Iranian writer and activist Hosseyn Shanbeh Zaadeh was arrested by the Islamic Republic's security forces after posting a single dot in response to a post by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Islamic Republic arrested a writer and blogger because his dot got more attention than the Supreme Leader's tweet!
After all the condolences for the butcher of Tehran, can you ask where @hosseyn1988 is, please? They don't answer to us!@WhiteHouse @POTUS#حسین_شنبهزاده pic.twitter.com/NVJGgiMgMX— Bita JRB (@BitaJRB) June 5, 2024
The dot received more likes than the original post, sparking a debate on the regime's suppression of dissent and the power of social media. Since the reply post, his account has been suspended.
Iranian writer Hosseyn Shanbezaadeh has reportedly been detained by Islamic Republic forces for-
(you won't believe it)
-commenting on the Supreme Leader's post with a punctuation mark. For a period.
His account has been suspended for no apparent reason as well? @elonmusk @X pic.twitter.com/nkQFKbk4hX
— Nazanin Nour (@NazaninNour) June 5, 2024
The incident also highlighted the treatment of political prisoners and the legacy of President Raisi, known as the 'Butcher of Tehran' for his role in mass executions.
