Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish teacher arrested in Kamyaran, denied legal access

Omid Hamedi, a Kurdish teacher from Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, was arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence on 7 December. Hamedi, who teaches at Shahed High School in Kamyaran, was arrested at his workplace without a warrant, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Following his arrest, security forces took Hamedi to his family’s home, where they conducted a search and confiscated several of his personal...

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