KARIM JALILI AND HEDAYAT YADEGARI-SALEHI ARRESTED; CRACKDOWN ON NATIONALIST ACTIVISTS CONTINUES

Based on received information, Karim Jalili, a nationalist activist from Masjed Soleyman, was arrested on the morning of March 13th, 2025, by plainclothes agents and taken to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that he was detained by four agents using a white Samand vehicle, and no information has since been made available about his whereabouts or condition. Jalili had previously been arrested during the protests of 2017, 2019, and 2022, and had been repeatedly threatened due to his social media activity and support for Hamid Korkor, Women’s Day, and protesting youth in Izeh. It is also reported that after his arrest, content from his Instagram page was deleted and messages expressing “regret” were sent from his account to some of his contacts.

In a separate case, Hedayat Yadegarsalehi, a nationalist political activist from Khuzestan, was also violently arrested at his family home. As of now, no information has been released regarding his place of detention, condition, or the authority responsible for his arrest.