In the past days, three Kurdish civil activists (resident of Sanandaj) were summoned to the Sanandaj Intelligence Office headquarters and interrogated on their activities.

“On Tuesday, December 13, three Kurdish civil activists known as Habiballah Karimi, Tofigh Alipanah and Ahmad Qamari, were summoned by the headquarters of the Sanandaj Intelligence Office. They were interrogated and threatened for several hourse on their activities such as holding Nowruz ceremony and collecting aid for the quake-stricken Kermanshah. “, an informed source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). 

The source described the summons and interrogation of Kurdish activists from intelligence office as a means of “putting pressure on these people to stop their civil activities” and added that “the security forces have threatened these people with prosecution if they continue their activities “

Tofigh Alipanah and Ahmad Qamari are active members of the “Chehel Chame” climbing group in Sanandaj and have played a role in collecting popular contributions to the Kermanshah earthquake in recent days.

Habiballah Karimi, a civil activist from Sanandaj, has been summoned and interrogated twice by the Sanandaj intelligence Office for holding Nowruz ceremony.