Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Salam Khezrnezhad was arrested without a warrant by security forces at his family home in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province, on 12 August 2024. Since his arrest, he has been denied the right to meet with his family or access legal representation. There is no information about the charges against him or his current place of detention.

Salim Zolgharneyn was arrested at his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, following a raid by security forces on 4 July 2024. Since his arrest, Zolgharneyn has been denied the right to meet with his family or have access to legal representation. There is no information about the charges against him or his current place of detention.

Kamal Oghabi was arrested during a raid on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, by security forces on 3 July 2024. After his arrest, Oghabi was taken to a security detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, and denied the right to meet with his family and access to a lawyer during his detention. There is no information available about the charges against him.

Edris Karsaz was arrested on 3 July 2024 during a raid by the Ministry of Intelligence on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province. Following his arrest, Karsaz was taken to the Ministry's detention facility in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province. He was denied the right to meet with his family or have access to a lawyer for several weeks, and was then transferred to Oshnavieh...

Esmaeil Maroufi, a retired Kurdish teacher, was arrested on 9 July 2024 during a raid by security forces on his family home in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province. He was taken to a security detention centre in Orumiyeh and transferred to Naqadeh prison after a few days. On 18 July, he was provisionally released from Naqadeh Prison on bail of 10 billion rials (nearly 20,000 USD). There is...

Mohammad Khaled Rasoulzadeh was arrested by security forces on 9 July 2024 at his workplace in Piranshahr, West Azerbaijan Province. The security forces also raided his family home in the village of Bandareh in Piranshahr and conducted a search without a warrant. Since his arrest, Rasoulzadeh has been denied the right to meet with his family or have access to a lawyer. There is no information about...

Saber Zolgharneyn was arrested on 3 July 2024 following a raid by security forces on his family home in Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province. After his arrest, Zolgharneyn was taken to a security detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, and was denied the right to meet with his family and access to a lawyer during his detention. On 14 July, he was provisionally released on bail...

Manizheh Khoshnoud was arrested on 31 July 2024 following a raid by security forces on her family home in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province. Since her arrest, she has been denied the right to meet with her family or access legal representation. There is no information about the charges against her or her current place of detention.