Kurdish child’s whereabouts unknown after arrest near Kamyaran

Ministry of Intelligence forces used violence to arrest Hawre Yousefi, a 17-year-old Kurdish student, at his family home in Kamyaran County, Kurdistan Province. His whereabouts remain unknown.

The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that intelligence forces raided the family’s home in the village of Alak in the early hours of 20 September and arrested Yousefi without presenting a warrant.

The student was reportedly beaten during his arrest.

At the time of publication, no information was available about the reason for his arrest, any charges against him or his place of detention.