Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Family of slain protester faces legal action, pressure in Sanandaj

Arezou Menbari and Afshin Menbari, the sister and brother of Peyman Menbari—who was killed during the anti-government Women, Life, Freedom uprising in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province—along with three other relatives, Rahim Menbari, Sabah Menbari, and Karim Moradi, have come under pressure and threats from the security services. A legal case has been opened against the three relatives at the Sanandaj Judiciary. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN)...

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