Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Mahabad: Security forces detain four Kurdish civilians

Security forces in Iran's northwestern Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, detained four Kurdish civilians identified as Aboubakr Mam-Esmaeil, Kazem Mam-Esmaeil, Kamil Mam-Esmaeil and Jamal Alavi in the past few days. The detained civilians were then taken to undisclosed locations. On 21 August, the security forces raided civilian Aboubakr Mam-Esmaeil's house in the Qezeljeh village of Mahabad. They searched the house, confiscated some of his family's belongings and...

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