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Iran forces continue mass arrests of Kurds in Boukan, Naghadeh
Iranian security forces have carried out mass arrests of Kurdish citizens in the past few weeks in Boukan and Naghadeh(Naqadeh) areas, according to reliable local sources. A Kurdish student of physical education studies was arrested in Naghadeh city’s main street along with Shayan Haji Talkhabi said to be a make-up artist, on 29 October, according to a reliable source. The security forces immediately...
Read moreKurdish political prisoner ends hunger strike at Orumiyeh prison
Kurdish political prisoner Bahman Dalayi Milan was transferred from solitary confinement at the ward 12 (political prisoners’ ward) at Orumiyeh prison and ended his hunger strike on 10 January, a source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). "On 12 October 2015, Bahman Dalayi Milan was transferred from Khoy prison to Orumiyeh central prison. The governor of Orumiyeh prison ordered his transfer to ward 5 known...
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