Mohammad Parsi, editor-in-chief of the literary publication Kandoo, has been unreachable since February 8, after receiving a telephone summons from police, according to sources familiar with the case.
Security agents reportedly raided Parsi’s home the same day, confiscating mobile phones and electronic devices belonging to him and his family. His whereabouts remain unknown.
On February 20, a post published on Parsi’s Instagram account — which is managed by an administrator — said that more than three weeks had passed since he was summoned to the prosecutor’s office and security agents raided his home, and that no information about his condition was available.
The Instagram post also noted that four judicial cases had been opened against Parsi over the past year in connection with his published writing.
Parsi has faced repeated judicial harassment in recent years, including a fine in July 2023 for his reporting on Nika Shakarami, a teenager killed during Iran’s 2022 nationwide protests.
CPJ’s email to the Iranian mission to the United Nations in New York requesting comment did not receive a response.