Iran has detained prominent Azerbaijani activist Vadud Asadi, local media reported.
Security forces broke into Asadi’s house on October 31 and arrested him without showing a warrant. It’s unknown what charges have been brought agtainst the activist as well as the charges brought against him.
Vadud Asadi is an Azerbaijani activist living in the Rasht city in the North of Iran. He was detained and interrogated several times in the past. Vadud Asadi was also arrested on charge of breaching peace over his participation in a pro-Azerbaijani protest during the Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020. He was released on bail pending trial.
Dozens of Azerbaijani political, civil, and student activists were detained across Iran over pro-Azerbaijani protests last year. Most of them were given one-year prison sentences or suspended prison sentences. Iran last month sentenced twelve of its Azeri citizens to a total of 15 years in jail and 888 lashes for pro-Azerbaijani protests held during last year’s Nagorno-Karabakh war.
