At least 16 environmental activists were arrested since last week in Marivan, west of Iran.
It has been more than three weeks that the residents of a tourist area called Samaghan Valley in Marivan, have staged a protest gathering against burying the city’s waste.
The names are:
- Edris Ravand
- Karim Ravand
- Rahim Ravand
- Faegh Ranin
- Ahmad Ranin
- Khalife Jalal Ravosh
- Faegh Ravosh
- Haji Faegh Batkak
- Sharif Dadeh
- Shahram Ranin
- Mazhar Moini
- Hassan Delangiz
- Sharif Bajur
- Mamusta Salahedin Dezhak
- Nazar Haghparast
- Hiva Manuchehri
It is worth noting another twenty female environmental activists in Marivan had been arrested by security forces on March 18.
The mayor had invited activists to a meeting to respond to their demands. However, they were arrested by security forces instead.
