According to reports received by HANA Human Rights Organization, Matin Faramarzi, 28, who holds a master’s degree in philosophy and is a resident of Mahabad, was arrested by plainclothes forces at the city’s Sheikh Shaltot Park on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and taken to an undisclosed location.
Plainclothes agents used physical force to detain him, then bundled him into a private vehicle and drove off, according to information received. As of this report, no official body has said anything about why he was arrested, what charges he faces, or where he is being held, and his family and those close to him remain in the dark about his condition and fate.
Available information indicates that Matin Faramarzi had previously been arrested or summoned during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” movement and has faced security and judicial action before.