoner, were arrested in Tehran on Friday, January 16, 2026, according to information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Reza Shakari, a football player, was arrested in Tehran on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Ghazaleh Vakili, aged 38, was arrested in Tehran earlier on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. Shakari was released shortly afterward.
Navid Irani, a Baha’i man and photographer from Mashhad, was arrested during a raid carried out by Iranian government forces on Friday, January 16, 2026. His arrest came one day before the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced the detention and identification of 32 Baha’i citizens.
Shokrollah Ahmadi, a board member of the Teachers’ Trade Association of Fars Province and an inspector with the Coordination Council of Teachers’ Trade Associations of Iran, was arrested after Iranian authorities raided his home in Nurabad-e Mamasani on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
Parasto Jamalzadeh, a civil activist from Arak, was detained by the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at the entrance of Arak on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, while returning from Tehran.
Sina Alishahi, 37, was arrested in Karaj on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, and no information about his fate has been made available.
Mohammad Masrour, 29, was arrested at the Fifteenth of Khordad intersection in Shiraz on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, and there is still no information regarding his whereabouts.
Ali Heidari, a Gilak man from Langarud, was arrested in recent days in connection with the protests by Iranian security forces and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Afsoon Alimoradian, 51, and her husband Vafa Salehi, both Lors, were arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in Nahavand, Hamadan Province, and transferred to an unknown location. Hengaw has learned that Alimoradian has been active in women’s entrepreneurship, supporting children in need, and working to secure the release of prisoners convicted of non-intentional offenses.
