According to received reports, on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Shahab Darabi, a civil activist and advocate for truck drivers’ rights in (Shabad) Eslamabad-e Gharb, was violently attacked and seriously injured.
The assault, which left him with severe injuries, comes at a time when he had recently been sentenced to three years in prison and had previously been arrested by security agencies.
According to the report, Darabi — who is also known by the pseudonym “Yuz Asia” — was lured to a place known locally as “Posht-e Padgan” (behind the garrison) in Eslamabad-e Gharb, where he was ambushed in a premeditated attack. It is said that a man named Mohammad Mansouri deceived him into going there, after which several unidentified individuals assaulted him with bladed weapons.
Due to his critical condition, he has since been transferred to the intensive care unit of a hospital.