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🐆 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦.
Iranian conservationists Houman Jowkar and Sepideh Kashani dedicated years to studying and protecting the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah. But in July 2026, they were arrested again—just two years after being released following six years in prison. Sepideh’s sister, Sima Kashani, was also detained.
The arrests prompted international concern. The Wildlife Conservation Society called for their release and access to legal representation, family contact, and medical care, particularly for Sima’s chronic illness.
𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙤𝙤. 💚
Read Mongabay’s original report:
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/iran-rearrests-prominent-conservationists-freed-just-two-years-ago/
The detention details and conservation community’s response are also documented by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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