Kurdish civilians and activists detained Archives - KHRN

November 15, 2021

Arrest wave: Iran detains five more Kurdish civilians

Iranian intelligence ministry arrested five Kurdish civilians in Sanandaj and its Niyar village in Kurdistan province on 14 November and transferred them to the province's central detention facility in the city. The detentions are a part of the recently launched wave of summons and arrests of Kurdish civilians and activists across the north-western Kurdistan province. The province's General Directorate of the Ministry of Intelligence currently holds...

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January 20, 2021

Security forces detain seven Kurdish civilians in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province

The security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have detained at least seven Kurdish civilians in predominantly Kurdish populated Piranshahr and Bukan cities in West Azerbaijan Province on 19-20 January, following a wave of detentions of the Kurdish civilians and political activists that had started on 9 January across the country.According to the information received by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, on 19...

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January 15, 2021

At least 24 Kurdish civilians and activists detained across Iran, say informed sources

The security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have detained at least 24 Kurdish civilians and political activists across the country since 9 January, informed sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).The detentions were carried out in the cities of Mahabad, Bukan, Rabat in West Azerbaijan Province, and Sanandaj, Marivan, and Sarvabad in Kurdistan Province, as well as in Tehran and Karaj.Most...

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