Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Growing crackdown: Four more arrested ahead of protests anniversary

Security forces have arrested civilians Samira Ahmadi, Esmaeil Barkhordari, Kourosh Abdi and Omid Karimi in the cities of Saqqez and Divandarreh in Kurdistan Province in recent days and taken them to undisclosed locations. This is part of a recent wave of arrests of Kurdish civilians and activists ahead of the anniversary of last year's anti-government protests. Ahmadi was arrested today without a court warrant while driving...

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