Iranian intelligence agents arrested a Kurdish artist on Wednesday in western Ilam province, according to a human rights organization.
Sasan Chamanara was detained by intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and transferred to an undisclosed location, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported.
Two days earlier, Chamanara had received a summons from the Ilam prosecutor's office on charges of "unauthorized access to data, computer systems, or telecommunications networks," his brother Javad Chamanara wrote on X.
According to his brother, nine plainclothes agents arrested Chamanara while he was en route to meet his lawyer.
This marks Chamanara's third arrest since October 2022.
He was first detained during Iran's "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests and sentenced to five years in prison by a Tehran Revolutionary Court.
In January 2024, the Ministry of Intelligence forces arrested him again at his home. He was later released on bail.
In March 2024, an Ilam Revolutionary Court sentenced Chamanara to three months in prison on charges of "propaganda against the Islamic Republic."
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