Following the violation of human rights and the suppression of protests in Iran, which has become a regular practice in the government, four civil activists critical of the government of the Islamic Republic have been arrested in recent days in Tehran and Karaj. Two political analysts and a human rights defender were also summoned to court. 
According to numerous reports from reliable sources, Ms. Mehri Entesari and Yashar Karimi were arrested on December 28, 2020 in Tehran, and Ms. Somayeh Moghadam and Fatemeh Zahraei were arrested on December 30, 2020 by Revolutionary Guards intelligence agents in Karaj. Meanwhile, Mr. Mehran Mohammadzadeh and Ms. Mahshid Asadi were also summoned to court at the same time.
In addition, the report states that the homes of detainees and their families were inspected and some of their property was confiscated and transferred to the IRGC Intelligence Office.
The families of the detainees were also insulted and obscene, and according to the report, no information is available on the reasons for the arrests and charges, the situation of the four civil and media activists and the summoning of Mohammadzadeh and Asadi.
However, following repeated visits by the families of Ms. Mehri Entesari and Ms. Somayeh Moghadam to the judiciary, they were informed that the two had been transferred to Ward 2-A of Evin Prison in Tehran.
In recent days, a large number of political and civil activists, journalists, students and even women critics protesting against the violation of women’s rights, as well as a number of bloggers critical of the government, have been summoned and arrested. Some of them have been abducted by the government and the fate of many of them has not been reported. In general, it can be said that the government’s treatment of the opposition is very repressive and inhumane.
