Daria Mikaeili Archives - KHRN
Iran police kill Kurdish civilian; threaten family over filing lawsuit
The Iranian police have been threatening the family of Daria Mikaeili, a Kurdish civilian killed by police officers in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province, for filing a lawsuit against the police, Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. A source close to the family told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) that the police threatened the family and a lawyer pursuing the case in the military court. Mikaeili,...
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Civilian Daria Mikaeili, who was shot by Iranian police in the Koshtargah neighbourhood of Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan province, died of his injuries at Khomeini Hospital in the city on 8 February. "On 1 February, the car belonging to Daria Mikaeili, a civilian from Salmas and resident of Orumiyeh's Koshtargah neighbourhood, was pursued by the police on the pretext of transporting contraband goods. The police shot...
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