Ginou Mokri

Farshad Dousipour, a Kurdish activist who two months ago was released from prison, ‎was again arrested in Eyvan Gharb by security forces and taken to an unknown location. ‎

Farshad was last seen at a street in Eyvan Gharb in Ilam province where he was arrested ‎by plain clothesmen and no news of his whereabouts have come forth since then.‎

According to a Kurdish human rights watchdog news agency, this Kurdish student had ‎reported on the unrest following last month’s parliamentary elections which had resulted ‎in the death of three individuals. The news of this event was reported by international ‎human rights organizations and news organization as well. Most likely, the reporting on ‎this event was the reason for the arrest of this activist.‎
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The events at Eyvan Gharb occurred after the run off elections for the Majlis (Parliament) ‎of the Islamic Republic, when security forces shot live bullets at protestors as a result of ‎which three young people were killed and several injured. Farshad Dousipour had talked ‎to Rooz regarding the atmosphere in this city and the reason behind the unrest. ‎

In an interview with Rooz, Farshad’s brother Kianoush said, “Farshad was very sick ‎yesterday; he had an infection, and that is why he had gone to the hospital. Upon his ‎return a few plain clothes men arrested him and took him away. We don’t know exactly ‎of his whereabouts but it is likely that he is in the Ministry of Intelligence’s provincial ‎bureau at Eyvan Gharb. We are extremely concerned about this health.”‎

He also said: “Farshad was the only unofficial reporter who reported on the events in ‎Eyvan to news organizations and we think this is the reason they arrested him. He had ‎never committed any crime. My brother reported the news without bias. He provided ‎information to the public on the unrest in Eyvan. His reporting led to the dismissal of the ‎Governor of the province. The head of Majlis’ security committee had criticized the ‎shooting of protestors that took place during the unrest.”‎

Farshad Dousipour had once before spoken at Tehran University’s open microphone ‎event and was arrested along with three other students, who spent 55 days behind bars. ‎He was subsequently released on a 50-million Toman (about $50,000) bail. ‎

In an interview with Rooz after his release, Farshad said: “During my time in prison I ‎could not see my family and they allowed me to call them only after 21 days. They also ‎put mental pressure on me. I was in jail for 55 days and was only released after paying 50 ‎million Toman.”‎