Mehdi Shafakhah, Activist Supporting Working Children, Arrested
Historical detention report preserved under the original 2026-05-14 report date, with separate reports from HRANA and Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
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HRANA published “Mehdi Shafakhah, Activist Supporting Working Children, Arrested” on 2026-05-14. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights separately published a report about the same named event under the headline “Volunteer mentor for child laborers Mehdi Shafakhah arrested by intelligence forces.”
The reports concern an arrest, detention or unresolved custodial status. Details not disclosed by authorities—including location, access to counsel or charges—are not filled with assumptions.
HumanInChain is adding this item to its historical 2026 chronology using the original report date. It is an attributed monitoring entry, not a claim of direct eyewitness verification. Source links remain visible so readers can inspect the underlying reporting and request corrections.
Image credit: Documentary image published with Hengaw Organization for Human Rights's report: Volunteer mentor for child laborers Mehdi Shafakhah arrested by intelligence forces. No face was generated, replaced or reconstructed.