The Netherlands revealed, on Wednesday, that it is unable to contact the consular citizen with a detained citizen in Iran, where the judiciary confirmed the arrest of dozens of foreigners in connection with the protests in the country since mid -September.
“It is unfortunate, despite the increasing pressure, that the Iranian authorities have not allowed the consular contact of this Dutch detainee,” the Dutch government said in a letter to Parliament.
At the end of September, the Iranian authorities announced the arrest of nine foreigners, one of whom is a Dutchman, on charges of being linked to the protest movement.
The Iranian authorities accuse several countries of interfering in the demonstrations that Iran has been witnessing since the death of the young woman, Muhsa Amini, 22 years old, after the ethics police in Tehran stopped her.
In its message, the Dutch government confirmed that “Iran has not shared any evidence of what it says is a foreign interference. ”
The letter quoted Foreign Minister Foubeca Huxra as saying that the accusations of interfering with his country, as Germany, France, Italy and Poland, in these protests reported by a number of conservative Iranian newspapers.
On Tuesday, the Iranian judiciary announced the arrest of “40 foreigners” within two months for involvement in “riots”, without giving further details.
The protests continue in Iran, in its third month, since the killing of the young woman, Muhsa Amini, amid escalating arrests that affected celebrities, as well as the Iranian authorities used more severe methods in suppressing the demonstrators, the last of which is the helicopter and military vehicles in the places of protest.
In the context, the Iranian authorities launched a campaign of arrests targeting famous opponents, including athletes, actors and journalists.
The official Iranian Republic News Agency said that the security forces arrested the actress Hanjamah Qadi and actress Ketyion Riahi, after supporting the protests..
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