Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Reza Babrnezhad, the brother of Mehdi Babrnezhad, a protester killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Quchan, Razavi Khorasan Province, has been arrested for the second time in recent weeks. Security forces arrested Babrnezhad in Quchan on 6 June, and took him to the city's prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. This follows his temporary release on bail from the same prison...

The Intelligence Organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested Reza Babrnezhad, the brother of Mehdi Babrnezhad, who was killed during the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Quchan, Razavi Khorasan Province. Babrnezhad was arrested without a warrant after IRGC intelligence agents raided his house on 11 August. During the raid, security forces reportedly broke windows and confiscated Babrnezhad's personal belongings. The charges brought against Babrnezhad and...