Majid Tavakoli Arrested in Iran, Government Says in Women's Dress

Majid Tavakoli, the student activist in Iran who played a significant role in the Iranian elections in June, has been arrested by the government, who are claiming that he was dressed as a woman at the time.

See additional NowPublic coverage and the photos of Majid Tavakoli released by the government. The Fars News Agency published a report on Tuesday saying that Majid Tavakoli was disguised as a woman after speaking to a demonstration at the Amir Kabir University on Monday. The Fars News Agency is affliated with the Revolutionary Guards Corps. The Agency also published the photos and an image of Tavakoli addressing the crowd.

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However, Human Rights Activists in Iran also published a report from an eyewitness saying:

“All the pictures published by the state media are false and a clear use of immoral means against student and civil activists in Iran.”

Source: hra-iran.org

The human rights agency claim that Majid Tavakoli is being tortured now and that he was severly beaten when he was arrested.