Balochistan: Social Activist Transferred to Zahedan Detention Centre After several Day of Disappearance
DOZZAAP (ZAHEDAN): Samad Regi, a Baloch social activist who recently exposed a gang rape case involving schoolchildren in Pahrah (Iranshahr), has been transferred to a detention centre run by the Intelligence Office in Zahedan, capital of Iranian Occupied Balochistan, according to reports from the Baloch Activists Campaign.
Regi was arrested on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at his workplace—Central Bank Imam Street branch in Pahrah and was held incommunicado before being moved to Zahedan on Saturday, October 11.
Sources close to the campaign report that following his arrest, Regi was subjected to severe psychological pressure and interrogated by security forces, who demanded that he “prove” the allegations of gang rape. His family has since received no reliable information about his whereabouts or condition, heightening concerns about his safety.
In a disturbing development, the families of the child victims were also reportedly threatened by authorities after Regi’s arrest and instructed not to speak publicly about the case.
According to multiple sources, the individuals accused of involvement in the rape are reportedly relatives of senior local and provincial officials—raising serious concerns about impunity and state cover-up. Despite reports filed by school administrators and teachers, authorities have so far failed to take any action.
The Legal Medicine Organisation in Iranian Occupied Balochistan has also been implicated in the alleged cover-up. Regi had publicly stated that the organisation issued “false medical reports” to protect the accused.
This is not the first time Regi has faced government retaliation. In February 2022, he was arrested after being summoned to the Revolutionary Court of Zahedan.
That incident followed a violent military raid on his home village, Tump Regan, where security forces opened fire on civilians without a court order, injuring at least four people, including a woman. Regi had previously attributed the attack to his outspoken criticism of insecurity and violence in the region.
Local human rights groups say Regi’s case is emblematic of broader systemic repression in Iranian Occupied Balochistan, where enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and political intimidation are routinely used to silence dissent.
