Seven arrested for protests in Iran with alleged links to the United Kingdom

Dec. 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Iranian authorities have reported this Sunday that they have arrested at least seven people in the Iranian province of Kerman (southeast) who were part of an “organized network” with alleged links to the United Kingdom in the context of the protests in the country.

The detainees of the alleged network, called “Zagros”, are involved in the “planning, direction and production of content, as well as the organization and revival of protests” in Iran, as reported by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Kerman.

The social media accounts of the seven people involved, some of them with dual nationality, and who were trying to flee the country, according to Tehran, have been suspended, as reported by the IRNA news agency.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard recently confirmed that more than 300 people have died since the start of the protests, which was the first official balance since the start of the mobilizations over the death of Amini, a member of the Iranian Kurdish minority. The figure is lower than that provided by the NGO Iran Human Rights, which points to more than 400 deaths due to the repression by the security forces.