Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Security forces detain five Kurdish civilians in northwest Iran

Security forces in West Azerbaijan province have detained at least five Kurdish civilians in Orumiyeh, Oshnavieh, Piranshahr, and Naqadeh in recent days. The detainees, identified as Shwana Babakri, Farhad Esmaeili, Aso Ghalandari, Ahad Taheri, and Sadegh Mahmoudnezhad, were taken into custody and transported to undisclosed locations. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Shwana Babakri, from the Kani Rash village of Oshnavieh, was arrested...

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