Rahana – Even though more than 20 days have gone by since the arrest of Kouhyar Goudarzi, there is still no information about his whereabouts.
Kouhyar Goudarzi, who was arrested on July 31st in Tehran, has not made any contact with his family since his arrest. The day after Kouhyar’s arrest, his mother was arrested at her home in Kerman and she is also being held behind bars.
According to Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHHR), there is no news about the condition or whereabouts of Kouhyar Goudarzi even though civil rights laws and regulations state that immediately after being arrested, the accused must be allowed to contact his/her family and let them know where he/she is being held.
Some unofficial sources have said that Kouhyar is being held in solitary confinement at the Intelligence Ministry detention center. On the other hand no official government entity has accepted any responsibility or acknowledged any awareness of Kouhyar’s arrest.
Previously on December 20, 2009, military officials arrested Kouhyar Goudarzi as he was on his way to the city of Ghom to take part in the funeral of the late Ayatollah Montazeri. Later the Revolutionary Court sentenced him to one year in prison and he was released on December 2010 after serving his sentence behind bars.