According to the Voice of Detainees in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran website, Mehregan Namavar, a 38-year-old activist, writer and literary critic from Dehdasht, was tortured by Iranian security forces.

The activist, who suffered serious injuries to her eye, face and feet, is reported to be in poor health. Her cell phone was confiscated and she was detained after severe violence.

According to the report, writer and literary critic Mehregan Namavar Nemawer was interrogated by Iranian Intelligence Ministry forces on March 2, 2024, and later released.

The writer was interrogated again on March 18, 2024 and was temporarily released after 16 days of interrogation.