Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Young man’s suspicious death sparks protests; at least 20 injured

Strikes and protests erupted in Abdanan yesterday after the seventh-day ceremony of Bamshad Soleimankhani, a 21-year-old student from the city who died under suspicious circumstances in Ilam Hospital on 24 May. Shopkeepers and businesses in the city of Abdanan went on strike in protest at the student's unexplained death. There were also mass protests in various parts of the city throughout the evening and into the...

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