On April 27th, political activist Abdollah Momeni was arrested by intelligence agents at his residence in Tehran and taken to Ward 209 of Evin Prison, which is controlled by the Ministry of Intelligence.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Momeni is being held in solitary confinement at Ward 209 of Evin Prison.
Momeni’s son, Hamidreza Momeni, shared that his father was able to make a short call to the family and inform them of his current situation.
Security forces searched his house during the arrest and seized some of his personal belongings.
Momeni is a well-known former student activist who served as the spokesperson for the Alumni Association of Iran (Advar-e Tahkim Vahdat) organization two decades ago. In March 2014, he was released from Evin Prison after serving a five-year sentence.