Student activist arrested in Isfahan

Rashid Esmaili was arrested by security forces in Isfahan. Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Esmaili, an executive member of the student group, Tahkim-e Vahdat, was arrested on September 8th without an arrest warrant. Esmaili was first arrested in December of 2009 while he was undergoing cancer treatment. He was banned from graduate studies in human rights at Allameh University and, in recent months, was involved in journalistic activities with various websites. Esmaili will be held by the Revolutionary Guards Security branch until his interrogation is complete.

Source: Iran Daily Brief

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