Iranian security forces have arrested an 18-year-old protester who sustained severe injuries in both his eyes during protests last year, IranWire reports.
The arrest of Parsa Ghobadi took place at his father's workplace on September 4.
On November 25, 2022, Iranian security forces took to the streets to celebrate the national football team’s 2-0 victory over Wales in the World Cup in Qatar.
The same night, Ghobadi and his friends shouted anti-government slogans in the western city of Kermanshah.
A plainclothesman fired at Ghobadi’s face. While blood was running down his face, the teenager tried to escape but the security forces shot him multiple times in the back and filled his body with pellets.
Ghobadi’s arrest took place just days before the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody on September 16. The tragedy led to months of nationwide protests that were brutally repressed by security forces.
The government, fearing a flare up in protests ahead of the anniversary, has ramped up its crackdown against dissent, civil society and families of those killed in the demonstrations sparked by Amini’s death.
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