Baluchestan Women’s Movement expresses concern about Verishe Moradi

The Baluchestan Women’s Movement has released a statement, expressing concern about Verishe Moradi, who was arrested and taken to an unknown location by IRGC on August 1, and calling for her immediate release.

News Center- Verishe Moradi, a member of the East Kurdistan Free Women Society (KJAR), was arrested and taken to an unknown location by the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Sanandaj on August 1, 2023. Since then, no information has been received about whereabouts.

The Baluchestan Women’s Movement has released a statement expressing their deep concern about her wellbeing and calling for her immediate release.

“As women of Baluchestan, we are in solidarity with our Kurdish sisters, women's rights defenders, and everyone fighting for justice, freedom and equality,” the statement said, noting that according to the reports received by them, Verishe Moradi has been subjected to rights violations and severe tortures in detention.

The statement said, “Her detention is a right violation. We should raise our voices against her unjust arrest. We have deep concerns for her health and safety. She has no access to her medicines. We demand her immediate release and an investigation be launched into the ill-treatment faced by her in detention. We condemn the inhumane practices of the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed at silencing political opponents. We call on the international community, the United Nations and all human rights organizations to take action for the immediate release of Verishe Moradi.”