Journalist Elaheh Mohammadi and poet Mona Borzooi were arrested in Iran for supporting the actions that started after the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini.

Amini was killed by Iran's "morality police" and her death sparked protests which spread to the whole country, and are continuing on their 14th day. While Amini has become a symbol of women's resistance all over the world, the Iranian regime has arrested thousands of people. On Thursday night, Iranian police went looking for actress Ketayoun Riahi who had uncovered her head. She managed to escape and police arrested poet and songwriter Mona Borzooi.

Poetry reason for arrest

The reason for Borzooi's arrest was her last poem, which she dedicated to Amini and the protesters in the streets.

Journalist following funeral arrested

Elaheh Mohammadi, a journalist for the daily Hammihan newspaper, was also arrested. Mohammadi's lawyer, Mohammad Ali Kamfiroozi, said in a statement on his social media account that intelligence agents took Mohammadi into custody while she was on her way to the Intelligence Ministry office. Mohammdi went to Saqqez and followed the funeral of Jina Mahsa Amini. She reported about the police attack at the funeral.

Journalist Elaheh Mohammadi was among 11 journalists who issued a declaration in 2020, criticizing the Association of Journalists in Tehran Province for maintaining silence about sexual assault on women who work in the press and media. They formed the Assembly to Combat Sexual Harassment of Women in the Media.

Actions on day 14

Protests have been held in at least 29 provinces, 85 districts and 18 universities since Amini's death. Thousands of people who participated in these actions were arrested, injured or killed. Human rights organizations stated that they had difficulty giving an exact figure due to internet outages, intense police attacks and arrests, but they continued their work. Actions continue across the country on the 14th day.