Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Ongoing arrests: Security forces arrest three civilians in Mahabad

In a recent wave of arrests, at least three more Kurdish civilians including Arsalan Kheyri, Mamal Sharifi and Hiva Rahnavard, were arrested by security forces in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province, and taken to undisclosed locations. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Hiva Rahnavard was arrested by security forces in the village of Bafarvan in Mahabad on 16 August. In addition, on 15 August,...

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