Meysam Gholami

On 2 August 2023, Meysam Gholami and Mehdi Seyfi were arrested by security forces in Nowshahr and transferred to an undisclosed location. Reports indicate that Meysam Gholami was detained at his workplace in Nowshahr, and Mehdi Seyfi was arrested simultaneously. Some personal items, including their mobile phones, were confiscated.

Previously, Meysam Gholami had been arrested on 1 October 2022 during nationwide protests in Kabudarahang and was released on bail on 15 October 2022. He was summoned to the first branch of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Kabudarahang in late December 2022, and his court session was held on 15 February 2023.

According to reports, Meysam Gholami, who is currently held in Ward 4, Quarantine Section of Evin Prison, is scheduled to be tried at the Tehran Revolutionary Court on 25 December 2023. His charges include insulting the leadership, insulting sacred values, insulting Ruhollah Khomeini, assembly and collusion with the intent to disrupt internal and external security, propaganda against the regime, forming operational and combat groups with the intent to kill, promoting violence, teaching the construction of Molotov cocktails, inciting street riots, connections with opposition networks, and enmity against God.