Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Mahabad detentions rise to 14 following arrests of three Kurdish civilians

The Ministry of Intelligence has arrested three more Kurdish civilians in the latest wave of arrests of Kurdish civilians and activists in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, bringing the total number of detainees to 14. In the latest arrests, Kurdish civilians Nazanin Elyasi, Farhad Ghoveh, and Salar Shams Borhan were arrested and taken to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Orumiyeh, West Azerbaijan Province, the...

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