Iranian Authorities Arrest Kurdish Man; Uncertainty Surrounds Heydar Fattahi’s Whereabouts

Hengaw; Monday, June 17, 2024

Heydar Fattahi, a Kurdish resident of Marivan, has been detained by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the past week, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, in the early hours of Sunday, June 9, 2024, Heydar Fattahi, a 43-year-old resident of Marivan, was arrested by IRGC intelligence forces at his workplace located at the Ney intersection in the city. The arrest was conducted without the presentation of a judicial warrant, and he was taken to an undisclosed location.

Despite a week having passed since his arrest, no information is available regarding his situation, and his family's efforts to obtain information have so far been unsuccessful.