Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Young man shot dead by police in Kermanshah, family threatened

Mehrshad Almasi, a 20-year-old civilian from Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, was fatally shot by police during a chase near Tagh Bostan Square in the city on 8 October. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Almasi, who was riding a motorbike, was chased by a police patrol after he tried to evade the officers out of fear that his motorbike would be confiscated.  The officers...

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