Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Galawezh Mohammadi-Arshad was arrested by security forces on 14 August 2024 in the Bagh-e Shayegan neighbourhood of Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, without a warrant and was taken to an undisclosed location. Since her arrest, she has been denied the right to meet with her family and access to legal representation. There is no information about the charges against Mohammadi-Arshad or her exact place of detention.

Salam Khezrnezhad was arrested without a warrant by security forces at his family home in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 12 August 2024. Since his arrest, he has been denied the right to meet with his family or access legal representation. There is no information about the charges against him or his current place of detention.

Edris Dadras, a Kurdish civilian, was beaten and arrested without a warrant by security forces on 25 June 2024 following a raid on his home in Marivan, Kurdistan Province. Since his arrest, he has been denied the right to meet with his family and access to a lawyer. There is no information about the charges against Dadras or his exact place of detention.

Afsaneh Shahi, a Kurdish athlete, was arrested without a warrant on 30 May 2024 following a raid on her family home in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, by the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and taken to the agency's detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. After several weeks, she was temporarily released on bail. During her detention, Shahi was denied the right...

Salim Zolgharneyn was arrested at his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, following a raid by security forces on 4 July 2024. Since his arrest, Zolgharneyn has been denied the right to meet with his family or have access to legal representation. There is no information about the charges against him or his current place of detention.

Kamal Oghabi was arrested during a raid on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, by security forces on 3 July 2024. After his arrest, Oghabi was taken to a security detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, and denied the right to meet with his family and access to a lawyer during his detention. There is no information available about the charges against him.

Edris Karsaz was arrested on 3 July 2024 during a raid by the Ministry of Intelligence on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province. Following his arrest, Karsaz was taken to the Ministry's detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. He was denied the right to meet with his family or have access to a lawyer for several weeks, and was then transferred to Oshnavieh...

Esmaeil Maroufi, a retired Kurdish teacher, was arrested on 9 July 2024 during a raid by security forces on his family home in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province. He was taken to a security detention centre in Orumiyeh and transferred to Naqadeh prison after a few days. On 18 July, he was provisionally released from Naqadeh Prison on bail of 10 billion rials (nearly 20,000 USD). There is...

Mohammad Khaled Rasoulzadeh was arrested by security forces on 9 July 2024 at his workplace in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province. The security forces also raided his family home in the village of Bandareh in Piranshahr and conducted a search without a warrant. Since his arrest, Rasoulzadeh has been denied the right to meet with his family or have access to a lawyer. There is no information about...