The arrest tookplace in a shop where banners for the memorial ceremony of her brother, Shahriar Mohammadi,were being printed. Shahriar, aged 29, was a casualty of the Iran protests in Bukan onNovember 18, 2022.
The details surrounding Esrin’s current whereabouts and the reason for her arrest remain shrouded in mystery. Adding to the distress, reports indicate that Esrin’smother also faced brutal treatment by Special Unit agents during the arrest.
The operation to detain Esrin Mohammadi involved 17 Intelligence Department agents,
including two women, who were clad in black uniforms and had their faces covered. This
information was provided by Milad Mohammadi, Esrin’s brother, who witnessed the arrest in
the print shop.
This incident is part of a larger pattern of governmental suppression targeting families of those who perished in the recent protests. Since September, there has been a concerted effort by Iranian intelligence services to prevent families from holding memorial ceremonies for their loved ones lost in the protests. The case of Esrin Mohammadi is not isolated, as similar instances have been reported across Iran.
For example, Zahra Saeedianju was apprehended on November 13 during a security forces raid at her home in Izeh, Khuzestan Province. Her brother, Milad Saeedianju, 26, was another victim of the regime’s security forces, having been shot dead during protests in Izeh on November 16, 2022. Further distressing reports have surfaced, such as the case of Yalda Aghafazli’s family.
Yalda’s mother, Ms. Fahimeh Moradi, revealed on Instagram on November 13 that her daughter’s tombstone had been vandalized. This incident follows a similar report from Yalda’s father, Mehrdad Aghafazli, who stated that the tombstone had been previously damaged by unknown individuals and had to be replaced. Intelligence services also coerced Mr. Aghafazli to cancel a memorial ceremony for his daughter.
The government’s campaign of intimidation extends to financial penalties as well. The
Revolutionary Court of Gorgan imposed a fine of 15 million Tomans on Armin Rostami,
brother of Dr. Ayda Rostami. The fine serves as an ultimatum to either pay or face eight months in prison, a stark example of the regime’s tactics to silence and punish those grieving their lost family members.
These incidents collectively illustrate a disturbing trend in Iran, where the government is
actively suppressing the rights of families to mourn and remember their loved ones lost in the ongoing protests. The international community is increasingly concerned about these human rights violations and the growing climate of fear and repression in Iran.
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