Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation

The Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation is an Iranian non-governmental organization dedicated to wildlife conservation and environmental protection in Iran. The organization has recently gained attention due to the rearrest of two of its prominent members, environmentalists Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani, by the Ministry of Intelligence on July 1st. No official reason for their arrest has been provided, and their current whereabouts remain unknown. This event has drawn condemnation from Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual Iranian-British citizen who met the couple while imprisoned in Evin Prison. She described their rearrest as "unimaginably cruel and alarming," highlighting the precarious situation faced by environmental activists in Iran. The arrests underscore ongoing concerns about the treatment of activists and individuals associated with environmental groups within the country.