Security forces have detained a Kurdish civilian named Chia Aghabeigpour in Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, on 29 July.

They have taken the civilian to an undisclosed location, sources told the KHRN.

The number of civilians and activists detained in the past week in Bukan rose to at least 11 with the detention of Aghabeigpour.

The KHRN previously reported on 28 July that the Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had detained at least 10 Kurdish activists in Bukan since 24 July.

Azimeh Nasseri, Kazhal Amini, Anvar Maleki, Kamal Abbasivand, and Shamzin Mohammadi are five of these detainees whose identities have been confirmed.