Iranian security forces detained a pregnant Kurdish woman named So’da Khadirzadeh in north-western Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan province, on 14 October.
They transferred Khadirzadeh to the detention centre of the Ministry of Intelligence in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province.
Khadirzadeh, who comes from Piranshahr, has been denied access to medical treatment and family visits.
So far, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has not received any information on why she was taken into custody.
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Security forces arrested Kurdish civilian Soleyman Choupani during a raid on his home in the village of Gerd Kashaneh in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 5 September. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that the Ministry of Intelligence raided Choupani's home and arrested him without a warrant. Choupani's current whereabouts and the charges against him remain unknown. The arrest comes at a time of heightened...
Security forces arrested Kurdish civilian Saadoun Sharifi on 4 September in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, as part of a wider wave of arrests targeting Kurdish civilians ahead of the second anniversary of the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising. Sharifi was arrested without a warrant after security forces raided his family's home in the village of Gard Aseh in Piranshahr and taken to an undisclosed location,...
Four Kurdish civilians from Mahabad and Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan Province have been arrested by security forces in recent days and taken to an undisclosed location. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that on 4 September, Loghman Zangi and his son Siamand Zangi were arrested in the village of Kani Sorkh, while Diako Azizi was arrested in the village of Bab Khalawi, both...
Security forces have arrested Kurdish singer Omid Ahmadnezhad in an early morning raid on his family home in the village of Qojibad in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Ahmadnezhad, 35, was arrested without a warrant and taken to an undisclosed location. The authorities have not disclosed the charges against Ahmadnezhad or his current whereabouts.
Security forces today raided the homes of Siavash Soltani and Ramyar Aboubakri, family members of protesters killed during the Women, Life, Freedom anti-government uprising in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, and arrested them without warrants. At approximately 03:00 local time, security agents forcibly entered the home of the Aboubakri family and detained Ramyar Aboubakri, the 16-year-old brother of Zanyar Aboubakri, who was killed during the Women,...