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Nationwide uprising; Ruhollah Heydari arrested by the security forces

Breathing in Confinement April 12, 2023
April 4, 2023
News group: Uprising 2022 –
Breathing in Confinement; On Monday, April 3, 2023, Ruhollah Heydari, the brother of Javad Heydari, one of the protesters killed in the nationwide uprising, was arrested by the security forces and taken to an unknown location.
According to “Breathing in Confinement”, the news organ of the  Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on Monday, April 3, Ruhollah Heydari was arrested by the security forces.
Fatemeh Heydari,  Ruhollah’s sister, announced: “After my three brothers were arrested and I was fired from work, this morning my other brother Ruhollah was arrested without any reason. Despite our family’s follow-up, the authorities refuse to provide any information.
So far, there is no information about the whereabouts and charges against Ruhollah Heydari.
Javad Heydari, 36, was shot dead on September 22, 2022, during the nationwide uprising in Qazvin.

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