Several Members of a Religious Group Arrested in Javanrud

HRANA News Agency – The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Javanrud has announced the arrest of several members of a religious group in northwestern Kermanshah by security forces in the province.

According to IRNA, the Javanrud prosecutor, without revealing the identities or charges of the detainees, described them as members of a “widespread Salafi-Takfiri network.” The report provides no details on the number of those arrested or their whereabouts.

Notably, in recent weeks, IRGC Intelligence forces carried out two separate operations in Kermanshah, leading to the arrest of members of another religious group.

Kermanshah: Brother of 2022 Protest Victim Arrested by Security Forces

Ebrahim Gol-Anbar, a resident of Javanrud and the brother of Esmail Gol-Anbar, who was killed during the 2022 nationwide protests, was arrested by security forces on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. He was taken to an undisclosed location.

According to HRANA, citing Kolbar News, Mr. Gol-Anbar was detained near Bistoon while traveling with his family from Tehran to Javanrud, Kermanshah province. The arrest reportedly occurred without the presentation of a judicial warrant.

As of the time of this report, no information has been made available about the reasons for his arrest, his current location, or the charges against him.

Esmail Gol-Anbar, Ebrahim’s brother, was killed on November 21, 2022, during a funeral in Javanrud for two victims of the nationwide protests. He was shot and killed by security forces on Behdari Street in the city.

HRANA’s Daily Review of Protests in Iran

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at least 18 protests took place in Iran.

The retirees of the Telecommunication Company of Iran held protests in front of the company headquarters in Tehran, Khorramabad, Qazvin, Shiraz, Hamedan, Javanrud, Shahrkurd, Yazd, Urmia, Tabriz, Ahvaz, Rasht, Sari and Arak.

The retirees protested against low and unpaid benefits, delays in payments and not complying with recruitment regulations.

Continuing their protests against low pensions, Iranian pensioners held a protest in front of the Governor-General Building in Shush.

A group of workers of the Tabriz Petrochemical Company gathered in front of the company’s entrance to demand closing disparities in wages and elimination of discrimination.