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Two Spanish Nationals Reportedly Arrested in Iran During Protests


People across Iran continue to protest over the death in morality-police custody of Mahsa Amini in mid-September.
People across Iran continue to protest over the death in morality-police custody of Mahsa Amini in mid-September.

Amid nationwide protests in Iran, security forces have arrested at least two Spanish nationals who are still in detention. According to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA), 41-year-old Santiago Sanchez was arrested in Saghez after visiting Mahsa Amini's burial place. HRANA has identified the second individual as Ana Baneira, 24, who was arrested and jailed in Iran. Baneira's whereabouts and the date she was arrested are still unknown. An informed source close to her family told HRANA that she was arrested recently. To read the original story from HRANA, click here.

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