Details on Hesam Firoozi’s Condition in Detention Remain Unknown

On March 3, 2010, blogger and independent human rights activist Hesam Firoozi was arrested and taken to Tehran’s Evin prison. He called his wife three days after the arrest to inform her of his detention in ward 209 of Evin prison.
Firoozi’s wife told a RAHANA reporter that since the date of the phone call, Firoozi has not contacted her, nor does she have any information on his mental or physical condition. The lack of information surrounding Firoozi’s situation has caused a lot of pain for his wife.
On March 3, 2010, intelligence agents arrested Hesam Firoozi after searching his house as well as his sister-in-law’s house (Alireza Firoozi’s mother). Firooz’s nephew Alireza was arrested on January 2, 2010 in Orumiyeh. He is is [also] currently detained in Evin. Blogger and journalist Alireza Firoozi was arrested three times in the course of 1388 (Persian calendar year ending March 20, 2010).
Translation by: RAHANA Additional editing by: Persian2English.com