Navid Seyed Ali Akbar

Navid Seyed Ali Akbar is a journalist and a children's writer and the content manager and editor-in-chief at Hoopa magazine. He was a signatory of the second statement of children's literature and art activists in protest of the murder of the youth. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='44141'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/azam_mahdavi/status/1581610040095490052'> Navid Seyed Ali Akbar was arrested by security forces in civilian clothing at his home three days after signing the statement against the murder of children. His wife Azam Mahdavi reported on Twitter that five agents searched the house and took Navid along with his personal belongings and her computer. He was arrested during the national uprising triggered by the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez by the morality police in Tehran. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44143'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/azam_mahdavi/status/1585580893757898752'> His wife Azam Mahdavi reported on Twitter that they have called her from the Ministry of Intelligence and asked her not to publicize her husband's situation. She said she has only spoken to her husband once. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='44142'> <reference source='https://t.me/kanoon_nevisandegane_iran/962'> He was released. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>