Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran security forces detain Kurdish filmmaker Sadegh Samerei

Iranian security forces arrested Kurdish filmmaker Sadegh Samerei in Kermanshah on 7 March. Security agents raided the filmmaker's home and arrested him while confiscating some of his personal belongings, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned. Samerei is a well-known cultural activist who has written many poetry and fiction books in the field of Southern Kurdish literature. He was also engaged in filmmaking professionally in recent...

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