Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Kurdish civilian arrested in Qorveh over election boycott call

Security forces arrested Kurdish civilian Sajjad Malekshahi in Qorveh, Kurdistan Province, on the evening of 12 February, after he posted a video criticising the upcoming elections in Iran. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that security forces arrested Malekshahi without a warrant during a raid on his home and subsequently transferred him to an undisclosed location. In a video circulated on social media, Malekshahi...

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