Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Three religious activists from Bukan- Mamosta Fayeq Shariatpanah, Taher Sheikhi and Amanj Hamzehzadeh- were transferred to Orumiyeh Central Prison after more than 40 days in detention, reliable sources told the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN).  These people were transferred to the prison quarantine on Sunday, Sept 13, 2020, and then they were transferred to the Political and Religious Prisoners ward four days later. An informed source...

In the past month, at least 12 religious activists from Bukan have been detained by security forces and transferred to the Ministry of Intelligence detention centre in Orumiyeh. An informed source in Bukan confirmed the news to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) while stating that “In the past month, following a new wave of arrests of religious activists in Bukan, at least 12 people...