Number of Kurdish detainees in Sarpol-e Zahab rises to 11
Hengaw: Monday, December 23, 2024
Three more Kurdish individuals, identified as Dana Ahmadi, Pouya Deljou, and Yousef Ranjbar, were arrested by security forces in Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province, bringing the total number of detainees in the city to 11. These three, along with eight others, were detained for posting content on Instagram following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on December 15, 2024, Dana Ahmadi, Pouya Deljou, and Yousef Ranjbar were arrested by IRGC intelligence forces in Sarpol-e Zahab.
On the same day, Kaveh Sohrabi, Omid Salehi (17), Ayman Safaei (21), Komar Salehi (23), Hêmin Palani (25), Erfan Moradi (25), Khaled Kamari (27), and Payam Ranjbar (27) were also violently arrested during raids on their family homes by IRGC intelligence agents.
These individuals were detained for "posting content on social media celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government and expressing support for Julani."
Meanwhile, the state-run Fars News Agency, without disclosing the identities of these individuals, cited the Sarpol-e Zahab prosecutor, reporting the arrest of members of a "radical Takfiri network" by IRGC intelligence forces.