'They were campaigning to boycott the vote', 50 arrests in Iran. Those arrested are administrators of some pages on social media.
They are accused of "disturbing public opinion and encouraging the people to abstain from the elections", as reported by Hrana, the agency for human rights activists in Iran, according to reports. The parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on November 18. The Iranian parliament is expected to elect a new parliament on November 19. The current parliament has been in power since the Islamic revolution of 1979.