Tag: Meshgin Shahr

Three Azerbaijani-Turk Activists Arrested in Ardabil Province

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News, Religious Minorities
Ali Vaseghi, Ardabil, Asgar Akbarzadeh, Azerbaijani Turk activists, Meshgin Shahr, Siamak Mirzaie

HRANA – Siamak Mirzaie, Asgar Akbarzadeh, and Ali Vaseghi, Azerbaijani-Turk activists, were arrested by security forces this morning in the cities of Meshgin Shahr and Ardabil.

According to HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), three Azerbaijani-Turk activists have been arrested in Ardabil Province.

At around 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2026, security forces arrested Siamak Mirzaie in Meshgin Shahr, while Asgar Akbarzadeh and Ali Vaseghi were arrested in the city of Ardabil. Their families have not been informed which agency carried out the arrests, nor have they received any information regarding the activists’ whereabouts or condition.

The reasons for their arrests and any charges brought against these three Azerbaijani-Turk activists remain unknown.

These individuals have previously been arrested and imprisoned due to their civil activism.

A Citizen Arrested by IRGC Intelligence Forces in Meshgin Shahr

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Freedom of Expression, News
Ardabil Province, irgc, IRGC Intelligence, Meshgin Shahr

HRANA News Agency – The prosecutor of Meshgin Shahr, Ardabil province, announced the arrest of a citizen by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces in this city. He claimed the individual had caused public anxiety through online content creation.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the prosecutor alleged that the individual was “one of the separatist elements who had been in contact with separatist groups and circles abroad through cyberspace.” Without naming the detainee, he further claimed that the individual was “causing public anxiety by producing separatist content, insulting Islamic sanctities and values, and promoting groups and organizations opposing the regime.”

Babak Nonahal added that the arrest was carried out by the IRGC Intelligence Organization of Ardabil Province. The individual was transferred to prison following the arrest.