Last Update
June 1, 2020
Organisation
Unknown
Gender
Female
Ethnic Group
Unknown
Religoius Group
Muslim
Province
Tehran
Occupation
Civil society activist
Sentence
Unknown
Status
In prison
Institution investigating
Unknown
Charges
Unknown
Nahid Fathalian is a retired teacher and an activist for the Teachers’ Union of Tehran. On April 14, 2020, she was arrested by plainclothes security agents and transferred to an unknown location. According to a report from the Teachers’ Union of Tehran Telegram channel, Fathalian’s arrest took place outside her home. The reasons for her arrest and where she is currently being held are unknown.