Arrest of participants of Iran reform group gathering + names of arrested

The majority of participants in a prayers ceremony for the release of an executive member of the reform group, Islamic Iran Participation Front were arrested today.

Norooz website reports that according to eyewitness testimony tonight’s ceremony for the release of Shahabeddin Tabatabai, which took place at the detainee’s residence, was raided by security forces who appeared at the scene in three vans. The report maintains that the participants were arrested and taken away in the vans to an unknown location.

Amongst the detainees were the spouses of some of the members, as well as Mohammadreza Jalaipour who had just recently been released after suffering two months of solitary confinement.

Reports at hand also indicate that some of the participants are detained at Mr. Tabatabai’s home and are prohibited from leaving.

NAMES OF ARRESTED:
Abdollah Ramezanzadeh's brother

Ali Kianoosh Raad with wife and daugher

Esmail Sahabe

Meysam Vare Chehr

Nasim Chalaki

Mehdi Mozafari

Mehdi Moshref

Mehdi Fathi

Wife of Mortea Alvaziri

Faridh Mashini

Had Heydari

Iman Mirab Zadeh (brother in law of Shahab Tabatabai)

Wife of Ramezan Zade

Mahboobe Haghighi

Somaye Mehrjoo

Zoya Hasani

Saeedeh Kordinejad

Ali Mirdamadi

Alireza Taheri

Reza Mir

Ata Tehranchi

Mohamad Hosein Khorbak

Faeze Abtahi daugher of Mohamad Ali Abtahi - but was later released

Saeed Noor Mohamdi member of Participation Front

Mohamad Reza Jalalipour released just recently after two months of detention