Forty-two days after the arrest of Masoud Babaei, a Kurdish citizen from Shirvan in North Khorasan, no information has yet been published about his place of detention or condition, and his family remains in complete uncertainty.
According to Kolbarnews, on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Masoud Babaei was arrested by security forces without the presentation of a judicial warrant and transferred to an unknown location.
Since then, despite repeated follow-ups by his family with various authorities, no clear response has been provided regarding his place of detention or the status of his case.
According to received information, this citizen has been deprived of the right to access a lawyer, telephone contact, and family visits during his detention.
At the same time, North Khorasan State Television broadcast a video of his confessions, introducing him as the “leader of the Shirvan protests”; confessions that, according to reports, were obtained under pressure and as a result of severe torture.
The broadcast of these forced confessions and the presentation of such charges have increased concerns about the issuance of heavy sentences and serious threats to the life and fate of Masoud Babaei. His family remains in a state of anxiety and complete uncertainty regarding his situation.
