Iranian security forces arrested Kurdish civilian Sherko Menbari on 23 May without an arrest warrant after a raid on his home in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province.
There is no information on the reason for Menbari’s arrest or the charges against him.
According to statistics compiled by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN), security forces arrested at least 36 civilians and activists on political charges in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah and Ilam in the first three weeks of May.