Rouzbeh Sohani

Rouzbeh Sohani is a poet and a member of the Iranian Writers' Association. He was arrested during the national uprising in 2022.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='46102'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/965'> Rouzbeh Sohani and Aida Amidi were arrested for several hours. According to the association, the arrests occurred separately within two hours of each other, but the methods were the same and the agents broke down the house door and arrested them while causing fear and confusion. The Writers' Association condemns the arrest of its forces and considers the state forces responsible for "any harm" to their lives. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46105'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/3WAoqAy'> The American and Australian PEN associations released a joint statement condemning the arrests of three of their members and expressed concern for the health of Roozbeh Sohani, Aida Amidi, and Ali Reza Adineh, calling the arrests another method of causing fear and silencing progressive voices of Iranian civil society. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='46114'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/983'> Rouzbeh Sohjani and Ali Reza Adineh were released on bail. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>