The situation and whereabouts of the arrested Kurdish environmental activist Navid Kohnehpoushi remain unknown after 45 days in detention.
Despite repeated follow-ups by the activist’s family in the security agencies and judicial authorities of Marivan, they have not received any explanation about where and why he is held in detention.
Background
On 31 October, the Ministry of Intelligence took hostage Kohnehpoushi’s brother after they did not find the activist himself at home.
They told his family that they would keep their other son in custody until the activist turned himself in.
Kohnehpoushi presented himself to the office of the intelligence ministry a few hours after learning security forces had taken his brother hostage.
The intelligence ministry released his brother after they arrested the activist.
He was then transferred to the detention centre of the intelligence ministry in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province.
Kohnehpoushi is a member of the Chya the Green Organisation in Marivan.
In recent years, he has been active in fire fighting and reforestation campaigns in the area.
