Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Branch One of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, arrested the Kurdish karateka Arman Menbari after summoning him on 21 May. Menbari's fate remains unknown, as there is no information as to where he was taken. Security forces previously arrested the athlete in Sanandaj on 31 January and took him to the intelligence ministry's detention centre in the city. He was released after a month...

The security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested Kurdish civilians Arman Menbari, Arvin Nikpey and Sajjad Moradivandan in Sanandaj, Marivan and Masjed Soleyman, transferring them to an undisclosed location. Menbari, who is an athlete from the city of Sanandaj in Kurdistan province, was detained on a street in the city. Simultaneously, Nikpey was arrested on a street in Marivan, Kurdistan province. After arresting him, security...