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Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran,
Dec. 28 – Dozens of young men have been arrested in the northern province of Golestan
as part of a nationwide crackdown on “trouble-makers”, state-run dailies
reported on Wednesday.
The deputy chief of intelligence of the State Security Forces (SSF) in Golestan was quoted as saying that under the plan
codenamed Zafar (Victory), 61 individuals were
arrested by special police patrols and handed over to the judiciary for
prosecution.
Zafar, otherwise known as the Plan to Combat
Trouble-makers, was initially launched in Tehran in September and soon spread to
cities and towns across the nation. Under the scheme, thousands of young men
have been arrested within a period of several months on charges such as
“indecent behaviour” and “bullying”.
Iranian officials often refer to millions of unemployed young men, who are
largely beset by frustration and despair, as “trouble-makers”.
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