At least eleven lawyers, including three women, have been arrested by Iranian government forces in Karaj, Tehran, Ivan (Ilam Province), Shiraz, and Mashhad, amid an ongoing crackdown linked to recent protests and the targeting of civil society figures.
The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has verified the identities of those detained. The names and details of the arrested lawyers are as follows:
Lawyers arrested in Tehran:
Shima Qoushe, a women’s rights activist and member of the Tehran Bar Association, was arrested on Friday, January 16, 2026, when government forces raided her home in Tehran.
Nazanin Baradaran was arrested by government forces in the early days of the protests. The exact date of her arrest remains unknown.
Omid Darabi, a member of the Tehran Bar Association, was arrested on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Lawyers arrested in Shiraz:
Mohammad Hadi Jafarpur was arrested at his office in Shiraz on Sunday, January 18, 2026, and transferred to Adel Abad Prison in the city.
Mehdi Ansari, a member of the Fars and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Bar Association, was violently arrested following a raid by government forces on his home in Shiraz on Thursday, January 28, 2026, and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Jafar Keshavarz, a member of the Fars Bar Association, was arrested in Shiraz and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Jafar Zarei, a member of the Fars Bar Association, was arrested in Shiraz and transferred to an undisclosed location.
Mehran Ansari, a lawyer from Shiraz, was arrested by government forces in front of the Shiraz courthouse and transferred to an undisclosed location
