Amid the continuation of the wave of security arrests in Ilam Province, four citizens named Reza Sheikhi-Zadeh, Farhad Nasiri, Milad Esmaeili, and Mashallah Soltanian, from various cities of this province, have been violently arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic without the presentation of judicial warrants.
According to reports, between January 17 and January 30, 2026, Reza Sheikhi-Zadeh, Farhad Nasiri, Milad Esmaeili, and Mashallah Soltanian, from various cities of Ilam Province, were violently arrested by security forces of the Islamic Republic without the presentation of judicial warrants.
According to received information, three of the detainees are still being held in unknown locations, and after several days to more than 16 days since their arrest, no official information is available regarding their legal status or place of detention. Mashallah Soltanian has also been transferred to Ilam Prison after enduring severe torture.
- Reza Sheikhi-Zadeh, a Kurdish young man from Dehloran, was arrested on the evening of January 30, 2026.
- Farhad Nasiri, a Kurdish young man from Ilam, was arrested on January 28, 2026, and has been in a state of complete lack of information for six days.
- Milad Esmaeili, a Kurdish citizen from Ilam, was arrested on January 17, 2026, and after 17 days is still being held in an unknown condition.
- Mashallah Soltanian, a Kurdish citizen from Asmanabad, a district of Ilam, was arrested on January 29, 2026, and transferred to Ilam Prison after being subjected to torture.
It should be noted that all of these citizens have been deprived of access to a lawyer and family visits.
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Reza Sheikhi-Zadeh, Milad Esmaeili, Mashallah Soltanian, Farhad Nasiri
