Detentions of Kurdish Civilians & Activists Archives - KHRN
Security forces arrest 14 Kurdish activists in Oshnavieh
Security forces have arrested at least 14 Kurdish activists in the city of Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, and several surrounding villages in recent days and taken them to an undisclosed location. Those arrested include Yousef Haji Khosh, Rahim Rafati, Fakhraddin Modarresi, Omid Rashid-Pak, Arman Ebrahimi, Salah Ghazi, Hesamoddin Mahmoudi, Mowloud Rousta, Hassan Rasouli, Jafar Rasouli, Mohammad Soltanpour, Ghafour Sheikh-Mohammadi, Hadi Lawa and Ako Ebrahimi. Hadi Lawa,...
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Newroz: Iran security forces detain dozens in Kurdistan over celebrations
Iranian security forces have arrested dozens of Kurdish civilians and activists during and after the annual Newroz (also Nowruz in Persian) celebrations in Kurdistan in the past few weeks. The security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran have summoned and interrogated dozens and warned them against holding Newroz celebrations in public. The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Ministry of Intelligence,...
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