Iranian security forces have violently arrested Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her foundation has said.
The Narges Foundation said her brother confirmed Ms. Mohammadi was detained in the eastern city of Mashhad, along with other activists.
It has called for the immediate release of the 53-year-old and the activists detained alongside her. Iran does not appear to have commented.
Ms. Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her activism against female oppression in Iran and promoting human rights.
In December 2024, she was given a temporary release from jail for three weeks on medical grounds, after being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison since 2021.
She was expected to return to prison soon after, where she was serving multiple sentences.
Her latest arrest reportedly came as she attended a memorial ceremony for Khosrow Alikordi, a lawyer found dead in his office last week.
Norway-based group Iran Human Rights had called for an independent inquiry to establish how he died, saying the circumstances around his death were suspicious.
Several other activists were detained at the ceremony, where it's reported they shouted slogans, including death to the dictator and long live Iran.
Taghi Rahmani, Ms. Mohammadi's husband, told BBC Persian: They arrested Narges violently. The brother of the lawyer witnessed her arrest at the memorial.
This act is against human rights laws, and amounts to some kind of revenge.
This happened in Mashhad today and is concerning because the establishment's crackdown has intensified recently.
Ms. Mohammadi had recently accused the Iranian authorities of intensifying repression since the June ceasefire with Israel.
Last week she wrote an article for Time magazine about the Iranian state controlling all aspects of personal or public life.
Their peace is disrupted by surveillance, censorship, arbitrary arrest, torture, and the constant threat of violence, she stated.
Over the past year, she has remained defiant, refusing to wear the mandatory headscarf and meeting fellow activists across the country.
Across her lifetime, Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times and sentenced to more than 36 years imprisonment and 154 lashes, according to her foundation.
