Kaveh Amiri Arrested After Summons to Security Police

HRANA News Agency – Today, Kaveh Amiri, a resident of Shahriar, was arrested after responding to a summons and appearing at the local Security Police headquarters.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, Mr. Amiri was summoned by phone on January 16 by the investigator to appear at the Security Police office. On Saturday, January 18, after complying with the summons, he was detained. No information has been released about the reasons for his arrest or his current condition.

A source close to Mr. Amiri’s family confirmed the news to HRANA, adding that the summons was issued under the orders of Shahriar Prosecutor Mehdi Mohammadi.

In October 2023, Amiri was sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar to eight months in prison for “propaganda against the regime,” a sentence later upheld by Branch 36 of the Tehran Court of Appeals. He was arrested on January 2, 2024, to serve his prison sentence and was granted conditional release from Evin Prison in May 2024.

Mr. Amiri is also facing another legal case in Branch 108 of the Revolutionary Court of Shahriar on charges of “disturbing public opinion.”

Kaveh Amiri, 40, is a judo coach and a resident of Shahriar.