The Islamic Republic’s security forces have arrested a political and civil rights activist outside his home in Tehran.
Sources told IranWire that Reza Ramezanzadeh's arrest is likely connected to a recent sentence handed down against him.
The activist is expected to begin serving an 18-month prison term following his conviction by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in September for alleged collaboration with opposition TV channels.
The arrest is the latest in a series of legal challenges for Ramezanzadeh, who has faced multiple detentions for his activism.
He was previously imprisoned for his participation in the November 2019 nationwide protests in Iran.
His most recent detention happened during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests on October 9, 2022, in Tehran.
In February this year, authorities summoned him to the Evin Prison prosecutor’s office via telephone, where he was subsequently arrested and held in the prison’s Ward 209.
Before his arrest on Wednesday, Ramazanzadeh had been temporarily released on bail while awaiting court proceedings.
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