Popular Iranian Blogger Bori Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown

Iranian security forces arrested Shaker Bori, a popular blogger and satirist from the south-western city of Abadan, and took him to an undisclosed location. 

Bori was first apprehended at his home on July 31 by intelligence officers of the Abadan Corps, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), sources told IranWire. His cell phone was confiscated.

The blogger was released a few hours later, but he was summoned to the Abadan Intelligence Department later that day. 

There has since been no information about his whereabouts.

Bori, who has over 1.2 million followers on Instagram, has criticized the government’s policies through his thought-provoking videos.