HRANA News Agency – Hassan Davoudi, Hossein Davoudi, Ali Davoudi, Kazem Ghavidel, Hadi Aghaei, and four women—supporters of the “Yamani” movement—have been in detention by security forces in the city of Kashmar for the past 10 days. However, no information has yet been obtained regarding their place of detention.

A source with knowledge of the case has requested that the identities of the detained women not be disclosed.

According to information obtained by HRANA, these individuals were arrested on April 26, 2025, at their residences in Kashmar. As of now, their whereabouts remain unknown, and the authorities have refused to provide any information to their families.

Each year, individuals in Iran are arrested solely for claiming a connection with the Hidden Imam of Shia Islam. The “Yamani” movement, led by a figure named Ahmad al-Hasan Yamani, is known for making claims related to the Mahdist belief system.

Iran’s security apparatus—particularly the Ministry of Intelligence—has dedicated divisions for targeting religious minorities, spiritual movements, and ideological groups that fall outside the ideological framework of the Islamic Republic.