Five citizens from the city of Oshnavieh were arrested by the city’s security forces in connection with holding Nowruz ceremonies.
According to Kulbarnews, on Monday, May 20, 2024, five citizens from Oshnavieh — Hejar Mahmoudi, 30, Basit Qaderzadeh, 28, Sami Mahmoudi Aghdam, Delshad Shadab, 32, and Zahir Hajipour, 38 — were arrested by the city’s security forces and taken to an unknown location. These arrests occurred after they were summoned to the Oshnavieh Intelligence Office.
According to the report, these five citizens are media activists and administrators of the Instagram page “ShanewyeKam.”
Security forces confiscated personal belongings of these five citizens, including their computers and mobile phones, and a few hours after their arrest, their Instagram page was also taken down.
