Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Branch 101 of the Second Criminal Court in Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, recently sentenced civilian Ali Gol-Mohammadi to 22 months in prison. The court charged the civilian with "acting against national security" on the grounds that he was a member of a Kurdish opposition party. On 15 January, security forces arrested Gol-Mohammadi in Bukan without a court order. After initial interrogations, he was transferred to the city...

Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Iranian security forces arrested four Kurdish civilians in Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, on 15 January. The names of these civilians are Ali Gol-Mohammadi, Vali Gol-Mohammadi, Massoud Darsanj and Tofigh Rasouli. There is no information on the whereabouts of these civilians and the charges brought against them.