Iranian Authorities Arrest Economist and Editor Parviz Sedaghat Amid Crackdown

Iranian authorities arrest economist and editor Parviz Sedaghat amid crackdown

Paris, November 7, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Iranian authorities to immediately release editor and economist Parviz Sedaghat and halt their escalating campaign against journalists, academics, and writers commenting on social and economic injustices. According to multiple reports, including Tehran-based outlet Rouydad24 and the Netherland-based Radio Zamaneh,  Sedaghat, editor-in-chief of Naghde Eqtesad Siyasi (Politica…

Iran: End latest crackdown on civil society, freedom of expression

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) condemn the apparent arbitrary detention of four civil society members, including two women, and call for their immediate and unconditional release. Paris, 6 November 2025. On 3 November 2025‎, law enforcement agents detained four scholars and confiscated their ‎electronic ‎equipment.‎ The four are: Mr. Parviz S…

Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran

Whereabouts Unknown, No Contact with Families or Lawyers Iranian Authorities’ Attack on Intellectuals Meant to Silence Any Independent Thought November 6, 2025 — In a coordinated operation targeting members of Iran’s intellectual community, Iranian authorities arbitrarily arrested at least four researchers, translators, and writers in Tehran on November 3, 2025. They are being held without access to lawyers or family, and the authorities have no…