Iranian authorities arrested Aban (Zeynab) Mousavi and her brother Hassan Mousavi as part of the January protest crackdown, according to a report by Independent Persian. The siblings face charges including 'conspiracy against national security', 'incitement against the regime', 'collaboration with Zionist networks', and 'Moharebeh' (waging war against God) — an offense that can carry the death penalty. Their case is being heard at the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad.
Iranian authorities arrested Aban (Zeynab) Mousavi and her brother Hassan Mousavi as part of the ongoing crackdown on participants in the January protests, according to a report by Independent Persian. The two were detained separately: Aban was arrested at the café where she worked, and Hassan was taken from the family home, both by officers of the Ministry of Intelligence. Family members allege the siblings were beaten during arrest, and that their mother was attacked with a stun gun.
The siblings face a series of severe charges: “conspiracy against national security”, “incitement against the regime”, “collaboration with Zionist networks”, and “Moharebeh” (waging war against God), an offense that in Iran can carry the death penalty. Their case is being heard at the Revolutionary Court in Mashhad.
The arrests add to a broader pattern of post-protest detentions. As The Zioneer reported on June 14, Iranian authorities detained some 130 people in connection with the January protests and alleged spying for Israel and the United States. On June 16, two men — Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Sa'edi — were executed for leading the protests. The Mousavi siblings' case, still pending, underscores the regime's continued reliance on capital charges to suppress dissent. Their trial date has not been reported, and human rights groups have called for monitoring of their cases.
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