Three Women’s & Human rights activists have been Arrested whilst travelling to Qom

Feminist School

As a result of the news of the sudden death of Ayatollah Montazeri on the 20th of December people in large numbers were on their way to Qom for the next day burial ceremony. Around 45 activists and their families joined the travellers to pay their last respects. The travellers were suppose to set off at 9 in the evening from Haft e Tir square. Whilst the security forces were dispersing people from the square, at last the buses carrying people set off by 9.30. The security forces had caused diversions and hence the buses were stopped, searched and Mahboubeh Abasgholi Zadeh, Shiva Nazarahari and Kouhyar Goudarzi members of women’s and Human rights movement were arrested.