HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, April 30, Mahmoud Sedighipour, a teachers’ union activist in Gilan Province, was summoned and subsequently arrested by the Security Police.

According to the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Trade Associations, Mr. Sedighipour was summoned to the Security Police in Rasht this afternoon, where he was then arrested.

Earlier in the day, he had been interrogated and threatened by the same agency for refusing to refrain from participating in a teachers’ union gathering.

As of the time of this report, there is no information available regarding his whereabouts or the specific charges against him.

Mahmoud Sedighipour (محمود صدیقی پور) has previously faced imprisonment and other legal penalties due to his union-related activities.