Tag: FATA police

Citizen Arrested in North Khorasan for Publishing Images in Cyberspace

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Freedom of Expression, News, Prisoners
censorship, FATA, FATA police, freedom of expression, North Khorasan, North Khorasan province, Shakeri, Yousef Shakeri

A citizen was recently arrested in North Khorasan Province for publishing images that were deemed “immoral” by authorities.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Rokna News, the citizen was arrested after posting advertising images for a makeup salon online.

Yousef Shakeri, the head of FATA police in North Khorasan province, commented on the arrest.

“Following the news that immoral images were published for makeup advertisements in cyberspace,” Shakeri said, “the issue was placed on the police’s agenda and the person was identified and arrested with the coordination of a judicial official.”

The report does not mention the identity of the detainee.

Citizen Arrested for Posting Online About Upcoming Presidential Election

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Freedom of Expression, Prisoners
Akbar Nosrati, censorship, Cyber Police, FATA police, Iran elections, Iran presidential election, West Azerbaijan Province

Akbar Nosrati, head of the Iranian Cyber Police in West Azerbaijan province, announced the arrest of an Instagram page admin for “publishing tense information about the elections”.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Rokna News, Nosrati stated that during the police experts’ monitoring, an Instagram page with the “tense content about the elections” that could have “disrupted public opinion” was identified and its admin was arrested.

Nosrati said the accused claimed his “illegal” act occurred since he was unaware of what the election irregularities are.