Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran arrests seven Kurdish civilians in northwest

Iranian security forces have arrested seven Kurdish civilians in the northwest cities of Mahabad, Piranshahr, Sanandaj and Marivan as part of a recent crackdown. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Yousef Bakri from Mahabad in West Azerbaijan province and Arman Nikpey from the village of Ney in Marivan, Kurdistan province, were arrested on 12 July without a judicial order. On 11 July, civilians...

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