HRANA News Agency – Somayeh Rashidi, a political detainee, has been held in custody for the past week following her arrest by security forces in Tehran. She is currently being held in the women’s ward of Evin Prison.

According to information obtained by HRANA, Ms. Rashidi was transferred to Evin Prison on April 26, 2025, after spending two days in a police detention facility. She faces charges of “propaganda against the regime.”

A source close to Ms. Rashidi’s family told HRANA: “Somayeh was arrested while writing protest slogans in a Tehran neighborhood. During her arrest, officers beat her—slamming her head against a wall and pinning her down by sitting on her chest. They inflicted repeated blows to her face, legs, and abdomen. She has since filed a formal complaint against the officers for these acts of violence.”

Somayeh Rashidi, 42, is a resident of Tehran.