Tehran: Journalist and translator Manijeh Moazen arrested

Hengaw: Wednesday, November 9, 2023

Journalist and translator Manijeh Moazen, a colleague of Echo Iran and Tejarat Farda Weekly, was arrested by the Iranian security forces.

According to the report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, Manijeh Moazen, a journalist and translator from Kerman and a resident of Tehran, was arrested by the Iranian security forces and taken to an unknown location.

A well-informed source told Hengaw that the Iranian Intelligence Department forces have visited the office and her workplace in Echo Iran Media as an agent of the Civil Registration Department and arrested her. Before arresting Ms. Moazen, these forces raided and searched her house, and confiscated some of her personal belongings.
So far, the precise information about the reasons for the arrest, the charges brought against Manijeh Moazen, as well as her fate and whereabouts have not been made available.

It should be mentioned that Manijeh Moazen works as a translator and journalist with Echo Iran media and Tejarat Farda weekly.