Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans State Security Forces have arrested 442 trouble-makers in the coastal province of Gilan, northern Iran, according to the provincial police press office.
The arrests come after Iranian authorities announced that they had launched a new crackdown to root out dissent in society. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 29 Irans State Security Forces have arrested 442 trouble-makers in the coastal province of Gilan, northern Iran, according to the provincial police press office.
The arrests come after Iranian authorities announced that they had launched a new crackdown to root out dissent in society.
These arrests were carried out with the support of SSF commanders in towns in this province in the framework of a new operational plan called Zafar (victory) to fight and contain disorder, the SSF press office said.
Authorities routinely refer to anti-government activists as trouble-makers.
