Female Kurdish Mountaineer Violently Arrested by IRGC Intelligence Forces 

Hengaw; Saturday, June1, 2024

The intelligence forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Islamic Republic of Iran violently arrested Afsaneh Shahi in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province (Urmia). Her whereabouts are unknown.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on May 30, 2024, Afsaneh Shahi, a 32-year-old mountaineer from Bukan, was arrested during an armed raid by Revolutionary Guard intelligence forces at her private residence.

As per a trusted source, the IRGC forces entered Afsaneh Shahi's house without a legal warrant and violently drew weapons on her family and their guests.

This individual was transferred to an unknown location after her arrest, and as of the release time of this news, no information is available regarding her physical well-being, the charges against her, or her current status.