2 other Kurdish citizens detained in Sanandaj and Saqqez

Henagw : Following the mass detention of Kurdish citizens in different cities of

25 January 2021 00:13


Henagw : Following the mass detention of Kurdish citizens in different cities of Iranian Kurdistan, two other citizens have been  detained  by Iranian security forces in the cities of Saqqez and Sanandaj in Kurdistan province.

 According to a report received by Hengaw  Human Rights Organization, on Sunday, January 24, 2021, Iranian security forces in Saqqez detained  a 30-year-old Kurdish citizen identified as "Babak Babaei" and transferred him to an unknown location.

 On the other hand, on Saturday, January 23, a Kurdish citizen from Sanandaj , identified as “Jamil Ahmadian”, was detained by Iranian  security forces without any court order.

 As of preparation of this report , the reason for detention and the charges against these two Kurdish citizens, as well as their whereabouts, are still unknown.


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