Nasrin Shahkarami arrested

Nasrin Shakarami, mother of Nika Shahkarami, teenage protester found dead in Tehran, was arrested on Wednesday.

News Center- Aida Shakarami, sister of Nika Shakarami who disappeared during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests in Iran and was found dead eight days later,  has announced on Instagram that her mother, Nasrin Shakarami, was arrested by Iranian security forces late Wednesday.

“My mother was arrested in Khorramabad this evening,” her post said. “I do not know the reason for her arrest and the charges against her.

Meanwhile, the Instagram account of Nasrin Shakarami was disabled shortly after her arrest.

On 20 September 2022, 16-year-old Nika Shakarami disappeared in Tehran during the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” protests that sparked in Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini by Iran’s so-called “Morality police” in Tehran. Ten days later, her death was announced. She had died under suspicious circumstances.