Amir Akhwan

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Poet, songwriter, and literary critic Akhwan was arrested in June 2023 by Iranian Security Forces in Rasht for “reciting a campaign poem” on Clubhouse. He posts his poetry on Telegram and supported the 2022 protest movement. Charges against him were not disclosed. He was released by the end of July.