Urmia: Kurdish Religious Activist, Mohammad Fariq Shari'atpanah Arrested

Hengaw; Monday, August 12, 2024

Mohammad Fariq Shari'atpanah, a Kurdish religious activist from Bukan, has been imprisoned by Iranian Intelligence for nearly three months and has had no contact with his family since late July, raising serious concerns about his fate. He was transferred from one of the Intelligence Department's detention centers in Urmia to the city's central prison.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammad Fariq Shari'atpanah, an imprisoned religious activist from the village of "Hajiabad" in the Bukan district, has been deprived of contact and visitation with his family for the past 20 days while being held in Urmia Central Prison.

An informed source reported that the family of this religious activist had been threatened by Iranian Intelligence for publicizing news of his arrest.

The source added that in recent years, two brothers of Mohammad Fariq Shari'atpanah were also pursued by Iranian security forces due to their religious activities and spent some time in detention.

Mohammad Fariq Shari'atpanah was arrested by the Iranian Intelligence forces on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, and was subsequently transferred to one of their detention centers in Urmia. After interrogation, he was finally transferred to Urmia Central Prison.