South Azerbaijani political prisoner Ali Rezayi’s spouse, Mrs. Shiva Dadahszade was detained on February 8th 2015 and subjected to a lengthy interrogation at the Ettelaat’s Tehran Division.
During the interrogation she was directed to refrain from disseminating information on her husband’s detention. Shiva was threatened that in case she fails to comply with the Iran’s spy agency’s directive, she will be imprisoned for “anti-state propaganda.” Ettelaat confiscated Mrs. Dadashzadeh’s national identity card and released her on her recognizance.

Mr. Rezayi was arbitrarily detained at the Mehrabad International Airport on February 4, 2015. Iranian authorities have rejected his family’s repeated requests for information on Mr. Rezayi’s whereabouts and his circumstances.

Mr. Rezayi’s lawyer has not been able to visit his client and no criminal charges have been laid as of yet.
Human Rights Advocates fear for Mr. Rezayi’s well-being and believe that he is at risk of tortured and ill-treatment.