Two members of the Iranian Writers’ Association have been arrested
Aida Amidi and Roozbeh Souhani, two members of the board of the Iranian Writers’ Association, have been arrested
According to the Iranian Writers’ Association, on Monday morning around 7 AM, security forces attacked Roozbeh Souhani’s apartment, broke into his home, arrested this board member, and transferred him to an unknown location
Based on the statement from the Writers’ Association, two hours later, security forces attacked the home of Aida Amidi, a poet and another board member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, in the same manner by breaking into the apartment and creating fear among neighbors. She was also arrested, and as of now, there is no information about the status of these two individuals
Soroush Mozaffar Moghaddam, a member of the Iranian Writers’ Association currently residing in Turkey, told BBC Persian that the Iranian government is trying to silence nationwide protests in Iran by arresting and imprisoning writers domestically and threatening them abroad, aiming to suppress civil society