Sources: Iranian police arrest Afghan women's rights activist as she tries to leave Iran

Elaha Fri Nov 2026 5 hours ago 36

Hedieh Sabzazdeh is an Afghan women's rights activist who has repeatedly advocated for the situation of women in the country and the restrictions imposed on them. In an audio file that reached Exiled Television, her voice is heard expressing concern about the possibility of her deportation to Afghanistan.


Sources close to this women's rights activist say that her family has received only one message from her since the couple's arrest and still has no information about their exact location or current condition. However, in messages she sent to her friends, Sabzazdeh stated that her place of detention is the city of Urmia.


Reza Shafakhah, a lawyer in Iran, has also confirmed the arrest of Hedieh Sabzazdeh and her husband, stating that the two are in police custody and at risk of deportation. The family of this couple has asked human rights organizations to take action to prevent the return of this women's rights activist to Afghanistan.


At the same time, a number of Afghan activists and organizations supporting women and human rights have expressed concern over the couple's arrest and warned about the consequences of Sabzazdeh's potential deportation to Afghanistan. They have called for following up on the situation of this women's rights activist and preventing her return to the country.



Sources close to Hedieh Sabzazdeh, the head of the Voice of Afghan Women movement, say that she and her husband, Tareq Rasa, a journalist, were arrested by Iranian police on Sunday, October 1, while attempting to leave Iran illegally. According to these sources, Ms. Sabzazdeh is currently in police custody and faces the risk of deportation to Afghanistan.

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