Nina Golestani Arrested in Rasht

HRANA News Agency – On Tuesday, March 11, IRGC Intelligence agents arrested Nina Golestani, a writer and resident of Rasht, and transferred her to Lakan Prison in the city.

Her husband, Seyed Javad Sajjadi Rad, stated that on the morning of March 11, 2025, IRGC Intelligence agents disguised themselves as electricity company employees to gain entry into her parents’ home. After presenting an arrest warrant, they detained Golestani and searched the house. She was then taken for interrogation.

Later that day, at 5:30 PM, after a judge set bail, she was transferred to Lakan Prison. However, when her husband visited Branch 4 of the Prosecutor’s Office the following day, the judge deemed the bail insufficient and insisted on re-interrogating her before proceeding with the case.

As of the time of this report, the charges against Nina Golestani remain unknown.

Golestani, a writer from Rasht, has previously faced arrest and legal action due to her activities.

Five Women Sentenced to Over Twenty Years in Prison Combined for Political Charges

According to Hyrcani, Nina Golestani, Rozita Rajayi, Anahita Hejazi, Negin Edalatkhah, and Anahita Doostdar have each been sentenced to four years, one month, and seventeen days in prison by the Rasht Revolutionary Court.

The charges against them include “assembly and collusion to commit a crime” and “propaganda against the regime.”

Anahita Hejazi, an animal rights activist from Rasht, Rozita Rajayi, Nina Golestani, a writer, Negin Edalatkhah, and Anahita Doostdar were arrested by security forces in Rasht on November 11 of 2023. They were released on bail from Lakan Prison in Rasht after a period of detention.